Gateway to government food safety information. Includes news and safety alerts, consumer advice, and descriptions of the pathogens that cause food poisoning. - Read more

S.T.O.P.'s mission is to prevent unnecessary illness and loss of life from pathogenic foodborne illness. We believe that in the U.S. today, people should not be made seriously ill, permanently injured or killed by pathogens such as bacteria or viruses in our food. - Read more

Botulin toxin is a neurotoxic protein produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum. It is the most poisonous naturally occurring substance in the world ... - Read more