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food poisoning

NOUN
poisoning caused by eating food
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Both Panelli and his wife, Julie, came down with food poisoning.

From Salon Jun. 22, 2026

The free meals programme has been linked to at least 33,000 food poisoning cases as of April, according to local non-governmental organisation Network for Education Watch.

From BBC Jun. 3, 2026

Menus are hammered out course by course, with ingredients screened to avoid poisoning—not just by would-be assassins but also regular old food poisoning.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 27, 2026

It rose for every category except infant formula, where Nestlé recalled some products in January due to concerns they contained a toxin that can cause food poisoning.

From Barron's Apr. 23, 2026

Two days were due to a bout of food poisoning from a taco truck next to Dave’s Marine in Webster, South Dakota.

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti



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