Food poisoning due to cake intake: A case study - Annals of Tropical Medicine and Public Health (ATMPH) (2024)

FAQs

Is it possible to get food poisoning from cake? ›

Raw ingredients, like flour and eggs, in cake batter and dough can contain harmful germs that can make you sick. E. coli infections can be serious, especially for children who are more likely to develop severe illness.

Cream-fi lled baked goods have a notorious history as vehicles for foodborne illness, particularly staphylococcal food poisoning.

Pregnant women, young children, the elderly and those with a chronic illness are more at risk of food poisoning. Take care when preparing, storing or serving food, especially high-risk foods. See your doctor as soon as possible if you experience symptoms of food poisoning.

Because sugar overload may lead to obesity and insulin resistance — the top two factors for type 2 diabetes — eating too much sugar has strong ties to the onset of diabetes. In turn, diabetes and having too much sugar in your blood can lead to health issues related to your kidneys, liver, and pancreas.

"These added sugars can give you a sugar spike of energy and then zap your energy after that spike. If you overconsume them in one sitting, you might not feel so great," explains Gorin. Another reason why sugar makes you feel crummy is because overeating it can cause inflammation in the body, according to Gorin.

Most cakes can be stored in a freezer for up to one month, or in the fridge for one week. Cakes are best sliced frozen for crisp edges, but for the best flavor, allow your leftover cake to hang at room temperature for thirty minutes to an hour before digging in.

Gradually begin to eat bland, low-fat, easy-to-digest foods, such as soda crackers, toast, gelatin, bananas and rice. Stop eating if you feel sick to your stomach again. Avoid certain foods and substances until you're feeling better.

The stomach pain is worsened by foods high in sugar or saturated fats like cake, butter, coconut oil, and bacon. The exact cause is unknown, but it may be a combination of genetics, stress, diet, and immune system dysfunction.

The 4Cs, Chilling, Cleaning, Cooking and avoiding Cross-contamination are all factors in helping to keep you safe.

What are the first signs of food poisoning? ›

Know whether you're in a group of people who are more likely to get food poisoning, and make safer choices to reduce your risk for foodborne illness. People at risk include: Adults age 65 and older. Children younger than 5 years.

The time it takes food poisoning symptoms to start can vary. Illness often starts in about 1 to 3 days. But symptoms can start any time from 30 minutes to 3 weeks after eating contaminated food. The length of time depends on the type of bacteria or virus causing the illness.

Most people develop viral gastroenteritis symptoms within 24 to 72 hours of exposure to a virus, while food poisoning symptoms can appear anytime within a few hours to weeks following exposure to a foodborne or waterborne pathogen.

While bacteria can make someone ill, spreading your saliva over your cake may be gross, but it's not necessarily dangerous. “Our bodies are full of bacteria and our mouth has a lot of it in there, but not all bacteria is going to make you sick,” Craig said.

Symptoms from the most common types of food poisoning will often start within 2 to 6 hours of eating the food. That time may be longer or shorter, depending on the cause of the food poisoning. Possible symptoms include: Abdominal cramps.

You might think of meat as the danger zone for disease, but melted ice cream and other desserts can be a perfect petri dish for deadly bacteria.

Bacteria that could be present includes E. coli and salmonella. The high heat that goes into baking something eliminates the threat of getting sick from the flour, which is why it's OK to eat finished goods.