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Food-Borne Illness
Education Most Effective Means of Combatting Food Poisoning
September 3rd, 2000
"Education is the most effective tool we have to combat food poisoning," according to Kelly Johnston, National Food Processors Association (NFPA). His comments came in response to a report issued by the Center for Science in the Public Interest, examining foodborne illness outbreaks in the United States during the past decade. "The real key to reducing illness is food safety education," Johnston stated. "The [U.S.] Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's [CDC] own data indicate that food obtained from an unsafe source is the least commonly reported factor in food poisoning outbreaks. Most food poisonings were in fact attributable to unsafe...
Source: Medical Letter on the CDC & FDA (2000-09-03)
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