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Why do we avoid eating food that has got spoiled?
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Solution
- Microorganisms that spoil the food are harmful to health.
- The spoiled food has a foul smell and bad appearance.
- Eating such food can cause stomachaches, vomiting and diarrhoea.
- Sometimes the spoiled food also has fungus growing on it.
- Such food is not nutritious and can be dangerous for health. Therefore, we first avoid eating spoiled food.
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