Early this summer there was a multi-state outbreak of E. coli from romaine lettuce. That was followed in late July by a massive recall of products including Goldfish and Ritz crackers due to potential salmonella contamination. And just last week, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service issued a public health alert about dozens of beef, pork and poultry salad and wrap products that may have been contaminated with the Cyclospora parasite.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that 48 million people each year. About 128,000 people end up in the hospital, and 3,000 die annually.
Joining Cincinnati Edition to discuss foodborne illnesses are Assistant Professor of Medicine at the 's Division of Digestive Diseases and Physician Dr. Vidhya Kunnathur; Assistant Professor and Extension Field Specialist in the at , Dr. Abigail Snyder; and Environmental Health Manager Ted Talley.
Tune in to Cincinnati Edition August 7 starting at 1 p.m. to hear this segment.