At present, homemade foods like yogurt are more and more entering people's lives. In many people's minds, homemade foods do not have chemical materials added, which is more in line with human health. However, some people eat them and cause food poisoning.

Let's take a look at some typical examples.

1. Homemade fermented soybean products

Since the production process and production environment of homemade fermented soybean products are random, unlike industrial production, which has a unified and strict control, theoretically, it is more likely to be polluted than industrially produced products. During the process, it is easy to be contaminated by miscellaneous bacteria, resulting in pathogenic or carcinogenic bacteria on our homemade food.

2. Homemade fruit enzymes

Enzymes have been very popular in recent years, which has led many people to start making their own at home. But you don't know, in addition to yeast and lactic acid bacteria, there may be other harmful microorganisms on the surface of fruit. In addition, if the production process is not careful enough, it is easy to allow bacteria to grow during the fermentation process, which will endanger your health.

3. Homemade Sauce

If the sauce is homemade, it is also prone to problems, because the selection and handling of the raw materials are not correct. When making sauces, be sure to do a good job of cleaning before making and protect against aflatoxin. If the sealing of the container is not good, it may lead to the spoilage of the sauce and the generation of pathogenic bacteria, which will seriously affect human health.

4. Homemade Yogurt

Making yogurt at home generally does not have the conditions for sterilization and cannot remove the microbial contamination in it, which may cause symptoms such as diarrhea, dizziness, and even food poisoning. When we make yogurt, it is best to use a yogurt machine for constant temperature fermentation. When storing, pay attention to refrigerating and sealing, and the time should not exceed three days.

5. Homemade Kimchi

Many people are very interested in kimchi and want to try it at home. But homemade kimchi is prone to produce nitrite, which is not only a highly toxic substance, but may also cause cancer. The best way to make kimchi is to use an ordinary firing pot, so that the lactic acid bacteria in the air can better enter the pot and facilitate fermentation.

In addition to these homemade foods, if we do not pay attention to the way of food storage and consumption in our daily life, food safety problems are also prone to occur. Let's take a look at some simple but practical tips on how to store and eat food.

1. Food should not be stored for too long

It is best to eat the prepared food as soon as possible. If it is stored at room temperature for a long time, bacteria will breed. The refrigerator is not a safe, and the food that is directly imported should not be stored in the refrigerator for too long. Food that has been stored for a certain period of time, even if it is stored in the refrigerator, must be thoroughly heated before eating.

2. Separate raw and cooked food

Raw and cooked foods are prone to cross-contamination together. After touching raw food, you must wash your hands thoroughly after touching cooked food, and pay attention to the separation of raw and cooked food containers. The tableware should be kept clean and hygienic. The tableware used should be kept clean and disinfected regularly. When eating, you can divide meals or use public chopsticks and spoons according to the situation.

3. Wash raw fruits and vegetables thoroughly

Vegetables and fruits are seriously polluted by intestinal pathogenic bacteria and insect eggs due to the use of chemical fertilizers as fertilizers, and sometimes other pathogenic bacteria may be contaminated. Therefore, raw vegetables and fruits should be thoroughly washed with running water before eating. It was tested that washing leafy vegetables can sterilize 82.5% of bacteria. Rhizomes can be reduced by 97.7%.