The sprinkler family of irrigation devices â used for about 15% of farm irrigation â is a bit better than flood irrigation in terms of efficiency, but thatâs not saying much. Bringing up the rear in terms of usage is drip irrigation, which is the method of choice for about 5% of farms.
The ready-to-eat cafeteria foods were also found to be contaminated with Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus faecalis at similar rates (Table 2). Up to half of the ready-to-eat foods were contaminated with two or more strains of these pathogenic bacteria (data not shown).
It is the toxins that make you sick. If you reheat the food, the bacteria will die but the toxins will still be there and they will still make you sick. With this type of food poisoning, you usually vomit anytime from immediately after eating to 7 hours later. Some people also get diarrhea. Bacillus cereus can also cause diarrhea that strikes 6-15 hours after eating. There is also a type of non-contagious food poisoning caused by the bacteria Clostridium perfringens3 .