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Ergotism (pron. / ˈ ɜːr ɡ ə t ˌ ɪ z ə m / UR-gət-iz-əm) is the effect of long-term ergot poisoning, traditionally due to the ingestion of the alkaloids produced by the Claviceps purpurea fungus—from the Latin clava "club" or clavus "nail" and -ceps for "head", i.e. the purple club-headed fungus—that infects rye and other cereals, and more recently by the action of a number of ...
Foodborne illness (also known as foodborne disease and food poisoning) [1] is any illness resulting from the contamination of food by pathogenic bacteria, viruses, or parasites, [2] as well as prions (the agents of mad cow disease), and toxins such as aflatoxins in peanuts, poisonous mushrooms, and various species of beans that have not been boiled for at least 10 minutes.
1971 Iraq poison grain disaster: wheat, barley: methylmercury: Iraq >650: 650: Seeds treated with methylmercury as a fungicide for planting were used as food 1981: 1981 Spain rapeseed oil toxicity: rapeseed oil: possibly aniline: Spain ~25,000: 600: Industrial oil sold as food oil. [32] 1955: Morinaga milk arsenic poisoning [33] [34] powdered ...
1971 – 1971 Iraq poison grain disaster: 100 to 400 died of mercury poisoning by eating seeds intended for planting and treated with mercury as a fungicide. [16] [17] 1973 – Michigan PBB contamination incident: Widespread poisoning of people in Michigan by meat from cattle fed feed contaminated with polybrominated biphenyl flame retardant ...
Per 1 cup: 150 calories, 2 g fat (1 g saturated fat), 290 mg sodium, 33 g carbs (<1 g fiber, 16 g sugar), 2 g protein. Cap'n Crunch may make your bowl of milk taste like pure maple syrup, but you ...
Food may also be processed to make it safer to eat. However, despite these advantages, there can be disadvantages to food processing. Processed vs. ultraprocessed foods
The doctors laugh and say he is from the past when people thought junk food was bad for you. A recent article in the British Medical Journal reported on the diets and health of a large sample of ...
Rice is commonly consumed as food around the world. It occurs in long-, medium-, and short-grained types. It is the staple food of over half the world's population.. Hazards associated with rice consumption include arsenic from the soil, and Bacillus cereus which can grow in poorly-stored cooked rice, and cause food poisoning.