food-borne disease
food‐borne disease Infectious or toxic disease caused by agents that enter the body through the consumption of food. The causative agents may be present in food as a result of infection of animals from which food is prepared or contamination at source or during manufacture, storage, and preparation.
There are three main categories: (1)diseases caused by micro‐organisms (including parasites) that invade and multiply in the body; (2)diseases caused by toxins produced by micro‐organisms growing in the gastro‐intestinal tract;(3)diseases caused by the ingestion of food contaminated with poisonous chemicals or containing natural toxins or the toxins produced by micro‐organisms in the food. See also food poisoning.
There are three main categories: (1)diseases caused by micro‐organisms (including parasites) that invade and multiply in the body; (2)diseases caused by toxins produced by micro‐organisms growing in the gastro‐intestinal tract;(3)diseases caused by the ingestion of food contaminated with poisonous chemicals or containing natural toxins or the toxins produced by micro‐organisms in the food. See also food poisoning.
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