why can’t people who have food that is being recalled due to bacteria contamination just cook the food to kill the bacteria
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Because the bacteria produce toxins that are now in the food, these toxins are still very toxic even after cooking. Heating them till they turn to charcoal will deactivate them but normal cooking techniques will not make the toxins that the bacteria produce become any less toxic. Basically the food is poisoned and cooking will not change that.
Because the bacteria produce toxins that are now in the food, these toxins are still very toxic even after cooking. Heating them till they turn to charcoal will deactivate them but normal cooking techniques will not make the toxins that the bacteria produce become any less toxic. Basically the food is poisoned and cooking will not change that.
Because the bacteria produce toxins that are now in the food, these toxins are still very toxic even after cooking. Heating them till they turn to charcoal will deactivate them but normal cooking techniques will not make the toxins that the bacteria produce become any less toxic. Basically the food is poisoned and cooking will not change that.
Many bacteria that cause food poisoning are bad not because of the bacteria themselves, but because their poop is toxic. Botulism is a good example of this, the poison is the botulinum toxin that they excrete, not the bacteria.
**Cooking contaminated food kills the bacteria, but doesn’t destroy any toxic poop they’ve already pooped into the food** during the time from contamination to whenever you cook it. So the cooking stops the production of *additional* toxic poop, but if there’s already some there it’s too late for cooking to help.
Many bacteria that cause food poisoning are bad not because of the bacteria themselves, but because their poop is toxic. Botulism is a good example of this, the poison is the botulinum toxin that they excrete, not the bacteria.
**Cooking contaminated food kills the bacteria, but doesn’t destroy any toxic poop they’ve already pooped into the food** during the time from contamination to whenever you cook it. So the cooking stops the production of *additional* toxic poop, but if there’s already some there it’s too late for cooking to help.
Many bacteria that cause food poisoning are bad not because of the bacteria themselves, but because their poop is toxic. Botulism is a good example of this, the poison is the botulinum toxin that they excrete, not the bacteria.
**Cooking contaminated food kills the bacteria, but doesn’t destroy any toxic poop they’ve already pooped into the food** during the time from contamination to whenever you cook it. So the cooking stops the production of *additional* toxic poop, but if there’s already some there it’s too late for cooking to help.
Cooking food will kill the bacteria, but the living bacteria often are not really the problem. Instead the issue is that the bacteria produce toxins as a byproduct of their metabolism (poison poop) and those toxins are still toxins even after cooking. In order to make them stop being toxins you would need to cook the food at a high enough temperature and long enough to change them chemically into something else, which would also change the food itself chemically. In other words you would have charcoal instead of food.
Cooking food will kill the bacteria, but the living bacteria often are not really the problem. Instead the issue is that the bacteria produce toxins as a byproduct of their metabolism (poison poop) and those toxins are still toxins even after cooking. In order to make them stop being toxins you would need to cook the food at a high enough temperature and long enough to change them chemically into something else, which would also change the food itself chemically. In other words you would have charcoal instead of food.
Cooking food will kill the bacteria, but the living bacteria often are not really the problem. Instead the issue is that the bacteria produce toxins as a byproduct of their metabolism (poison poop) and those toxins are still toxins even after cooking. In order to make them stop being toxins you would need to cook the food at a high enough temperature and long enough to change them chemically into something else, which would also change the food itself chemically. In other words you would have charcoal instead of food.
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