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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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Food Poisoning Organizations
- National Women's Health Information Center http://www.4woman.gov/
- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases http://www.niddk.nih.gov/
- Partnership for Food Safety Education http://www.fightbac.org/
- Division of Bacterial & Mycotic Diseases, NCID, CDC, OPHS, HHS http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dbmd
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) http://www.cdc.gov/
- Center for the Evaluation of Risks to Human Reproduction (CERHR) http://cerhr.niehs.nih.gov/index.html
- Office of Consumer Affairs, OEA, FDA,
- National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse, NIDDK, NIH, HHS http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/index.htm
- Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, FDA, OPHS, HHS http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/
- Food and Drug Administration, HHS http://www.fda.gov/
- USDA/FDA Foodborne Illness Education Information Center, FNIC, NAL, USDA http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodborne/foodborn.htm
- Office of Science and Technology
- EPA Headquarters Information Resources Center, EPA http://www.epa.gov
- Cleveland Clinic http://www.clevelandclinic.org
- University of Maryland Medical Center http://www.umm.edu/
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