Para prevenir la intoxicación alimentaria, se recomienda tomar las siguientes medidas al preparar los alimentos:
Otras medidas a tomar son:
Si una persona resulta enferma por el consumo de un alimento y otros han consumido ese mismo alimento, se los debe poner al tanto de la situación. Asimismo, si se cree que el alimento estaba contaminado en el momento de comprarlo en la tienda o el restaurante, se debe comentar esto al personal del lugar y a la secretaría de salud local.
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