Food poisoning
B1 · Feelings & Health · B1 collocations
Meaning
An illness of the stomach caused by eating food that contains harmful bacteria.
Example
Several guests got food poisoning after eating undercooked chicken at the wedding.
“food poisoning” or “a food poisoning”?
Uncountable: say 'I got food poisoning', not 'a food poisoning'. Common verbs are 'get', 'have', 'suffer from' and 'cause'.
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