NEW YORK, May 11 (UPI) — Public health experts say food safety in the United States is vastly improved compared to a century ago despite recent outbreaks and product recalls.
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A century ago? I hope so. I’m hoping that we all have the good sense that using a century old measuring stick is not what we should rest easy on. Food safety in the US and indeed worldwide needs to be a priority. The CDC estimate of 76 million cases of food-borne illnesses in the U.S. today, with an estimated economic toll of $6.9 billion might be better than 1909 was, or even 1999 if they meant 10yrs, but we CAN do better and we should.