As temperatures continue to rise, so too does the risk of food poisoning. U.S. officials are currently investigating an upsurge of listeria cases linked to ready-to-eat foods such as sandwiches and ...

Foodborne illness typically traces back to contaminated meat or greens, but intentional contamination has a grim legacy that stretches across human history — from ancient poisonings to modern malice.

The stomach cramps started innocently enough after dinner, dismissed as typical indigestion from eating too quickly. Within hours, what seemed like minor discomfort escalated into violent illness that ...

With a seeming uptick in food recalls at stores and restaurants nationwide linked to a variety of foodborne illnesses ranging from E. coli to Listeria, health experts are sharing insight about what to ...

Food poisoning is a widespread and preventable illness that affects millions of people. Food poisoning can be caused by bacteria, viruses, or parasites. Poor food handling and preparation methods can ...

Most people have suffered from food poisoning at some point in their lives, in large part because it's tricky to avoid. It may be hard to know what dishes could cause you problems until it's too late, ...

It’s not always easy to distinguish norovirus from food poisoning. The two share many of the same symptoms, and when cases of the winter vomiting bug are unusually high – currently more than 45% above ...

Gastroenteritis, or gastro for short, is a gut infection caused by a virus, bacterium or other microbe. The gut is teeming with cells including healthy microbes and the cells lining the gut. But when ...