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Food Poisoning
Studies from P.S. Variyar and co-researchers update current data on food poisoning
January 27th, 2009
"Increased outbreaks of food-borne illnesses, including deaths in recent years, attributed in large part to consumption of food contaminated with Escherichia coli O157:H7, have become a worldwide concern. Food-borne illnesses constitute an unacceptable health risk demanding stringent food safety controls," scientists in Bombay, India report. "Despite food irradiation being a known effective method to eliminate pathogens that are difficult to eradicate by conventional methods, consumers and industry at large have been reluctant to adopt it. This is mainly attributed to some apprehensions regarding the safety of irradiated food. One such apprehension relates to...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2009-01-27)
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