1.Read Restaurant Reviews
You can tell a great deal about the quality of the food by reading previous complaints of food poisoning. Even if the restaurant in question has improved its offerings, it’s best to stay away.
2.Avoid Tap Water
No matter where you travel, avoid tap water. Either carry bottled mineral water with you at all times, or ask your hotel to boil water for ten minutes and fill up a few bottles for you.
3.Research Native Diseases And Food-Borne Illnesses
If you are visiting a different country, it’s best to know everything that you can about native diseases and food-borne illnesses. Look up the Center for Disease Control’s website for a list of food-borne diseases in different countries.
4.Exert Caution
Always remember that native people have been exposed to the native microorganisms, parasites and try out local food that’s not prepared using strict hygiene standards, even if you’re tempted.
try out local food that’s not prepared using strict hygiene standards, even if you’re tempted.
5.Watch The Cooking Process
If you must eat outside on road stalls, watch the cook in action. Does the cook wear gloves while handling the food? Does the cook wash his or her hands often? What is the condition of the cook’s nails? How clean are the cook’s clothes? Be sure to check the water that’s used to cook the food as well.
6.Evaluate The Locals That Eat At A Road Stall
Before you decide to eat at a road stall, evaluate the stall’s patrons. If well-dressed, educated people are eating there, it’s a good bet that the stall is fairly hygienic.
7.Eat Smaller Portions
Eating small portions limits your exposure to potential contamination from pathogens in the food. Depending on your resistance to these pathogens, your body may not react negatively to small portions, but will react if you eat large portions of the food.
15 tips to avoid food poisoning
while traveling