2. Cause of Food Poisoning

Food poisoning, or bacterial gastroenteritis, is an illness that comes from eating food contaminated with bacteria which become tainted through unsanitary food handling and preparation techniques. Organisms such as Campylobacter, Clostridium perfringens, Salmonella, and E. coli, are the most common culprits in food poisoning cases that affect 48 million people in the U.S. yearly.