Q24. What are the risks of food poisoning in children?

A24. Children are at increased risk due to the fact that their immune systems are less effective than adults at fighting disease and infection.

Children develop a whole range of infections at this stage in life which helps them to build immunity but if the infection is too strong then it will have adverse effects.

There is also the fact that children especially toddlers are unconcerned by issues of food safety and hygiene. They will drop food on the floor and then eat it right away or will make poor food choices.

Children are one of the high risk groups for food poisoning.

Find out more in our children and food poisoning section.

FAQS Index : Food Poisoning FAQ

Food Poisoning FAQs

1. What causes food poisoning?
2. Who is more likely to get food poisoning?
3. Is food poisoning worse for some people than others?
4. Can the symptoms of food poisoning be mistaken for another illness?
5. Who has a higher risk of food poisoning?
6. What are the symptoms of food poisoning?
7. Which foods are most likely to cause food poisoning?
8. What is e coli?
9. What is salmonella?
10. What is campylobacter?
11. What is listeria?
12. What is norovirus?
13. What is staphylococcus?
14. Which parasites cause food poisoning?
15. Which wild mushrooms cause food poisoning?

16. Should you contact your GP if you have food poisoning?
17. How do you treat food poisoning?
18. Are there any complications with food poisoning?
19. I have developed food poisoning after eating a takeaway: should I report this?
20. Can you prevent food poisoning?
21. What is cross contamination?
22. What is ‘food irradiation?’
23. Why is listeria dangerous for pregnant women?
24. What are the risks of food poisoning in children?
25. Why are older people likely to get food poisoning?
26. How is food poisoning diagnosed?
27. What is dehydration?
28. What is food safety?
29. How common is food poisoning?
30. What is the outlook for food poisoning?