The paper examined food poisoning, effect and way of curbing food poisoning and its menace at homes through nutritional education. Nutritional education has becomes an advocacy medium for good home nutrition, safety and health. Poisoned foods are becoming a treat at home through carelessness by home makers, Food handlers and food venders. Motivation and awareness talk, aided action by environmental protection agencies at incidence to food delivery sought through nutrition education, could rescue the effect. The paper recommends the understanding of the concept food poisoning by homemakers, public food venders and the hygiene practice and purchases of food at proper places.