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food poisoning

NOUN
poisoning caused by eating food
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A 2017 study in North Carolina found more than 90% of alpha-gal cases were misdiagnosed, often as food poisoning, because doctors were unfamiliar with it.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026

Around 2,000 students and teachers across Indonesia have fallen ill with food poisoning over the past three days linked to the government's free school meals programme.

From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026

Salmonella, a bacterial pathogen, is one of the most common causes of food poisoning.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 10, 2026

Felix Salmon, Elizabeth Spiers, and Emily Peck discuss the much-talked about food poisoning story and the PR flubs of Trump-aligned Taylor Farms.

From Slate ● Jul. 25, 2026

Some of the other women with food poisoning weren’t so lucky and somehow had to find the energy to compete anyway.

From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad



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