June 26, 2008

The Old Days of Taking Food Safety for Granted

Those days never existed ;)

But we seem to be innundated with stories about food borne pathogens. This is the latest from Reuters. It covers the salmonella outbreak:

"Investigators are still trying to find the source of the contamination. Health officials said last Friday they expected more people to become ill because the outbreak is probably still under way."

Food poisoning is not news. So far, 756 people in 34 states are infected, according to the article.

Why is this news?

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