BARFBLOG: Seven deaths, dozens of illness investigated in Canadian listeria outbreak: pregnant women reminded of risks - (barfblog)
August 22, 2008 – 7:17 pmMy wife is six months pregnant and she hasnt had deli meats or smoked salmon or other refrigerated, ready-to-eat foods for six months.
Thats because the bacterium listeria is fairly much everywhere, difficult to control, and grows in the refrigerator. It also causes stillbirths in pregnant women, who are about 20 times more likely to contract the bug than other adults.
The banter in Canada about government or industry taking the lead on food inspection, whether food should be produced in large or small places, is misguided at best and more likely, political opportunism.
Theres a lot of sick people out there and more to be uncovered. Listeria happens, but why did it take the Canadian authorities and industry seven weeks to issue advisories?
For the complete blog post, please visit http://barfblog.foodsafety.ksu.edu/2008/08/articles/listeria-1/seven-deaths-dozens-of-illness-investigated-in-canadian-listeria-outbreak-pregnant-women-reminded-of-risks/index.html
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http://www.extension.iastate.edu/foodsafety/news/fsnews.cfm?newsid=28214
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