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    Customer relationship management Customer relationship management is different in our growing mass media platforms. It can be a public relations nightmare to contain information and get out in front of the news so that it looks like the company is being proactive versus reactive. “In a digital age, the window for responding to a crisis keeps getting smaller” (Schwartz, 2015). It is, however, our right as consumers to know what’s going on with the products we purchase, consume, and refer to others

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    Customer relationship management (Juan) Customer relationship management is different in our growing mass media platforms. It can be a Public relations nightmare to contain information and get out in front of the news so that it looks like the company is being proactive versus reactive. “In a digital age, the window for responding to a crisis keeps getting smaller”(Schwartz, 2015). It is however, our right as a consumer to know what’s going on with the products we purchase, consume, and refer to

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    collected from Toronto’s nursing homes and hospitals, a Toronto Maple Leaf Food’s plant was confirmed as being involved in the outbreak of the food-borne illness, caused by the bacterium Listeria monocytogenes 2. Pregnant women, children and elderly were more at risk due to their weaker immune systems. The listeria outbreak claimed the life of over 20 people and caused panic among consumers who had ingested Maple Leaf products. When presented with a crisis, the reaction of Maple Leaf’s CEO and president

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    The causes of meningitis vary depending on a persons age group. For newborns the causes are Group B listeria, Escherichia coli, and Listeria monocytogenes. For infants and children the causes are Streptococcus pneumonia, Neisseria meningitides, and Haemophilus influenza type B. The causes for adults are Nesseria meningitides, Streptococcus pneumonia, and Listeria monocytogenes. The incubation period for this disease is two to ten days. Their are many different types of meningitis

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    Meningitis Contagious

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    infection. It causes decreased consciousness, seizures, raised intracranial pressures and stroke and fever. The organism most often responsible are: 1. Streptococcus pneumoniae (50%) 2. Neisseria meningitides (25%) 3. Group B streptococci (15%) 4. Listeria monocytogenes (10%) 5. Haemophilous influenza type b (Hib) less than 10% 6. Ecoli etc All bacterial meningitis are not contagious. But those which are contagious, the infectivity of the disease depends on the virulence of the bacteria and host immune

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    The main for the purpose of this study was to find out about the tolerance of Listeria monocytogenes towards quaternary ammonium compounds (QAC). The antibacterial effects of disinfectants are crucial for the control of Listeria monocytogenes in food processing environments. Tolerance of L. monocytogenes to sub lethal levels of disinfectants based on QAC is conferred by the resistant determinants qacH and bcrABC. The QAC based disinfectants which are in common use in many food industries are found

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    Unit 14 P2

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    greens are vital during pregnancy because of the high folic acid content, which is essential in helping the baby to form properly. Furthermore, in creating this meal packaged foods were avoided as they are unsafe seeing as they have a higher risk of listeria contamination. Although I’ve decided to create this dish I am aware that I have to create a small portion and I have ensured that the meal will not contain and will emit anything that will potentially harm the baby during

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    such as E. coli, Listeria, Norovirus, Salmonella, Staphylococcus and Clostridium are cited as the most dangerous food pathogens able to cause significant harm to human health or even hospitalization (Thomas et al., 2015; Wang & Salazar, 2016; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2017). For example, E.coli can contaminate multiple categories of food including dairy, meats, vegetables and processed food and cause significant health issues (Zwietering et al., 2016). Listeria is another pathogen

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    Every day, several times a day, we inhale air, drink water, bathe, and consume foods that has been grown, manufactured, and prepared by someone else. We do so without giving a second thought as to whether or not it is safe to do so. Corporations, government, and businesses have the responsibility of ensuring that our air, water, and foods are safe for consumption. When safety measures are violated, that could have been prevented, loss of life can occur, diseases, loss revenue, and lack of trust

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    of the meninge layers of the central nervous system (the pia matter, arachnoid matter, and the dura matter). This disease in most cases is caused by these five microbes: - Neisseria meningitis - Streptococcus pneumoniae - Haemopilius influenzae - Listeria monocytogenes - Streptococcus agalactiae The CNS is a bacteria free zone so these microbes could have invaded the body through a rip or tear in the meninges, a break in a bone surrounding the meninges, a non-aseptic spinal tap procedure, in the blood

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