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In the case of the Salmonella gastroenteritis outbreak after a reception, the origin of the illness comes down to the potato salad served at this event, however, the investigators are not certain of the mechanism of contamination. Whether the service worker (infected) might have unknowingly contaminated the food item or whether the food service worker also was infected through the same source as the case-patients remains unclear.2 Because the mechanism is unclear, it’s hard to identify if any of the ingredients in the potato salad were the culprit. In many cases, however, investigators are able to identify the mechanism for contamination.

It is recommended that Frito-Lay’s (FLD) aggressively promote its current line of shelf-stable, “chip dip” products and should not enter the “vegetable dip” market until a future date.

Dist. LEXIS 96108 at *7-8. The box mimics the design of health food cereal boxes, despite “sugar” and “corn syrup” being third and fourth on the ingredients list. Sabach, Exhibit A. This contrasts with Videtto v. Kellogg USA, 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 43114, *7-8 (E.D. Cal. May 20, 2009), where fancifully design elements including the spelling of “Froot” and the mascot signaled that the cereal was unhealthy. Similarly, the box claims “100% nutrition.” Sabach, Exhibit A. This could be misinterpreted to mean that the cereal contains 100% of daily nutrition, like the possibility that “‘all natural ingredients’ could … be interpreted … as a claim that all the ingredients in the product were natural.” Henderson, 2011 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 41077 at *31. Dominik Sabach implies that because of these factors, “he intentionally chose “Complete Blueberry Pomegranate” over other cereals…. Based on looking at the cereal boxes, Dominik believed that … other cereals … were likely to contain greater quantities of sugar and artificial sweeteners.” Sabach at 8. Thus, this packaging is “false, misleading, and reasonably likely to deceive the public.” Id. at

The box could have had playful elements such as a mascot or a colorful design, which might have signaled the cereal to be fun rather than healthy. See Videtto, 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 43114, at *7-8 (fanciful design elements on Froot Loops cereal boxes, including the spelling of “Froot” and a mascot, signal that the cereal is unhealthy). Instead, despite sugar and corn syrup being third and fourth on its ingredients list, the box deceptively “tap[s] into the current health conscious message” by mimicking the boxes of serious health food cereals such as Kellog’s Special K. It does this through a similar white background, colored bar at the top, logo and check mark that seem to certify the product, and picture of the cereal. Compl. ¶ 14; Compl. Ex. A. While some might argue that the picture of the cereal clarifies what the product contains, the ingredients are unclear from the picture, and the rest of the elements misleadingly compare the product to low-sugar, high-fiber cereals. Similarly, the box claims “100% nutrition.” Compl. Ex. A. This could be interpreted as claiming that the cereal contains 100% of daily nutrition, like the possibility that “‘all natural ingredients’ could . . . be interpreted . . . as a claim that all the ingredients . . . were natural.” Henderson, 2011 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 41077 at *31. Because of these factors, Plaintiff Dominik Sabach “intentionally chose

Schwan’s Sales Enterprise had the largest foodborne illness outbreak in history in Marshall, Minnesota around 1994 (Rubenstein, 1998). Cliff Viessman, a tanker truck operator transported a shipment of raw eggs that may have been infected with salmonella bacteria. The suspected contamination was unknown to Viessman’s employees. A foodborne illness is an infection or irritation of the gastrointestinal that caused by food or beverages that contain harmful bacteria, parasites, viruses, or chemicals. The company truck was parked and pressure washed to eliminate the bacteria. The next assignment was to transport ice cream mix to the Schwan’s plant (Rubenstein, 1998). Schwan’s company heard about the bacteria that may have affected their product and

Initially, the outbreak and recall was set for bagged spinach on September 14th, but the very next day the U.S. Food and Drug Administration recalled all spinach, both bagged and fresh. The outbreak was due to a suspected E. coli O157:H7. Because of the outbreak, 200 people were reported to the CDC from 26 states as having been infected with that particular outbreak strain; more than 100 of those cases were hospitalized, and 31 of them developed a form of kidney failure, which resulted in the deaths of three people. So why is a breakout that may only have affected 200 people so important and relevant to everyone? It’s important to make sure that our food is edible and not contaminated because in this situation with spinach—according to data collected through surveys— nearly half (48%) of Americans reported that they ate fresh spinach before the recall and did so frequently. There was no complete resolution on the exact cause of E. Coli on spinach, but it was believed to be from samples taken from a stream and from feces of cattle and wild pigs present on ranches, due to a genetic match from those who were infected. For some consumers, the spinach recall may be a type of “signal event” indicating a wider problem that they do not yet see as having been solved. Although spinach is something that is generally looked at as “healthy” to its consumers, it is apparent that there is still a problem with the safety and health concerning fresh produce for the public. This occurrence in 2006 was a turning point for many, realizing that even what should be our freshest food can be contaminated, and that more effort needs to be taken in order to protect the public from

