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2. Foodborne illness - Wikipedia

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   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.

3. List of food contamination incidents - Wikipedia

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   An "incident" of chemical food contamination may be defined as an episodic occurrence of adverse health effects in humans (or animals that might be consumed by humans) following high exposure to particular chemicals, or instances where episodically high concentrations of chemical hazards were detected in the food chain and traced back to a particular event.

4. List of foodborne illness outbreaks in the United States

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   It is the largest reported salmonellosis outbreak in the United States since 1985. During a House subcommittee hearing into food supply safety and the recent salmonella contamination, a top federal official told panel members that agencies have found the source of the contamination after it showed up in yet another batch of Mexican-grown peppers.

5. From frozen waffles to onions: How recent recalls highlight ...

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   Foodborne illness is caused by the consumption of food or water contaminated by bacteria, viruses, parasites, or toxins. ... So how do people avoid food poisoning and encountering foodborne ...

6. Fast-Food Chains With The Worst Food Poisoning Outbreaks - AOL

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   And while food poisoning can happen anywhere, fast-food chains have seen some of the worst outbreaks due to their massive scale. ... An E. coli O157 outbreak, linked to contaminated slivered ...

7. A wave of major listeria recalls shows food safety will ... - AOL

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   Consumption of food contaminated with listeria can lead to listeriosis, a serious infection that primarily affects adults 65 and older, people with weakened immune systems, pregnant women and ...

8. List of foodborne illness outbreaks by death toll - Wikipedia

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   1900 English beer poisoning: beer: arsenic: England >6,000 >70: Arsenic was introduced into beer via contaminated sugar. Outbreak made worse by mass-misdiagnosis of the victims' illnesses. 1947: 1947 Oregon State Hospital poisoning: scrambled eggs: sodium fluoride: United States: 467: 47

9. The E.coli strain linked to McDonald's Quarter Pounders is a ...

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   Escherichia coli is a type of bacteria that spreads in feces and can contaminate food, potentially causing serious infection. Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) is the most common type in high ...