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Staphylococcus fungus

Last Updated March 29, 2024

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Example of causative food

Bento, rice balls, sandwiches, Japanese sweets, etc.

Characteristics

It is a bacterium that is widely inhabited in nature, such as human faces, hair, nose, suppurated wounds, inflammation throats, animal skin and intestinal tract. It produces toxins when it grows. Toxins are resistant to heating, and the toxins do not inactivate even when cooking like frying.

Symptoms

Three to six hours after eating, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, etc. develop.

Preventive measures

・Wash and disinfect equipment and fingers thoroughly.
・Use disposable gloves to be careful if you have any scratches on your hands (suppuration) or when you cut rice balls.
・Do not touch your hair or face during cooking.
・Proper temperature control for each ingredient, cook and manufacture quickly, and when it is completed, eat quickly without leaving it at room temperature.

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For inquiries to this page

Kohoku Health and Welfare Center Health Sanitation Division Food Sanitation Section

Phone: 045-540-2370

Phone: 045-540-2370

Fax: 045-540-2342

Email address: ko-eisei@city.yokohama.jp

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