Food safety is paramount, no matter if you're a high-end chef or only occasionally scramble an egg. Without it comes food poisoning. Or is it food intoxication?

Food poisoning occurs when a person ingests toxins that were formed in food before it is eaten. These can include bacterial toxins from Staphylococcus aureus, Clostridium botulinum, or Bacillus cereus ...

Foodborne intoxication is caused by consuming food containing a toxin or chemical," according to the Cabell-Huntington Health Department. The USDA said it is the same as food poisoning.

Instead, health officials use this term to describe a type of food poisoning. "The newly coined term 'food intoxication' is used interchangeably with 'food poisoning,'" Sandra Eskin, CEO of Stop ...

Costa Rican officials released the cause of death of Miller Gardner, 14, the son of New York Yankees' former outfielder Brett Gardner.

Here's what to know. Food intoxication and food poisoning are often used interchangeably, according to the USDA, are the same, but are not the same as foodborne illness (infection). Food ...