What can food poisoning bacteria be found in?

Salmonella bacteria can cause food poisoning. Symptoms include diarrhea, stomach cramps and sometimes vomiting and fever. Symptoms usually last for four to seven days.

You usually get salmonella by eating contaminated food. Salmonella bacteria live in the gut of many farm animals and can affect meat, eggs, poultry and milk.

In 2006 an outbreak of Escherichia coli O157:H7 from processed spinach occurred. Even semi cooked eggs and meat can cause food poising by various microbes. The best way to avoid it is to wash hands and tables and use clean utensils.

The oddest place to find bacteria that can cause food poisoning is on ice cubes in a restaurant setting.