Opposing view point online collection in the article “Food Safety” explains that food safety is an issue that very few people think about until they become sick. Opposing viewpoints online collection supports their explanation by giving statistics on the amount of people that get sick each year along with the different types of foodborne illnesses there are. The author’s purpose is to show the dangers of foodborne illnesses by estimating that “40 million people experience foodborne diseases every year. In order to eliminate foodborne illnesses they must set a certain food standard. The author establishes a formal tone for the reader. This work is significant because it informs the readers what we need to do for solve the food safety issues

Due to the alarming lack of attention and care to the raisings of meats used in fast food restaurants, foodborne illnesses can and have appeared in items from places like Taco Bell and Jack in the Box. These diseases can then spread rapidly among the community as family members, classmates, coworkers, and even strangers come in contact, direct or indirect, with the infected: “People have been infected by drinking contaminated water, by swimming in a contaminated lake, by playing at a contaminated water park, by crawling on a contaminated carpet” (201). Schlosser reveals how vulnerable communities are to foodborne outbreaks - areas as small as a neighborhood or as large as a state are all susceptible to an outbreak. Because of this, people should be more careful of what they eat and should be more aware of where their food really comes from, both for their own sake and their

Though my hold out would end soon, once I found out that not only does this snack turn fingers red, but also stool. Unaware of all this information I consumed tons of this product, and gained weight, as well as produced red stool. In retrospect, if there were warning labels on this product alerting consumers of the possibility of producing red stool and becoming obese, I would not have even picked up this product. Nevertheless, I was blinded by the deceitfulness of this junk food company, and as a result, my body suffered the consequences of consuming their products.

The food industry has changed drastically over the last decades. There are more Unnatural substances that change the appearance and taste of the food that we eat. The movie Food, Inc. has shown the low standards of the food industry that must change. Even though some products may be advertised as being healthy, it may indeed be the opposite of what you expected. Quality has to come from the beginning however, the may the food industry in run it has already failed from the beginning.

Foodborne illness, or food poisoning, happens everyday in the U.S. and it is estimated that 48 million people are affected by it every year. Of these 48 million, 128,000 end up in the hospital and 3000 of them die from foodborne pathogens (Tucker, 2014). Foodborne illnesses can be caused by biological, chemical, or physical contaminants. The biological contaminants consist of bacteria, viruses, parasites, and fungi. Chemical contaminants are pesticides, cleaning supplies, and toxic chemicals. Physical contaminations are dirt, glass, wood, splinters, stones, hair, jewelry, and metal shavings (Tucker, 2014). Salmonella, a bacterium, has been the most common reported cause of food poisoning. Salmonella is most commonly exposed to humans through animal feces and it is usually from animals that give us beef, poultry, and dairy products. People who do not wash their hands after being around animals can also transmit salmonella into our food. The symptoms of Salmonella are abdominal cramps, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, and fever (Tucker, 2014). The symptoms will usually resolve on their own in healthy people but may become life threatening in those with compromised immune systems. In order to prevent Salmonellosis, raw eggs should be avoided, as well as undercooked meat, shellfish, and unpasteurized milk and juice (Tucker, 2014). It is also important to always practice hand hygiene before handling any uncooked food products. Escherichia Coli, otherwise known as E. coli, is

The consumption of fruits and vegetables have been regarded as a case contributing to the foodborne microbial disease outbreak. The contributor of the largest number of outbreak reported is melon. There were three outbreaks associated with melon including an outbreak of listeriosis in melon in 2009 which caused 9 people received treatment and 2 died, an outbreak of salmonella saintpaul in the same year, nearly 100 suspected and confirmed cases, 9 people received treatment and other suspected in outbreak of Cyclospora in 2010 resulting in at least 314 people becoming ill.There was an outbreak report of hepatitis in 2009, which is one of the largest foodborne disease outbreaks related to the consumption of fruit in Australia. This outbreak caused

* Weaknesses - Weaknesses are the assets which would prevent the sandwich/snack bar from accomplishing their specific mission and achieving their full potential. These weaknesses decline influences on the organisations success and growth in the economy. Weaknesses in an organization may be a criticizing machinery, insufficient research and development facilities, narrow product range, poor decision-making, etc. However these are controllable which must be eliminated. An example of The sandwich/snack bars organisational weaknesses are huge debts, high employee turnover, complex decision making process, narrow product range, large wastage of raw materials, etc. The business must ensure that prices of sandwiches and other products are reasonable and affordable in order to ensure consistency in sales and to meet costs.

This has been going for years and years, and it has been said that eating foods like this is healthy, so we have to prove that it is not healthy and not good for people, as they will get some really, bad symptoms. These symptoms include:

* Ensure public safety: A majority of salmonella species can be inactivated if the restaurant chain operates at documented pasteurization temperatures. However, in the event of the infection reaching the public, there is a significant morbidity and mortality rate. Hospitalization and death rates can be as high as 33% and 3% respectively. (Schlundt, 2001) Exhibit 1 shows the number of Salmonella-related deaths and death rates in the past 10 years.