BARFBLOG: Death toll from listeria in Canada climbs - (barfblog)
August 23, 2008 – 11:14 pmDepending on what sources are cited, there are now four confirmed deaths in Ontario and one in B.C. from the same strain of listeria. Several more deaths are being investigated, and the number of ill will continue to rise.
http://ottsun.canoe.ca/News/National/2008/08/23/6545861-sun.html
The spin that various social actors and politicians are putting on this listeria outbreak is beyond gross its set a new low for unwarranted aggrandizing.
While preparing to do a live interview with CBC NewsWorld on Thurs., the host introduced the program by saying that the first case of listeria was in a 36-year-old pregnant woman in late June. As a pregnant Amy looked on shes very supportive of my media activities and viciously edits much of my writing, and vice-versa I tried not to go, WTF, as the cameras were rolling.
For the complete blog posting, please visit http://barfblog.foodsafety.ksu.edu/2008/08/articles/listeria-1/death-toll-from-listeria-in-canada-climbs/index.html
MORE:
http://www.extension.iastate.edu/foodsafety/news/fsnews.cfm?newsid=28247
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