5 ways to avoid food-poisoning

TORONTO - A new food safety report released by the Conference Board of Canada says rates of food-borne illnesses in Canada are higher than in the United States.  

The survey by the Centre for Food in Canada says 8.5 per cent of Canadian adults have experienced a food-borne illness in the last year severe enough to cause them to miss work.

You can't always prevent food poisoning, but there are 5 things that you can do to minimize your risk:

The report comes on the second day of a two day Canadian Food Summit conference held at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre.