One among every 10 parents blame "contaminated" meals from restaurants as the leading cause behind food-borne illnesses in their children, a survey has revealed.

While just one third of parents said their children got sick from spoiled or contaminated food eaten at home, a whopping 68 per cent named restaurants as the most common source, according to the "National Poll on Children's Health" led by C.S. Mott Children's Hospital.

The poll also reported that only 25 per cent of people check health inspection ratings before dining out.

"Contaminated food can make both kids and adults sick. For young children, whose immune systems are not fully developed, this kind of illness can present a greater risk of serious complications," said Gary L. Freed from University of Michigan.

He explained that virus Hepatitis A is being increasingly passed on through unwashed hands, causing food contamination and, thus, recommends vaccination for one-year-old children.

Other places where eating made children sick included school (21 per cent), friend's house (14 per cent) or at a potluck (11 per cent), the report stated.

As per the World Health Organization (WHO), about one in every 10 people around the world falls ill due to food-borne disease each year. Of those 600 million people, almost 420,000 die as a result.

Food-borne illnesses are most often caused by toxins, parasites, viruses and bacteria -- such as salmonella and E. coli. It can occur when germs, either certain bacteria or viruses, contaminate food or drinks, according to the report.

Once contaminated food enters the body, some germs release toxins that can cause diarrhoea, vomiting and sometimes fever or muscle aches.

"Simple precautions, like checking restaurant inspections and following food safety rules when cooking and storing food, can help keep your family safe," Freed said.

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If it is CK Vineeth responding to the COVID-19 helpline in Kerala, his Indian teammate Subhashish Bose has taken it upon himself to feed the homeless and jobless in his home town Subhasgram in South 24 parganas. Amid the nationwide lockdown, a long queue could be seen every morning at Subhasgram comprising of local rickshaw pullers, daily wage earners or small time hawkers who come to collect their daily ration. Bose, a member of the 'Blue Tigers' would be at the other end, happily distributing packets containing rice, pulses, potatoes, onions and other staple food items. This is his way of paying back to the society. "The rickshaw pullers who have so many times offered me free rides to-and-fro to local matches, that local vendor and shopkeeper who had gifted me so many free packets of food after heart-warming performances -- I felt I needed to pay them back," the India left-back told PTI of his daily regime since Friday.

"It was such a satisfaction to hand over some food items to lot many known faces whom I have known in my locality over my upbringing." India had imposed a nationwide lockdown since March 24 to curb the spread of COVID-19 pandemic and the worst-hit were people from the lower strata of the society whose life revolve around their daily wages. One fine morning, the 24-year-old felt restless and was awakened by the Swami Vivekananda's soul-stirring words 'Arise, Awake, And Stop Not Till the Goal is Reached!' "It kept on reverberating between my ears. My conscience did not allow me to shy away -- rather it kept on pushing me to give it back to the society where I have grown up."

"Somewhere down the line, however, I felt restless. It's understandable that even as we need to Stay Home Stay Safe, there have been so many brave hearts who have cared less for their lives, and are out to serve the country in this troubled time -- the doctors, nurses, cleaners, police, journalists, etc. It's not only the frontline workers, who are put their lives on line but citizens need to do their bit, reckons Bose. "But are they enough? Can we all just sit back on our cosy rooms, and expect the privilege of others keeping us safe? Don't we need more volunteers? And eventually, I had to move out -- not for fun, not to have a roam, but try to lend a helping hand," he said. He is thankfu to GOd that he has made a decent living as a footballer playing in the cash-ruch Indian Super League and for the Indian team. "God is kind, that today I am able to help them. Thank you, Lord for providing me with the strength. All of that was done by maintaining social distancing, and proper protection.

