food poisoning

NOUN

poisoning caused by eating food

Synonyms

STRONGEST

botulism salmonella

WEAK

ptomaine poisoning

Example Sentences

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These can cause respiratory and skin diseases, blood infections and food poisoning.

From BBC • May 2, 2026

Menus are hammered out course by course, with ingredients screened to avoid poisoning—not just by would-be assassins but also regular old food poisoning.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026

It rose for every category except infant formula, where Nestlé recalled some products in January due to concerns they contained a toxin that can cause food poisoning.

From Barron's • Apr. 23, 2026

Symptoms may resemble food poisoning or, in rare cases, a condition known as anisakiasis.

From Science Daily • Apr. 1, 2026

He became ill, first with food poisoning, then with pleurisy.

From "Unbroken" by Laura Hillenbrand