Reading Food Safety News is a scarry deal, but sho

Reading Food Safety News is a scarry deal, but shows the need is not being met at the current time for food testing.  The MIT 1000/1500 is entering the market at a time when we need more protection.  The cloud based reporting system is just what the Government is looking for and will fill a much need gap in the food safety system.

"Snapshot by U.S. PIRG Sees Foodborne Illness as Worsening Problem By Dan Flynn | October 25, 2012

In a little less than two years, recalled foods have been linked to 1,753 illnesses, 464 hospitalizations and at least 37 deaths and have cost the public $227 million in health costs, according to the U.S. Public Interest Research Group.

In a report that U.S. PIRG calls a ‘snapshot look” at foodborne illness in the U.S. from January 2011 to September 2012, the group looks at outbreaks that involved cantaloupe, ground turkey, papaya, mangoes, raw tuna and peanut butter, all of which were recalled after being linked to ongoing outbreaks. The report concludes that things are not getting better in the U.S. when it comes to foodborne illnesses. In fact, they are getting worse.

“Failures in the rules and processes that protect our food supply have led to numerous high-volume recalls over the past two years that left many Americans sickened and at least 37 dead,” says U.S. PIRG. “And the economic costs of illnesses caused by food products recalled over the past 21 months come to over $227 million.”

The report says Americans have become accustomed to food recalls. It paints a picture of a country where foodborne illness has become routine, with 48 million illnesses a year and little progress being made in reducing some pathogens, with Salmonella at unchecked levels for five years.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta estimates that 1 in 6 Americans become ill for 128,000 are hospitalized and 3,000 die each year, the report points out.

http://www.foodsafetynews.com/2012/10/u-s-pri...ot-better/