Deidre Schlunegger is an author and advocate with Stop Foodborne Illness and joins IT2 to discuss steps taken by the Center for Disease Control as well as private businesses in curbing the rise in foodborne illnesses.
Have you ever opened up your pantry and spotted an item that was recalled but still sitting in your shelf? If so, you are in a similar situation to most Americans who have spent the last few months throwing away lettuce, double checking crackers and avoiding certain brands because of recalls or CDC reports on possible contamination.
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Deidre Schlunegger tells Amy Iler and JJ Gordon that the process of food disease or contamination starts with the farm and ends with the table – which leads a rather large section of space for things to go awry.
Stop Foodborne Illness
is an organization that has led the way in legislation and conversation concerning Americans who have become ill after eating a rogue veggie platter or drinking something that could possibly cause a nasty case of botulism.
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