All news on the topic: Food poisoning

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You should never order fish from a restaurant on a Monday, warns doctor
A food safety advisor has revealed why you should avoid ordering fish dishes on a Monday - and it's for the same reason that the Royal Family avoid it on official engagements
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Eight children and an adult die in Zanzibar after eating sea turtle meat
Sea turtle meat is considered a delicacy by Zanzibar’s people even though it periodically results in deaths from chelonitoxism, a type of food poisoning
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Food poisoning ‘Russian roulette’ as more Brits in hospital for three illnesses
Admissions for salmonella infections reached 1,468 in England between April 2022 and March 2023, NHS data shows because of weakening regulatory procedures, changes to importation checks post-Brexit and local authority cuts
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British mum-of-three accused of £10m Spanish food poisoning scam may avoid trial
Laura Holmes Cameron has been told that she could beat fraud and criminal gang membership charges issued against her in relation to a £10million food poisoning swindle in Spain
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Clever egg storage hack can help them stay 'fresh' for 'up to a year'
Experts have revealed that there is a way to store eggs for up to 12 months - but there are set rules to follow. Here's everything you need to know about the clever hack
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Boy, 8, left seriously ill with life-threatening bug at 5-star luxury resort
Natalie Parr, 36, said Jaxon Bentley is 'a shell of what he used to be' after getting kidney failure and salmonella following a stay at the Eftalia Ocean Hotel, in Antalya
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Subtle sign of heart attack people often ignore, according to doctor
There is one little-known and subtly symptom of a heart attack that people regularly don't notice, or realise may be connected to their cardiac health, a doctor has said
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Seven most dangerous foods in the world - including some everyday staples
The World Health Organisation (WHO) estimates around 600 million people become ill after consuming contaminated food - whch resulted in 420,000 deaths last year
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Expert settles debate on whether you should store eggs in fridge or cupboard
An 'egg expert' has taken to social media to explain where you should store your eggs when you bring them home from the supermarket – saying it all comes down to where you live
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Baby gecko discovered alive in dad's bag of frozen chillies - and gets new home
Kevin Cuthbert was shocked to discover the baby crocodile gecko in his bag of Scotch bonnet chillies from his local Asda in Llandudno and named him after the frozen vegetables he came in
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Chef shares best ways to keep avocados fresh - never put them in water
Lebanese chef Samira Kazan has been testing out different ways to store avocados to find out the best method - as she urges people against storing them in water
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Costco shoppers issued urgent warning over food poisoning risk from meat product
A recall has been issued by federal health officials urging customers to throw away all packs of Fratelli Beretta brand Antipasto Gran Beretta charcuterie meat sold by Costco
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Norovirus symptoms to look out for as cases of winter bug soar
Cases of norovirus have rocketed by 18% in just a fortnight, as the winter vomiting bug sweeps across the UK. Here are the most common symptoms to watch out for
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Cases of food bug hit record highs as outbreak linked to eggs and poultry
Hospitals are seeing higher numbers of patients admitted with salmonella than ever before according to NHS figures, amidst recent warnings from the Food Standard Agency over contaminated poultry
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Brit danger tourist befriended Taliban by making them laugh with 'toilet' jokes
Miles Routledge, who has styled himself as an intrepid Christian explorer, was detained by the Taliban in Kabul for eight months, and developed a relationship with younger members
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Health chiefs issue warning as 30 fall ill after eating contaminated cheese
Food agencies raised the alarm about the cheeses, but people were given them as Christamas presents as part of hampers and a number of fallen ill. The products could contain E.coli bacteria
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Brit missing for month 'may have eaten deadly mushrooms' while looking for food
A family in Scotland are deeply concerned about cyclist Steven Harper after he went missing following a bout of sickness from eating fungi he had foraged
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Airbus Atlantic nightmare as 700 staff off sick after Christmas dinner
It's not known what was on the menu at the celebratory feast before it turned into a far from festive affair, with workers experiencing vomiting and diarrhoea
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Lawyer, 31, 'kills her father-in-law and his mother with poisoned cakes'
Amanda Partata Martoza allegedly purchased cakes from a bakery in Brazil and then laced them with poison - she was the only one who didn't fall ill after eating them
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Turkey factory probe shows 'safety failings including plastic in food'
Undercover footage from reporters allegedly revealed serious food safety failings including falsified safety checks on children’s foods and broken metal detectors on production lines
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Quaker Oats urgently recalls cereals over potentially deadly contamination
The firm said 43 different cereal-based products had been affected and told consumer who may have purchased the items to throw them away if they found them in their pantries.
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Asda shopper spots worms bursting out of roast chicken – after she's eaten it
Vanessa Lucas-Smith, from London, has slammed ASDA after she claimed to have found mealwarms bursting out of her roast chicken - the mum said they have been put off from eating chicken
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Urgent warning over turkey and chicken products amid surge in illnesses
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) says an investigation is ongoing regarding multiple strains of Salmonella linked to poultry products imported to the UK from Poland
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Doctor shares hidden dangers of batch cooking and how to store it safely
After making a big batch of soup, bolognese, or chili - how do you store it? If you leave it out in the pot overnight and place it in the fridge the next day, you're not alone. But you could be risking your health
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I'm A Celeb's most stomach-churning trials and gory moment Dec threw up
The campmates in I'm A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here are definitely put through their paces in the jungle and one of the most entertaining things to watch are the stomach churning challenges