Meanwhile, the problem of bacterial food poisoning continues to grow.

Likewise, some cases of bacterial food poisoning are mild and pass in several days.

Quite often food that will cause bacterial food poisoning looks and smells perfectly acceptable.

These reactions include any adverse physiologic response to a food or food additive that is not immunologically mediated (eg, lactose intolerance, bacterial food poisoning).

"Bacterial food poisoning; a concise exposition of the etiology, bacteriology, pathology, symptomatology, prophylaxis, and treatment of so-called ptomaine poisoning", English translation- 1909.

Abdominal cramps, diarrhea, and vomiting, starting from one hour to four days after eating tainted food and lasting up to four days, usually indicate bacterial food poisoning.

A 1985 report by the National Academy of Sciences warned of the inability of the old inspection system to protect against the problem of bacterial food poisoning, and proposed a modernization plan.

Since yellow fever frequently causes symptoms similar to bacterial food poisoning (fever, vomiting, severe and/or bloody diarrhea), little connection was made at the time between illness and consumption of the Chicago beef.

CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI - This is now the leading cause of bacterial food poisoning, most often spread by contact with raw or undercooked poultry.

Partial loss of speech or vision, muscle weakness, difficulty swallowing, dry mouth, muscle paralysis from the head down through the body, and vomiting may indicate botulism, a severe but very rare type of bacterial food poisoning.