Thursday, March 7, 2013

Deadly Cantaloupe

After an Oklahoma man's death from eating a cantaloupe contaminated by the Listeria monocytogenes bacterium, the source was linked to a single farm in Colorado. That same farm had shortly before been awarded a top safety rating and had been distributed to retailers such as Walmart. The contamination had contributed to 33 deaths, yet the FDA has minimal power to prevent tainted products from being distributed. Statistically, the death toll of Americans per year from foodborne illness is 3,000 out 128,000 people who get infected apparently from lack of government control.

Published by: Ramona Petrova 

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-10-11/food-sickens-millions-as-industry-paid-inspectors-find-it-safe.html

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