Definition
An imprecise term which indicates an illness that is the result of the ingestion of foods which contain poisonous substances. True food poisoning includes mushroom poisoning, shellfish poisoning, poisoning which results from foods that have been contaminated with poisonous insecticides or toxic substances such as lead or mercury, milk sickness (due to milk from cows that have fed on certain poisonous plants) and poisoning which results from eating foods that have undergone putrefaction, decomposition or poisoning from bacteria.
URL Name
YF-3000-3160
Third Level Code
YF-3000
Taxonomy Code
YF-3000.3160
Parent Code
YF-3000
Family Code
Y
Second Level Code
YF
Fourth Level Code
YF-3000-3160
Publication Status
Online