Food safety · Food and eating
food poisoning
illness from food
Food poisoning is an illness caused by eating contaminated food.
This vs that
I had food poisoning.
The chicken was contaminated.
Hear it in real life
Why weren't you at work yesterday?
I had food poisoning and couldn't leave the house.
I had food poisoning after a takeaway and spent the whole night being sick.
Which sounds natural?
Psst — which one would you actually say?
'Came down with food poisoning' is a natural way to describe suddenly becoming ill.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: I had a food poison last night.
Say: I had food poisoning last night.
'Food poisoning' is an uncountable illness, not 'a food poison'.
Say it together
Whole chunks natives use with it.
get food poisoning
You can get food poisoning if raw meat is not stored properly.
I got food poisoning from a takeaway last summer.
Phrases to borrow
More for talking about food safety.
check the use-by date
Check the use-by date before you open it.
keep it in the fridge
Keep it in the fridge once you've opened it.
Food safety words
Food and eating · Food safety: the words around “food poisoning”.
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Your turn: say it out loud
I came down with food poisoning.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
food poisoning
illness from food
“I had food poisoning after a takeaway and spent the whole night being sick.”
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