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Understanding the Costs of Unsafe Food

Food Safety Tech

The most immediate financial impact of unsafe food is incurred through direct medical expenses associated with treating foodborne illnesses. A 2018 World Bank study estimated that foodborne illnesses cost low- and middle-income countries around $110 billion annually in medical expenses alone. In the U.S.,

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My 5 Minutes with the FDA

Bill Marler

on food safety issues, there has always been a discussion about how best to effectively accomplish food safety regulation and oversight. . As one administration aptly said, it is past time to address the “fragmented and illogical division of federal oversight” of food safety. . coli and beef.

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