Food poisoning may be gross but it is easy to prevent. Even washing your food can help prevent food poisoning. Some other ways would be to keep your meats' juices away from other foods, or thaw your food in a refridgerator not at room temperature. You could also be in for some trouble if you don't wash your hands before and after touching your foods. If you touch one food and then touch another without washing your hands you could be spreading around germs that could possibly cause food poisoning. See? It's easy to prevent food poisoning if you just try these things! Just wait! There is still more to see! Another few ways to prevent food poisoning is to wash all cooking utensils before and after cooking. Also wash all fruits and vegetables before eating them. Another thing is to buy two cutting boards (one for meat, one for other foods) since the meat juices could cause food poisoning if you don't wash them before cutting other foods. Refridgerate foods proptly so they don't spoil. Follow storage instructions on labels since different foods have different ways of storing them. FOOD INFORMATION:Approximately 26% of the population of the United States gets food poisoning each year! About 3,000 of those people die from it. Some symptoms of food poisoning are nausea, vomiting, diarrea, fever, and abdominal cramping. Eww, food poisoning sure is gross! Use those things above to make sure you will not have endure these gross things. May we warn you that these things may only help you prevent food poisoning, but will not totally keep it from happening.