FOOD poisoning is on the rise with an increase in food poisoning cases in the Mackay region in the past year.
Queensland Health has issued a warning to residents after alarming statistics have revealed only 1% of people know eggs should never be washed before cooking and only 21% of people know washing uncooked chicken is a health risk.
Health figures showed about 252 people have presented with food poisoning within the Mackay Hospital and Health Service district this year.
This is 45 more cases than the previous year, when 207 cases were recorded in the same period.
These figures were based on the number of cases of campylobacter – the most common cause of food poisoning in Australia.
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