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Food spoilage is the unwanted deterioration in canned or preserved food that makes your food unsafe for eating. Ingesting spoiled food causes a wide range of ailments, depending on the type of spoilage and the amount of food consumed. Symptoms vary from mild, flu-like aches and pains to more-serious illnesses or even death.

But having said that, the potential for spoiled food shouldn’t stop you from canning. When you understand the workings of these microscopic organisms and enzymes, you’ll know why using the correct processing method for the correct amount of time destroys these potentially dangerous food spoilers. And you’ll have nothing to worry about.