Food Poisoning
Definition
Food poisoning is a general term for health problems caused by eating contaminated food. Food may be contaminated by bacteria, viruses, toxins (poisons) from the environment,...
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Food Poisoning
Food poisoning means health problems from eating food contaminated by bacteria, viruses, environmental toxins, or toxins within the food. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...
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Food Safety
In the United States, agencies exist on the federal, state, and local levels to ensure a safe food supply and, in general, the food supply is very safe. However, as many as 81 million peop...
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Food Safety
Food is a source of nutrients not only to humans but to microorganisms as well. The organic compounds and moisture that are often present in foods present an ideal environment for the grow...
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Food-Borne Diseases
Food-borne diseases are illnesses caused when people consume contaminated food or beverages. Contamination is frequently caused by disease-causing microbes called pathogens. Othe...
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Scientists only now are unraveling a legacy of food poisoning that has largely gone unnoticed: E. coli and certain other foodborne illnesses can sometimes trigger serious health problems months or ...
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It's a dirty little secret of food poisoning: E. coli and certain other foodborne illnesses can sometimes trigger serious health problems months or years after patients survived that initial bout. ...
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Recent E. coli outbreaks have drawn attention to foodborne illnesses, and though officials say the overall number of cases is on the decline, produce _ particularly leafy vegetables _ is increasing...
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A warning system meant to alert food companies in the event of a food poisoning outbreak failed one-third of the time in a recent government test.
The Food and Drug Administration was able...
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The government proposed Tuesday relaxing its rules on labeling of irradiated foods and suggested it may allow some products zapped with radiation to be called "pasteurized."The Food and Drug Admini...
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Two lawmakers alleged Wednesday that a top Food and Drug Administration official began a campaign of intimidation and retaliation against employees who gave the agency failing grades in its efforts...
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Two lawmakers alleged Wednesday that a top Food and Drug Administration official began a campaign of intimidation and retaliation against employees who gave the agency failing grades in its efforts...
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Cans of recalled food are bursting, swollen with bacteria that cause botulism.The bursting cans were among those being held by Castleberry's Food Co., which last week announced a massive recall tha...
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