Food Safety

Are food sickness rates increasing?

New US PIRG report says yes

December 13, 2012

US Public Interest Research Group (PIRG) released a report claiming that food recalls are on the rise and food safety systems are flawed. It asserts that contaminated food sickens 48 million people in the US each year and costs over $77 billion in aggregated food costs. A&B Ingredients responded that it expects renewed interest in antimicrobial treatments for use in processed meat and poultry in light of the report. The company’s CytoGuard LA antimicrobial treatment alters microbes’ cell membranes, preventing growth and reducing bacterial levels.

Shane O’Halloran joined Food Engineering in November of 2012 as Digital/Online Editor. He graduated from Oberlin College in 2010, and worked as a copy editor and contributor to BleacherReport.com and ShesGameSports.com. He has also written feature articles on a freelance basis for publications in the western suburbs of Philadelphia. His areas of expertise include social media campaigns and website management. Shane produces daily news updates for www.foodengineeringmag.com and Food Engineering’s social media sites. In addition, Shane writes news articles for FE’s TechFlash e-newsletter and Food Engineering’s People and Industry section.