Micro-Killers

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Bacteria are everywhere. Most of them are good for you but there are also some that can kill you. Every year thousands of people come down with food poisoning from one species of bacteria alone – c...

Bacteria are everywhere. Most of them are good for you but there are also some that can kill you. Every year thousands of people come down with food poisoning from one species of bacteria alone – campylobacter. Typically found on raw chicken, campylobacter can be easily killed by heating but many people make the mistake of contaminating their cooking implements in the cooking process and transferring it onto a meal about to be eaten. This video looks at campylobacter, as well as the listeria bacterium, a bug that is particularly dangerous for pregnant mothers and the unborn fetus. It also examines why reheated foods pose a high food poisoning risk, particularly seemingly harmless foods like cooked rice.

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