Comments on: Food Safety, and the Ten Most Dangerous Foods in the U.S. http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/food/2009/10/food-safety-and-the-ten-most-dangerous-foods-in-the-u-s/ A Heaping Helping of Food News, Science and Culture Fri, 24 May 2013 17:26:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4 By: Good News for Food Safety | Food & Think http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/food/2009/10/food-safety-and-the-ten-most-dangerous-foods-in-the-u-s/comment-page-1/#comment-4436 Good News for Food Safety | Food & Think Fri, 22 Apr 2011 16:42:08 +0000 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/food/?p=3208#comment-4436 [...] “Outbreak Alert!” database that tracks these things, and they’ve ranked the ten most dangerous foods. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimated last month that one in six people in the [...] [...] “Outbreak Alert!” database that tracks these things, and they’ve ranked the ten most dangerous foods. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimated last month that one in six people in the [...]

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]]> By: Taking a Hard Look at Food Safety, an “Import-ant” Issue | Food & Think http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/food/2009/10/food-safety-and-the-ten-most-dangerous-foods-in-the-u-s/comment-page-1/#comment-1143 Taking a Hard Look at Food Safety, an “Import-ant” Issue | Food & Think Fri, 16 Oct 2009 18:56:03 +0000 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/food/?p=3208#comment-1143 [...] I wrote last week, food safety is a hot topic right now, and it just keeps getting hotter. Although there’s a [...] [...] I wrote last week, food safety is a hot topic right now, and it just keeps getting hotter. Although there’s a [...]

]]> By: Amanda Bensen http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/food/2009/10/food-safety-and-the-ten-most-dangerous-foods-in-the-u-s/comment-page-1/#comment-1129 Amanda Bensen Tue, 13 Oct 2009 15:45:09 +0000 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/food/?p=3208#comment-1129 WilliamB, I think you make a good point; local and organic products can be contaminated as well. But to me, it simply seems logical that reducing the number of steps in the farm-to-plate process (less people handling the food, in less places) would reduce the overall risk of contamination. And I admire your efforts to ensure your own food safety by grinding your own meat! I'm curious, how does that compare cost-wise, do you think you're spending more or less than people who buy pre-ground meats? WilliamB, I think you make a good point; local and organic products can be contaminated as well. But to me, it simply seems logical that reducing the number of steps in the farm-to-plate process (less people handling the food, in less places) would reduce the overall risk of contamination.

And I admire your efforts to ensure your own food safety by grinding your own meat! I’m curious, how does that compare cost-wise, do you think you’re spending more or less than people who buy pre-ground meats?

]]> By: Rob Ford http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/food/2009/10/food-safety-and-the-ten-most-dangerous-foods-in-the-u-s/comment-page-1/#comment-1115 Rob Ford Sat, 10 Oct 2009 00:09:09 +0000 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/food/?p=3208#comment-1115 Eggs are bad for you. Eggs are good for you. Caffine is bad for you or is it now good, I can't keep track anymore, are tomatoes safe to eat again? If I worked myself into a frenzy everytime some expert published an opinion, I would probably never eat again - and don't forget "they" put flouride in water. Eggs are bad for you. Eggs are good for you. Caffine is bad for you or is it now good, I can’t keep track anymore, are tomatoes safe to eat again? If I worked myself into a frenzy everytime some expert published an opinion, I would probably never eat again – and don’t forget “they” put flouride in water.

]]> By: WilliamB http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/food/2009/10/food-safety-and-the-ten-most-dangerous-foods-in-the-u-s/comment-page-1/#comment-1112 WilliamB Fri, 09 Oct 2009 08:04:33 +0000 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/food/?p=3208#comment-1112 I think you do your readership a disservice by implying that buying local or organic will necessarily reduce the risk and that this is the only way to do so. Buying local/organic is not the only way to take steps. For example, I take steps to improve the safety of my ground meat by buying whole cuts and grinding it myself. (It's easier than it sounds.) Further, buying local/organic does not reduce the risk of many of these food-borne illnesses. For example, the spinach problem of a couple years ago was caused by water run-off from the cattle farm that was uphill of the spinich field. That spinich could have been 100% organic from seed to bag and it still would have been contaminated. BTW I love your blog! I think you do your readership a disservice by implying that buying local or organic will necessarily reduce the risk and that this is the only way to do so.

Buying local/organic is not the only way to take steps. For example, I take steps to improve the safety of my ground meat by buying whole cuts and grinding it myself. (It’s easier than it sounds.) Further, buying local/organic does not reduce the risk of many of these food-borne illnesses. For example, the spinach problem of a couple years ago was caused by water run-off from the cattle farm that was uphill of the spinich field. That spinich could have been 100% organic from seed to bag and it still would have been contaminated.
BTW I love your blog!

]]> By: Keith Warriner http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/food/2009/10/food-safety-and-the-ten-most-dangerous-foods-in-the-u-s/comment-page-1/#comment-1109 Keith Warriner Thu, 08 Oct 2009 21:04:35 +0000 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/food/?p=3208#comment-1109 The key to food safety is to control the pathogens at their source rather than rely on inspection and more testing. This is not an easy task although we need more focus at the start of the chain rather than the end. The key to food safety is to control the pathogens at their source rather than rely on inspection and more testing. This is not an easy task although we need more focus at the start of the chain rather than the end.

]]> By: Heather L. http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/food/2009/10/food-safety-and-the-ten-most-dangerous-foods-in-the-u-s/comment-page-1/#comment-1107 Heather L. Thu, 08 Oct 2009 19:39:05 +0000 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/food/?p=3208#comment-1107 Oh great!!! And most of those foods I eat regularly! Oh great!!! And most of those foods I eat regularly!

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