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Incubation Periods of Common Foodborne Illnesses

Posted by Ron Simon on April 15th, 2009 under Attorney Op-Ed Articles Tags: ,  •  No Comments

After contaminated food is eaten, there is a delay before the consumer starts to feel the first food poisoning symptoms.  This delay is called the “incubation period”.  Incubation periods of foodborne illnesses can range from a few hours to several days or weeks.  
People tend to believe that the last food they ate caused their illness.  This is not always the case [...]