In response to the meteorological event of high temperatures alerted by the National Disaster Prevention and Response Service (Senapred), the Minister of Health, Ximena AguileraPresidential Delegate for the Capital Region, Gonzalo DuranThe Ministerial Secretary of Regional Health, Gonzalo SotoOn Saturday morning, head to the fishing station to check the conditions for selling the seafood products that are distributed there.
Minister Aguilera called for not buying food outside existing stores and stressed the importance of refrigeration.
“It is important that when we buy food, we especially buy fish and seafood in places where the fish and seafood are preserved on ice.” He pointed out.
For his part, Sirimi Soto gave some recommendations for purchasing these products.
“When buying fish, it is very important that it does not have any bad smell. If there is any sign of bad smell, the ideal is not to buy that food and also leave us complaints. It must also be less than 5 degrees, that is, it must be with heavy snow, for example, if we are going to buy it with a cart at the exhibition, “To effectively verify that it is below 5 degrees,” Al-Seremi said.
also Make sure the gills are very red, the eyes are bright, and the fish does not lose its scales easily. It should also heal quickly if it is punctured with your finger on the skin of a fish, for example. Bivalves, which are shellfish, must be alive. How do we check this? “Make one oyster hit another and they close,” he added.
The authority specified that the cold chain must be maintained outside the point of sale.
“The idea is that these products can also be quickly delivered to your home and kept refrigerated. So, carrying an airtight bag that can maintain the temperature, or a bag that can maintain the temperature, is ideal. And they leave that kind of fish and seafood purchases at bay.” The end of the tour they will buy if you are going to the show, “Let it be the last thing they buy before they go home, so they can quickly leave it in the fridge.”Soto suggested.
At the same time, Minister Aguilera explained that “when food is not in good condition, it is exposed to sunlight, and the bacteria grow more quickly, so that when it is consumed, it has a bacterial load, a very high load of infectious agents.” Diseases.”
“In the case of fish, when fish decompose, they produce substances that are not necessarily infectious, but the decomposition itself produces substances that generate histamine reactions, which generate allergy-like reactions.” He pointed out.
What is a person exposed to by purchasing poorly maintained foods?
“Gastroenteritis, indigestion that ultimately leads to dehydration, and allergic reactions when it comes to fish, this is what we try to avoid. In fact, there is a risk of outbreaks of food-borne diseases that could be bacteria and viruses,” Minister Aguilera said. , which results from the consumption of unsafe foods.
