Comments on: CDC Says Not Much Progress in Fight Against Foodborne Illness

By: E. Miller, MD

E. Miller, MD — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 15:59:15 +0000

A MATTER OF EDUCATION;
I think one of the biggest things that could be done in this regard would be a countrywide education program for all cooks and food handlers, particularly teenagers and younger people. Many of these younger people have no concept of microorganisms and what it takes to reduce their spread. It certainly compounds the problem when you consider that food handlers usually come from the less-educated ranks of society. For the most part food handling, particularly fast food, tends to be an entry level job. But a simple, manditory program for all food handlers, utilizing interesting scenerios and state of art media, could go a long way toward convincing people to wash hands etc. Incorporation of actual cases showing how sick and miserable illness victims can be might help elicit sympathy and compliance.

By: CDC Says Not Much Progress in Fight Against Foodborne Illness - NEWS.Tuls.Net

CDC Says Not Much Progress in Fight Against Foodborne Illness - NEWS.Tuls.Net — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 12:24:04 +0000

[...] “More needs to be done,” according to Dr. Robert Tauxe, deputy director for the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).Full source on MedHeadlines: Read More? [...]

By: Puerto Rico Local Blog » CDC Says Not Much Progress in Fight Against Foodborne Illness

Sat, 12 Apr 2008 12:19:58 +0000

[...] “More needs to be done,” according to Dr. Robert Tauxe, deputy director for the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). His assessment is based on 2007 data taken from the CDC’s Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network (FoodNet). FoodNet was designed to monitor the development and spread of foodborne diseases and to conduct epidemiological studies accordingly. FoodNet’s population closely resembles that of the United States in general but does not represent the entire US population. Instead, it is based on just 10 states’ data. medheadlines.com [...]