Foodborne illness (also foodborne disease) is any illness resulting from the consumption of food. Foodborne illness is commonly called food poisoning, even though the physiological effects of foodborne illness are not always caused by poisons (toxins). True food poisoning occurs when a person ingests a contaminating chemical or a natural toxin, while most cases of foodborne illness are caused by a variety of foodborne pathogenic bacteria, viruses, prions or parasites that contaminate food. 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. Foodborne disease can also be caused by a large variety of toxins that affect the environment. For foodborne illness caused by chemicals, see Food contaminants.Foodborne illness can also be caused by the presence of pesticides or medicines in food, or by unintentionally consuming naturally toxic substances like poisonous mushrooms or reef fish. Some could even come from the skin and nose, like staphylococcus aureus, which could lead to death.

No library (or go bag) should be without this book. Chapters include: survival planning, survival medicine, shelters, water procurement, firecraft, food procurement, survival use of plants, poisonous plants, dangerous animals, field-expedient weapons, tools and equipment, desert survival, tropical survival, cold weather survival, & much more...

Food is not what it used to be. In the relatively recent past, food was universally recognized as the fruits and nuts that grow on trees, the vegetables that grow out of the soil, plus some fish and game. If you were to take a ride in a time machine and show our ancestors what we eat today, they would recognize very little of it.

China Xiaoyu, China's former top drug regulator was sentenced to death Tuesday for taking bribes to approve untested medicines, from pet-food ingredients and toothpaste mixed with industrial chemicals to tainted antibiotics.

China is facing a backlash resulting from exportation of shoddy products and deliberately adulterationed food ingredients - acts that have come to light after recent pet food recalls and consumer good recalls in the US and poisonous medicinal ingredients shipped to other countries. It is truly "buyer beware" when it comes to Chinese exports.

It didn't start with pet food, a few greedy manufacturers in China have been substituting poisonous ingredients for real ingredients in order to make extra profit. This has been happening for years and caused ten of thousands of deaths in mostly 3rd world countries, including China itself. Recently, the FDA has issued warnings for drug companies.