You know its strange, knock wood here, but I don't think I've ever had food poisoning. I eat buffets and potlucks, and I love them, and don't even feel scared. Now I don't eat egg based stuff or let my kids eat it, but really, its so un-emet of me to eat that! But like i said, never had a bad experience with it. Unless I had a bout of d* or n* and just didn't know it was fp. Hmmmm. At any rate, I say stuff yourself. Just keep an eye on what you eat, and like everyone else said, maybe steer clear of mayo based stuff. Janna