Is there bacteria in food?
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theres pretty much bacteria in anything, but the question is if there's any harmful bacteria. if you cook everything to a safe temperature you should be able to kill most harmful bacteria in what you consume. if there is any bacteria that would be harmful in larger amounts, your body and immune system, the amazing thing they are, can attack these bacteria and render them useless.
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yes, but not any more than is already in the air.  On Mythbusters, they put a bunch of toothbrushes near a public toilet and a bunch in a normal room quite far away from a bathroom.  Both sets had the exact same amount of E. Coli.\n\nAnd some high school girl just did a study that shows that McDonald's has more bacteria in their ice than in their toilet water.
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No, not directly.  Bacteria are of the order of single celled organisms called prokaryotes, we are multicellular organisms of the order eukaryote.  We share basic similarities such as DNA, RNA, certain cell makeup but our genetic orders split into two different directions at a very early stage.  The genetic relationship stopped there.\n\nWe do share a symbiotic relationship with bacteria in our bodies and the world around us if that's what you mean.  We rely on bacteria to help break down food and control digestion.  Without that relationship we'd die.
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I would suspect chemical food poisoning possibly.\n\nhttp://www.webmd.com/content/article/54/61474.htm
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Bacteria are one of the major types of organisms.  Other major types are plants, animals, and fungus.\n\nMost bacteria are harmless or beneficial, and that is fortunate because bacteria are everywhere!  There are billions of bacteria on your skin right now!  There are trillions of bacteria living inside your body.\n\nA few bacteria cause diseases.  Apparently, your doctor knows that your sore throat is caused by bacteria.  The other causes of sore throat are viruses (which also cause colds) and allergies.  Viruses are chemicals that aren't really alive, but they can take over a cell and cause it to make more copies of the virus, so in a way, they act like living things.  If you have viruses living in the cells of your nose and throat, you get a sore throat.  Allergies are a reaction of your body to something irritating like some types of pollen.
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Yes - hygiene is important in places which handles food. It's absolutely disgusting when you go into a toilet in somewhere like that and find yourself walking through a yellow puddle with brown splats!
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Bacteria is an infective agent. When you swallow it, it produce toxins in your stomach that cause nausea and vomiting, diarrhea and worst kidney failure.\nMold (AM) mould (GB) is a toxic agent and when swallowed produces similar symptoms as bacterial food poisoning.
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Uncooked pasta (especially hand-made) may and probably does contain coliforms, including E. coli. However, these bacteria should disappear after cooking.\nTry a websearch in Google Scholar.
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they can't grow in freezing place, or boiling places. if it is cool, or warm, there would be a lot of bacteria growing there. bacteria need warmth. there are good bacteria and bad bacteria. good bacteria is found in yogurts, and yeast, and beer. bad bacteria can be found in dirty places and your skin. many handwashes claim to be antibacterial, but one of the best is palmolive antibacterial handwash range.
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..viruses ..bacteria, bad water bad food
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A nasty little problem!\nStaphylococcal toxic shock syndrome (TSS), Link 1.\nMethycillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), Link 2.\nGastroenteritis from absorption of Staphylococcal endotoxins formed in food before it was eaten, Link 2.\n\nLink 3. is an interesting general information site.
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Bacteria such as Listeria monocytogenes, Vibrio vulnificus, Vibrio parahaemolyticus and Salmonella have been found in raw seafood. I've been eating canned tuna for many years. It's great on crackers.\n\n                                                                 HANK
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It depends on the food and how long it's left out. It will not rotten in the next 5 minutes, it may in a few hours. If the food has spices or salt it may last longer b/c it will be able to fight off the bacteria.  THis is way too general of a question.
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You have the same kind of bacteria chewing up all your discarded food?
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Many people theorize that this was a sanitary issue, albeit one that came about before our modern understanding of hygiene. Milk products can act as a growth medium for bacteria found in uncooked or spoiled meat, so the mixing of them was prohibited.
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the bacteria (or live cultures) were put in orginally to break down the sugars to make the yogurt. they are excllent to eat because they thrive in your gut and assist in digestion. fantastic stuff really.
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If you need a topic, how about microorganisms in food? You could discuss the incidence and types of bacteria, molds and yeasts found, what parameters affect their growth, procedures for their detection, how they cause spoilage in different food types, how food may be preserved by use of chemicals, radiation, low temperature, high temperature, or drying, the use of microorganisms to cause fermentation, or the types and hazards of food poisoning.\nThe text I have is old but still valid. I would think the easiest source for information besides the Web would be a university library. Hope this helps.\nNow that I think about it, a lot of companies do public service. If you ask the public relations department of one, say Hormel or Oscar Meyer, they may provide you with material you can use.