Safebee.com - New article mentioning us.
New article up mentioning us! Thanks Safebee. https://www.safebee.com/tech/can-social-media-help-identify-food-poisoning-outbreaks
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Beta Launch - New custom reporting tool
We are pleased to announce the beta phase of a new custom reporting service. Are you interested in customized reporting ? For example: - Just reports from the city of Houston ? - Just reports from the state of New York ? - Just reports from a particular restaurant ? Or a combination ? - Just reports containing the word spinach from the state of California ? Please click to sign up.
HealthComU.com Article - Technology Changing the Way We Report, Find Out About, and Track Foodborne Illness
Great article from HealthComU.com .
Simi Valley Chipotle Incident - Forum
Hi, This post is intended as a discussion forum related to the Simi Valley Chipotle incident. You are welcome to share your stories, and any updates that you may have received. Many of you would like to know what happened, why the restaurant was shut down, what issues were identified, what was fixed, did the health department handle this situation well, etc. Please comment below.
Iwaspoisoned.com on CBS news - Simi Valley Chipotle
CBS local news just ran a story on the unfortunate cluster of food poisoning incidents at Simi Valley Chipotle. Iwaspoisoned.com got a mention in the story, in helping confirm the number of cases. In the end we had over 50 reports. Chipotle issued an official statement on Saturday, claiming that, “The safety and well being of our customers is always our highest priority. When we were contacted by customers who reported feeling poorly after visiting our restaurant in Simi Valley, we immediately began a review of the incident, and have taken all of the necessary steps to ensure that it is safe to eat there.” Link to the story Thanks Brittney Hopper,
STOP Foodborne Illness
A great organization I just connected with. I recently was honored to do an interview with them. They are a national US nonprofit public health organization dedicated to the prevention of illness and death from foodborne pathogens. · Advocating for sound public policy · Building public awareness · Assisting those impacted by foodborne illness Stop by and check them out here: https://www.stopfoodborneillness.org/ Even better - leave a donation for them! They do fantastic work, and survive on charitable donations. https://www.stopfoodborneillness.org/donate/
CNN "Food poisoning? It was likely a restaurant worker"
I suspect most of the posts on this site are from this type of thing, just a guess. Article - some excerpts: "Restaurants and catering services are the most common sources for norovirus outbreaks from contaminated food, according to the report. "Infected food workers are frequently the source of these outbreaks, often by touching ready-to-eat foods served in restaurants with their bare hands," CDC experts wrote." "Norovirus particles spread whenever an infected person vomits or defecates" "One in five food service workers say they have worked while sick with vomiting and diarrhea due to "fear of job loss" and "not wanting to leave co-workers short-staffed," according to the report".
"Food poisoning more likely in restaurants than home" according to CSPI
Interesting new study. " Over the nine-year period, researchers found that more than 1,610 outbreaks— sickening more than 28,000 people — occurred in restaurants. In the same time frame, 893 outbreaks—sickening approximately 13,000 people— occurred within a home setting. CSPI researchers believe food poisoning numbers may actually be higher, as many cases go underreported." https://www.foxnews.com/health/2014/04/11/food-poisoning-more-likely-in-restaurants-than-home/
Wow.. really interesting infographic - "Is factory farming making us sick"
https://www.health-science-degree.com/food-poisioning/ Some really interesting points on here: Excerpt:
Food poisoning on the rise in Australia
Great article - I expect some of the forces at play are similar in other countries including the US. Excerpt: "Changing eating habits are believed to be a leading cause. People cook less and eat out more, say public health experts, which may partly explain why the food service industry was responsible for more than three-quarters of food poisoning outbreaks in 2011. ''Traditionally food is prepared and eaten immediately but now food might be prepared and left longer before eating,'' says CSIRO food microbiologist Cathy Moir. ''Because we're making these foods more available, the exposure to the population is greater, whereas if someone made it in their home and fed it to their family, the organism is only being exposed to five people rather than 500." https://www.goodfood.com.au/good-food/food-poisoning-on-the-rise-20140303-340ka.html