HEALTHY AND FITNESS

FOOD POISONING Food poisoning can be unpredictable, but there are easy food safety steps you can take to ensure that you and your family's tummy are safe. Consumption of unhealthy food contaminated with pathogenic bacteria, viruses, or parasites and foods containing chemical or natural toxins like poisonous mushrooms can result in food-borne diseases.  In the United States, on an average, 76 million cases of food poisoning and 5,000 associated deaths occur each year. People with otherwise weakened immune systems like the elderly, the children, and pregnant women tend to be most vulnerable.