Definition of "enterotoxin" []

• A toxin produced by bacteria that is specific for intestinal cells and causes the vomiting and diarrhea associated with food poisoning. (noun)

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• "The USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service FSIS with Zweigle's Inc. in Rochester, NY, announced yesterday a recall of nearly 3,000 pounds of Price Chopper bologna because an improper processing method may have introduced allowed for the production of enterotoxin by Staphylococcus aureus, Enterotoxin, a bacteria that causes which could lead to food poisoning."
• "During an inspection on November 1 through 4 of 2010, the FDA found various violations at the plant, including temporary storage of tuna in conditions that could result in the proliferation of the bacteria Staphylococcus aureus, which may lead to production of an enterotoxin that can cause food poisoning and is heat stable."
• "It has a short incubation period and produces an enterotoxin that causes a copious, painless, watery diarrhoea that can quickly lead to severe dehydration and death if treatment is not promptly given."