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Food poisoning is a general term for health problems arising from eating contaminated food. Food may be contaminated by bacteria, viruses, environmental toxins, or toxins present within the food itself, such as the poisons in some mushrooms or certain seafood.
Food poisoning is the blanket term used to describe any illness that is caused by contaminated food. There are many different pathogens that can contaminate food. Some are more common than others. In addition to pathogens there are a number of chemicals and substances that can cause illness if they contaminate food. Campylobacter â though it is one of the most common causes of food poisoning, it usually occurs as an isolated incident, instead of as an outbreak as is the case with some of the other pathogens. 2  Symptoms can last up to 10 days and is found in undercooked poultry, raw milk and in contaminated drinking water.