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what could cause food poisoning?

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Food poisoning: Food poisoning can be caused by bacteria, viruses and toxins in food.

Question 2

what causes food to give you food poisoning?

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Food poisoning: Overgrowth of bacteria in food causes "food poisoning".

Question 3

which sorts of things cause food poisoning the easiest?

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See below: Inadequatley cooked meat or eggs and eating out are the two biggest risks.

Question 4

can food poisoning cause colitis?

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Yes: Colitis is an inflammation of the colon which can be caused by infection. Food poisoning with bacteria or viruses is an infection which can lead to colitis.

Question 5

will food poisoning cause long term effects?

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Depends on the cause: Chemicals in food such as arsenic, radiochemicals, chlorinated biphenyls can have long term effects.

Question 6

what are the causes of food poisoning at caf?

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Multiple: Possibilities. Food poisoning may be due to preformed toxin, such as staphylococcal toxin,  chemical contamination; and microbial contamination such as salmonella, toxigenic e. Coli. Adulterated or spoiled food may cause food poisoning symptoms.

Question 7

can food poisoning indirectly cause appendicitis?

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Probably not: Appendicitis is caused when the appendix is blocked from its connection to the colon. Why this happens at a given time is a mystery, and probably by chance as the appendix has been there for years without a problem. A viral or bacterial infection if the intestines probably wouldn't cause this, but its really unknown.

Question 8

do bean sprouts cause food poisoning if not heated properly?

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Can: Several outbreaks recorded from contaminated sprouts/seeds.  Some can't be cooked, e.g. Alfalfa sprouts; increased risk with them.

Question 9

are most bacterias that cause food poisoning orodless colorless and tasteless?

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Food poisoning: Many organisms that create food poisoning do so by producing toxins and may not be present in sufficient numbers to alter the taste or appearance of the food. Some, which create disease by direct multiplication in the gut, also do so in numbers that will make their detection nearly impossible.  If allowed to progress in growth, changes will occur that may cause you to avoid eating them.

Question 10

can cooking food from a packet that has fallen on the floor cause food poisoning if cooked on low heat? if you handle the food after touching packet?

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Unlikely: Of course it depends somewhat on the floor it falls on.  Cleaning off food that has fallen and then cooking it should protect against food poisoning but then there are some floor you can eat off and some that you would not want to.   Evaluate the floor, clean the food and then cook it thoroughly and you should be fine.  Otherwise, maybe you need to discard it.

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