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A foodborne illness or food poisoning is any illness resulting from the consumption of food contaminated with pathogenic bacteria, toxins, viruses, prions or parasites. Such contamination usually arises from improper handling, preparation, or food storage. Good hygiene practices before, during, and after food preparation can reduce the chances of contracting an illness. The action of monitoring food to ensure that it will not cause foodborne illness is known as food safety. Transmission ...
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Resources
- Bacteria and Foodborne Illness (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- Botulism: Frequently Asked Questions (Division of Bacterial & Mycotic Diseases, NCID, CDC, OPHS, HHS)
- CERHR: Listeria and Food Poisoning (Center for the Evaluation of Risks to Human Reproduction (CERHR))
- Consumption Advisories (Office of Science and Technology)
- EPA National Advice on Mercury in Freshwater Fish for Women Who Are or May Become Pregnant, Nursing Mothers, and Young Children (Office of Science and Technology)
- Food Poisoning (University of Maryland Medical Center)
- Food poisoning (Google Health)
- Food Poisoning (Cleveland Clinic)
- Food Poisoning (Cleveland Clinic)
- Food Poisoning (National Women's Health Information Center)
- Food-Borne Illness (Cleveland Clinic)
- Foodborne Illness Pathogens - Professional Resource List (USDA/FDA Foodborne Illness Education Information Center, FNIC, NAL, USDA)
- Foodborne Illness: Ten Least Wanted Foodborne Pathogens (Partnership for Food Safety Education)
- Guide to Healthy Eating of the Fish You Catch (Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Water) - Links to PDF File (EPA Headquarters Information Resources Center, EPA)
- Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- Highlights of FDA Food Safety Efforts: Fruit Juice, Mercury in Fish (U.S. Food and Drug Administration)
- Preventing Foodborne Illness: Escherichia coli (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC))
- Seafood Information and Resources (Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, FDA, OPHS, HHS)
- Trichinosis (Cleveland Clinic)
- Unwelcome Dinner Guest: Preventing Food-Borne Illness (Office of Consumer Affairs, OEA, FDA,)

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