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   What happens if you eat a contaminated food?

   • Contaminated means it’s infected with a toxic organism, like a bacterium, fungus, parasite or virus. Sometimes, the toxic byproducts of these organisms can cause food poisoning. When you eat something toxic, your body reacts to purge the toxins. You may purge through vomiting, diarrhea or both. You may also develop a fever.

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   Can you get food poisoning if you eat contaminated food?

   • Food poisoning can happen to anyone who swallows contaminated food. Most people recover on their own, but some can become gravely ill. You’re more at risk if you’re pregnant, older than 65 or have a weakened immune system. Young children are also more at risk, especially from dehydration. What is food poisoning?

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   Why is food contamination increasing?

   • Catherine Donnelly, a professor of food science at the University of Vermont, said this increase may be partly due to improved tools both for detecting contamination in food and for outbreak surveillance, reporting and investigation.

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   What causes food poisoning?

   • Food can be contaminated with any of the following: Bacteria. Viruses. Parasites that can live in the intestines. Poisons, also called toxins. Bacteria that carry or make toxins. Molds that make toxins. The term "food poisoning" is commonly used to describe all foodborne illnesses.

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2. • • Food poisoning occurs when you eat contaminated food. Contaminated means it’s infected with a toxic organism, like a bacterium, fungus, parasite or virus. Sometimes, the toxic byproducts of these organisms can cause food poisoning.
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3. www.mayoclinic.org › diseases-conditions › foodFood poisoning - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic

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   Feb 23, 2024 · Food poisoning, a type of foodborne illness, is a sickness people get from something they ate or drank. The causes are germs or other harmful things in the food or beverage. Symptoms of food poisoning often include upset stomach, diarrhea and vomiting.

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   Food poisoning can happen to anyone who swallows contaminated food. Most people recover on their own, but some can become gravely ill. You’re more at risk if you’re pregnant, older than 65 or have a weakened immune system.

5. inspection.canada.ca › en › food-safety-consumersCauses of food poisoning - inspection.canada.ca

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   Vibrio. If you believe a product presents a health and safety risk, you can report a potential food safety incident to the CFIA. Date modified: 2019-12-02.

6. www.mayoclinic.org › diseases-conditionsSalmonella infection - Symptoms & causes - Mayo Clinic

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   Apr 29, 2022 · Salmonella infection (salmonellosis) is a common bacterial disease that affects the intestinal tract. Salmonella bacteria typically live in animal and human intestines and are shed through stool (feces). Humans become infected most frequently through contaminated water or food. Some people with salmonella infection have no symptoms.

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   Jul 24, 2024 · Foodborne illness, typically known as food poisoning, results from eating contaminated, spoiled, or toxic food. The most common symptoms of food poisoning are nausea, vomiting, and...

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   Jul 20, 2018 · E. Coli Outbreaks Fast Facts. Foodborne illness hits one in six Americans every year, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says, estimating that 48 million people get sick due to...

9. www.nytimes.com › article › salmonella-causes-foodWhy Salmonella Makes So Many People Sick - The New York Times

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   Aug 19, 2024 · People often get sick with salmonellosis, the infection caused by the bacteria, after eating undercooked meat or other contaminated foods, but the microbes can lurk in many other places, too.