"All of them whom I handed over packets wanted to hug me but couldn't because of the social distancing. "Some of them had tears in their eyes. Their hugs can wait as we need nrmalcy to return. Till then stay home, and stay safe," he added. The Mumbai City FC defender was looking forward to the Indian camp when the pandemic halted all sporting activities. "A longer camp for the national team was planned and we were forward to it. But under current circumstances all sporting action around the world has been postponed." Asked whether he's missing the game, he replied: "Human lives are of utmost importance, and like everyone around us, I look forward for normalcy to return soon." The defender however regrets that he's not able to go out for runs so he's making the best use of the time at his private gym. "I cannot go out for my runs. So I am trying to keep myself as much fit as possible indoors. I try to sweat out at least two hours a day in my personal gym so that I stay in proper shape when the season resumes. "There is also monitoring from the medical staff, and we need to strict to the regimes provided," he concluded.

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While plenty of celebrities are holed up in their Hollywood mansions amid the coronavirus pandemic, Miley Cyrus and Cody Simpson are proudly giving back to the community.

The 42-year-old rapper and the fast-food franchise have joined forces with the Los Angeles' Dream Centre, a nonprofit Christian organization, to provide around 11,000 meals a day in LA.

Inspectors launched an investigation after almost £1million was spent on specially-prepared kosher meals for more than 100 inmates at HMP Edinburgh in 2017.

The London-based delivery company, named Supper, had been 'tootling along' with a few well-loved restaurants on its books before coronavirus hit and customer demand rose 700 per cent.

Colin Kaepernick spent Super Bowl Sunday donating clothes to a New York charity and serving meals to those in need while the San Francisco 49ers lost to the Kansas City Chiefs.

Callum Shally and his girlfriend Shannen Wynne have been in isolation inside the Crown Promenade hotel in the Perth suburb of Burwood for the last nine days.

Pizza Hut has offered 350,000 of the meals while Itsu and Lewis Hamilton's Neat Burger have both offered a sizeable number, Deliveries will begin from next week. Matt Hancock has thanked delivery giant.

Paddy McGuinness has proudly posted a series of Instagram pictures of his favourite 'meals' - including a bizarre combination of cocktail sausages and a Wagon Wheel biscuit.

New York Sweet Chick restaurants co-owned by rapper Nas and John Seymour are offering free chicken and waffles to furloughed workers until the partial government shutdown ends.

The former One Direction star, 26, is working alongside Trussell Trust to provide meal donations that will aid food banks located in the Midlands, his home region, during the coronavirus pandemic.

Jasmine Crowe is the founder and CEO of Goodr, an Atlanta-based company that fights food waste and food insecurity by picking up surplus foods from local restaurants and stores and delivering them to hungry families.Goodr also organizes pop-up groceries stores that allow people in need to shop for fresh produce and other items, free of charge.Crowe's team has recently been delivering 250 boxes of groceries to people every day since the coronavirus pandemic caused mass unemployment and panic food-buying in the US, leaving many with empty wallets and limited access to food. But despite all their efforts, Crowe knows that millions more across the US are still going hungry, and is calling on government leaders for national reform to fix our food-waste problem. Visit Business Insider's homepage

The film star, who has long campaigned on environmental issues despite receiving criticism for making use of private jets, praised the move on Twitter on Thursday evening.

The philanthropic effort came weeks after the family was grilled on social media after engaging in a food fight on their E! series, Keeping Up with the Kardashians.

Jade Wyles, 27, from Nottinghamshire, felt body confident, but was left devastated after her date told a mutual friend that he wasn't interested in seeing her again because of her 19st 7lb frame.

This mouthwatering menu is rendered even more piquant by his decision to sample an archetypal example of each dish, rather than necessarily the best

The London-based delivery company, named Supper, had been 'tootling along' with a few well-loved restaurants on its books before coronavirus hit and customer demand rose 700 per cent.

Celebrity chef Adam Liaw is set to run his first masterclass on Zoom where he will teach Australians how to cook 'quarantine cuisines'.

Earl Spencer, the younger brother of Princess Diana, is isolating at Althorp House, his family's Northamptonshire home, with his third wife, Karen, and their seven-year-old daughter Lady Charlotte.