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> On point 1, are people dying left and right from eating recalled food? Dying? Not typically. Getting seriously ill? Yeah.. The CDC shows ~375,000 food-borne
by mikeyouse 10y ago
> On point 1, are people dying left and right from eating recalled food?
Dying? Not typically. Getting seriously ill? Yeah.. The CDC shows ~375,000 food-borne illnesses since 1998 resulting in 337 deaths -- both of which are bare minimums since many illnesses won't be traced back to a specific outbreak.
https://wwwn.cdc.gov/foodborneoutbreaks/ https://wwwn.cdc.gov/foodborneoutbreaks/
There are likely other solutions besides proprietary juice packages but it's a fairly serious issue. A friend of mine works in the Central Valley as QA lead for a few different companies -- getting low-margin businesses to spend money on ensuring food safety is an uphill task.
- fusiongyro 10y agoThat's like 20,000 per year, if you divide it out, and in a country of 400 million people it's not a significant problem. I'd find it pretty surprising if that was mostly related to juicing, as opposed to other causes.
- neaden 10y agoRecalled food represents a small amount of this. Most foodborne illnesses are the result of improper storage, handling, or cooking at the time or preparation. The chicken isn't thawed properly before being cooked, the soup is stored at 130 degrees, or the chef doesn't wash their hands between touching raw meat and salad or after going to the bathroom.
- _pmf_ 10y agoHow much of those are meat/dairy and how much is produce, though? I'd be surprised if it's not something like 95 percent to 5 percent.