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food poisoning
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food poisoning May be due to (1)contamination with harmful bacteria or other micro‐organisms; (2)toxic chemicals; (3)
adverse reactions to certain proteins or other natural constituents of foods;(4)chemical contamination. See also
food‐borne disease.
The commonest bacterial contamination is due to species of
Salmonella,
Staphylococcus,
Campylobacter,
Listeria,
Bacillus cereus, and
Clostridium welchii. Very rarely, food poisoning is due to
Clostridium botulinum, see
botulism.
Staphylococcal poisoning causes rapid symptoms (within 2–4 hours): abdominal cramp, nausea, vomiting, and diarrhoea; recovery is normally rapid. Salmonellae produce an
endotoxin which is not destroyed by cooking and causes acute gastro‐enteritis after 12–24 hours: nausea, vomiting, and diarrhoea may persist for several weeks.
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Newspaper article from: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel; 4/19/2002; ; 700+ words
; Food poisonings drop 23% over 6 years Stricter meat processing rules, public awareness of food handling credited By MARILYNN MARCHIONE...some high-profile outbreaks, cases of food poisoning dropped a dramatic 23% over the last...
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Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 10/24/1989; ; 700+ words
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Magazine article from: Archives of Environmental Health; 5/1/1990; ; 700+ words
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Magazine article from: Journal of Environmental Health; 9/1/2002; ; 700+ words
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GAO: School-related food poisonings rise by 10% annually; Outbreaks: Sources of illness range from strawberries to hamburgers
Newspaper article from: Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque); 5/1/2002; ; 668 words
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Food poisonings' phony figure.
Magazine article from: Columbia Journalism Review; 5/1/1998; ; 700+ words
; ...About 9,000 Americans die every year from food poisoning ... The Associated Press, December 17, 1997 When food-borne illness became a major public policy...veracity. "If that many people are dying of food poisoning," she asked, why haven't...
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Clinton acts to fight food poisonings President to detail safety measures today
Newspaper article from: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel; 1/25/1997; 389 words
; ...s early warning system for food contamination and take other steps to fight millions of food poisonings that Americans suffer every...hamburgers, apple juice and other foods. His request, part of the...years of tightened budgets for food programs. "We are at the...Americans die every year ...
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food poisoning
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
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Salmonella Food Poisoning
Book article from: World of Microbiology and Immunology
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Salmonella and Salmonella Food Poisoning
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...widespread infections. The food poisoning caused by Salmonella...bacterial causes of food poisoning. Other responsible...Escherichia coli. A number of foods are especially susceptible...storage of prepared foods in the refrigerator...particular concern in food ...
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poisoning, food
Book article from: A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition
poisoning, food See food poisoning .
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