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Every year, 48 million people in the US contract some form of foodborne illness.
Just this week, a Chipotle in Ohio temporarily closed down because more than 400 people said they got sick after eating there. And products sold at grocery stores like Trader Joe’s and Walgreens were recalled because they used lettuce from a supplier that sold McDonald’s a salad mix contaminated with cyclospora.
In many cases, a bout of foodborne illness leads to nausea, diarrhea, cramps, and vomiting. But in more severe cases, food poisoning can be fatal.See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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