Has anyone gotten seriously ill?

[housil]

I also got really sick from a 1977 Chicken Stew last year. Bad call and it was a tough one - the vacuum seal hissed too and it all looked fine.

Botulism?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Botulism
They germs survive without any oxygen.

[steve1989]

Housil, if that was Botulism, i can say then in 2015, i got sick with E. Coli & botulism at 2 different points in the year! That's scary stuff. No idea what else coulda been wrong with the 1977 chicken stew other than bad dry milk in it? I may never know.

[rabidwolf]

I became ill after drunkingly eating a nasty pink taco. Not sure if that counts.

[janedoedad]

I like to give my gut bacteria the occasional stress test just to keep them up to par.

I treat my Liver much the same way.

I have had better luck with MRE's and rations than what has come out of the galley or mess. Some of that freshly prepared and properly supervised was neither - more than once.