Monday, April 11, 2016

Why the rise in food-poisoning reports is actually a good thing by Alexandra Sifferlin

Magazine: Time Magazine
Date: March 28, 2016
Article: Why the rise in food-poisoning reports is actually a good thing
Page: 27
Author:  Alexandra Sifferlin
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Comment:  I learned about the PulseNet system.  I had no idea it existed and how it defects outbreaks.  This is a must read for everyone.  After reading this article, question #13 and #14 standout for me.

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Questions
1. Which food chain has been hit with a food safety nightmare since summer 2015?
2. What were their customers infected with?
3. What type of food chain is Chipotle?
4. Whose sandwiches were pulled because they had possible contamination of listeria?
5. What is PulseNet?
6. What does PulseNet do?
7. What does PulseNet allow food experts to do?
8. How does PulseNet identify outbreaks?
9. Who is Dr. Robert Tauxe?
10. What are the acronyms for the U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention?
11. In what year was PulseNet launched?
12. How much tainted food has PulseNet detected since it launched?
13. What other countries have sophisticated software like this for their food-safety?
14. Does the CDC contract to monitor other countries food-safety?
15. What outbreak killed 3 people and lasted 5 years, but only had 10 cases within its span?


Reference
http://www.cdc.gov/pulsenet/
http://time.com/author/alexandra-sifferlin/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexandra-sifferlin-baba3a29
http://www.cdc.gov/media/spokesperson/sme-bios/tauxe.pdf

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