Wednesday, November 26, 2014

History of Food Safety in the U.S. - Part 1


In the winter of 1924, oysters grown in polluted waters near Long Island, NY, caused an outbreak of typhoid fever from Salmonella Typhi that killed 150 people and sickened at least 1,500. To this day, it holds the record for the highest body count of any foodborne illness outbreak in U.S. history.

This week, Part 1 of 3 on the History of Food Safety in the U.S.

TTFN, Fred.

Quote of the week: "This time, like all times, is a very good one, if we but know what to do with it." - Ralph Waldo Emerson (US essayist & poet, 1803 - 1882)


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