The utensils and surfaces that come in contact regularly with food should be kept clean. Food should be protected from mice, insects and other animals. While one particular individual may safely eat a particular food, someone with a weaker immune system could become susceptible to food poisoning illness. Children, older individuals, pregnant women and persons with an illness are more vulnerable and are more likely to be affected by food poisoning. Many people believe that a food is safe to eat if it tastes, smells, or looks all right.
Nothing can be farther from truth.
Don't always rely on your sense of taste, smell, or sight to determine if a food is safe. It is not always the correct way. Although you may feel all right a few hours after eating a food, the food may have become unsafe for you during that period. A food-borne illness may develop within half an hour to a few days. Some may take as long as 2 weeks or even more to show its result after the food is eaten.