In addition to you, you also like to eat your food and drinks: bacteria and viruses. When it comes to milk, if your child drinks milk, leaving the milk outside the refrigerator all day can cause food poisoning. Knowing the proper storage and handling of milk helps prevent food poisoning and your child.
Girls doing homework with a glass of milk (Source: Comstock / Stockbyte / Getty Images) Bacterial proliferation
Bacteria such as Salmonella, Listeria and E. E. coli usually feed on food and can cause food poisoning in people of all ages. Some people are more vulnerable than others, including the elderly, pregnant women and children, because their immune system is not as effective as a typical adult. Certificate environmental factors also make milk more susceptible to bacteria, including placement at room temperature, as warm temperatures encourage bacteria to multiply. The longer the missing milk, the longer the bacteria will multiply and grow. If your child eats milk, it may cause food poisoning.
Milk Corruption Symptoms
Identifying bacteria in food can be difficult because bacteria do not always produce odor or discoloration, which can remind you of the fact that food is contaminated. However, when the milk is left for too long, the milk often produces a sour taste. Due to the presence of bacteria and/or yeast in the milk, the milk can also solidify or produce small round pieces. Before eating a snack, have your child check with you to make sure you can assess whether it has potential food spoilage symptoms.
Milk Treatment
Because the milk that is missed throughout the day can cause food poisoning, it is important to have proper food handling. This includes keeping the milk in the refrigerator when not in use. Although refrigeration does not prevent the bacteria from growing completely, it slows down its growth. When the milk reaches its expiration date, it marks the time when the bacteria may reach an excessive point. According to the Baby Center website, in general, you don't want to feed your child for more than an hour. More than one hour of milk can cause food poisoning, even if it has no odor or solidification.
Symptoms of food poisoning
If your child does consume the milk that has been abandoned all day, it is important to observe the symptoms of food poisoning. according toData on the Child Health website, which includes stomach upsets, stomach cramps, diarrhea and fever. In most cases, when your child experiences vomiting or diarrhea in an attempt to get rid of her body bacteria, food poisoning will resolve itself. However, if your child's stool has blood or dehydration symptoms, such as sunken eyes and dry mouth, you should seek medical attention immediately.
