Foodborne E

Foodborne illness (also foodborne disease and food poisoning) is any illness resulting from the spoilage of contaminated food by pathogenic bacteria, viruses, or parasites that contaminate food, as well as prions (the agents of mad cow disease), and toxins such as aflatoxins in peanuts, poisonous mushrooms, and various species of beans that have not been boiled for at least 10 minutes.

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Foodborne E. coli Menace: Bacteria From Meat Causes 480,000+ Urinary Tract Infections in the U.S. Every Year