Contrary to what some people think food poisoning means, food poisoning is when you eat contaminated food. Depending on the severity and type of contaminant, it can lead to the death of an affected individual.

What comes to your mind when you hear "food poisoning".

You might be familiar with stories of people adding 'poison' to another person's food to terminate the other person's life. Such a scenario is what comes to the mind of many when they hear "food poisoning".

While manipulation of food by a third party via adulteration, contamination or addition of high doses of a chemical can cause food poisoning, it is not all that is to food poisoning.

Food poisoning is also called foodborne illness or foodborne disease. It occurs when a person eats contaminated, toxic or spoilt food, whether deliberately or accidentally. Many bacteria, viruses and parasites in the ecosystem are culprits here.

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