intrinsically poisonous food, for example deadly nightshade, red kidney beans
parasites in the meat, for example Taenia, Trichinella
chemicals:
heavy metals, e.g. mercury, zinc
pesticides, e.g. rodenticides, insecticides
allergies
paralytic shell fish poisoning
scombrotoxin histamine intoxication
viral food poisoning
Chinese restaurant syndrome - monosodium glutamate
Reference
American Medical Association, American Nurses Association/American Nurses Foundation, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, et al. Diagnosis and management of foodborne illnesses: a primer for physicians and other health care professionals. MMWR Recomm Rep. 2004 Apr 16;53(RR-4):1-33.
Annotations allow you to add information to this page that would be handy to have on hand during a consultation. E.g. a website or number. This information will always show when you visit this page.