That’s Good News For The 30 Million Americans Who Get Food Poisoning Every Year!
Even in the U.S., where sanitation and food inspection is fairly thorough, food poisoning is quite widespread (see other articles in this issue). In other parts of the world, food and water-borne bacteria are even more common, hence the well-known terms “travelers’ disease” or “Montezuma’s revenge”. Now officials are also becoming concerned about the safety of the large amounts of food imported into the U.S., especially during the winter months. Although some of the food that comes into the country is inspected, there are simply not enough inspectors to deal with the volume.
