E. coli Food Poisoning Cases Drop
April 29, 2004 — Just in time for picnic season, the CDC has some good news about some of the most dangerous threats to food safety.
A new report shows cases of E. coli O157:H7 infections, one of the most severe food-borne illnesses, dropped by 36% from 2002 to 2003. Most illnesses caused by E. coli infections are the result of eating undercooked, contaminated ground beef.
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Researchers say an estimated 76 million people contract food-borne and other diarrheal illnesses each year.
http://www.webmd.com/food-recipes/news/20040429/e-coli-food-poisoning
[Note how 76 million people contract a food-borne illness each year out of a 2004 population of almost 300 million people. That is about a one in four or one in three chance of being one of the people to contract a food-borne illness each year.]
>> “ Most illnesses caused by E. coli infections are the result of eating undercooked, contaminated ground beef.” <<
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That statement is nonsense!
Most e-coli infections are from fecally tainted produce, particularly spinach or leafy lettuce. People eat hundreds of tons of rare hamburger every day, and problems are very rare.
E-coli bacteria are essential to life, you cannot live without them. Lack of e-coli is the most common cause of the intestinal distress from using antibiotics. E-coli is a part of your immune system.