Foodborne Pathogens Quotes

I got food poisoning today. I don't know when I'll use it.

As a matter of fact, most cases of food poisoning are never linked back to their source.

The Centers for Disease Control says that there are 76 million cases of food poisoning in the United States every year, 350,000 hospitalizations, and 5,000 deaths. Is that a lot or a little? Well, it depends on how you look at it.

It is, of course, one of the miracles of science that the germs that used to be in our food have been replaced by poisons.

Very few people realize that the U.S. government does not have the power to order the recall of contaminated meat.

Proper turkey preparation is critical. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, more Americans die every year from eating improperly cooked turkey than were killed in the entire Peloponnesian War. This is because turkey can contain salmonella, which are tiny bacteria that, if they get in your bloodstream, develop into full-grown salmon, which could come leaping out of your mouth during an important business presentation.

If food is processed - like canned or frozen - you can reduce the risks of pathogens.