Health Hazard Associated with the Presence of Bacteria in Food Products.

bacteria were already known to Hippocrates many years before Christ. The name of the species is owed to the Polish microbiologist, Adam Prażmowski. It is now known that these bacteria are widespread in the natural environment, and their presence in food products is a threat to human health and life. According to European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) reports, every year, there are poisonings or deaths due to ingestion of bacterial toxins, including those of the spp. The strengthening of consumer health awareness has increased interest in consuming products with minimal processing in recent years, which has led to a need to develop new techniques to ensure the safety of microbiological food, including elimination of bacteria from the genera. On the other hand, the high biochemical activity of bacteria allows them to be used in the chemical, pharmaceutical, and medical industries. Awareness of microbiological food safety is very important for our health. Unfortunately, in 2022, an increase in infections with bacteria found in food was recorded. Knowledge about food contamination should thus be widely disseminated.