NEW RESEARCH: MONITORING ONLINE POSTS BY CONSUMERS COULD HELP IMPROVE FOOD SAFETY
An estimated 48 million cases of foodborne illness are contracted in the U.S. annually, causing about 128,000 hospitalizations and 3,000 deaths, according to CDC. In some instances, the source is well known, but 80 percent of food poisoning cases are of unknown origin. A new study published by Risk Analysis, proposes a new Food Safety Monitoring System that utilizes data mining on websites to identify products associated with food-related illnesses.