NEW YORK: When 1,000 people get sick - (The New York Times)
July 10, 2008 – 1:03 amThe government officials who are supposed to protect Americas food supply are not certain what has made almost 1,000 people ill in the last three months. At first it was raw tomatoes that appeared to be tainted with a rare form of salmonella. So, consumers avoided tomatoes, and the tomato business suffered mightily. Health officials are still worried about tomatoes, but theyve also raised concerns about jalapeño peppers. Or perhaps cilantro. Or maybe some brands of salsa. Somewhere. Meanwhile, people keep getting sick.
This failure is an urgent reminder that the country needs an effective system to track food from the farm to the table. If health officials could find tainted items and quickly trace them back to their tainted source, it would save consumers their health and businesses profits.
After last years problems with contaminated peanut butter, spinach and imported seafood, Congress and the White House pledged to take swift action […]
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