Infectious Disease Fact Sheets

Click on the following links for information on infectious diseases caused by eating contaminated food: 

• Botulism
• Campylobacter
• Cholera
• Cryptosporidiosis
• Gastroenteritis
• Giardia Infection
• Haemolytic Uraemic Syndrome
• Listeria Infection
• Norovirus Infections
• Salmonellosis
• Shigellosis
• Typhoid and Paratyphoid

Food Poisioning

• Enteric disease investigation
• Food complaints
• Food poisoning

Food Safety

• Food Industry Recall Protocol (Food Standards Australia New Zealand website)
• Egg Safety Pamphlet (PDF 186KB)
• Food safety at home
• Food Safety for Consumers (PDF 191KB)
• Safe holiday feasting
• Safe cooling of cooked rice
• Food safety and pregnancy
• Wild shellfish collection (PDF 177KB)

 Publications

• Are Chicken Rolls Safe to Eat (PDF 408KB)
• Doubts About Sprouts (PDF 223KB)
• Fruit, Vegetables and Pesticide Residues (PDF 207KB)
• How Safe are Delicatessen Meats (PDF 476KB)
• How Safe are Smorgasbord Foods (PDF 421KB)
• Ice – The Cold, Hard Facts (PDF 564KB)
• Microbiological Guidelines for Ready-to-Eat Foods (PDF 306KB)
• Sausages, What’s the Beef (PDF 384KB)
• Undeclared Tree Nut Allergens in Foods (PDF 382KB)

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Last Updated: 12 September 2008