factory farms affect the quality and health of the food. The move from small farms to the factory farm has increased the risk of salmonella and made humans more vulnerable to infectious disease outbreaks and the spread of zoonotic diseases. In “Food for Thought‚ Part I: Foodborne Illness and Factory Farming‚” Stephanie Maxine Ross explains “the bacterial pathogen Salmonella‚ which is
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Fast Food kills “Fifty million people in the U.S. are dependant on fast food (Fast Food Secrets)”. People all over‚ are eating more of it‚ but most of them aren’t fully aware of how bad it actually is. Most fast food places do things that act as a lure for people to buy more food. Such as offering a large portion of food for a small amount of money. This overall consumption of fast food has many consequences. Fast food is bad for you in more ways than one. Not only is it unhealthy‚ but the restaurants
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where they force the chains to close serval of restaurants due to a norovirus outbreak. Other food-borne illness cases were also related with Chipotle restaurants that includes E.coli‚ and salmonella. As a consequence‚ the company is under investigation. Also their sales and stocks have decline because of the outbreaks that occurred. Chipotle’s sales have declined more than 30 percent because of the E. coli outbreaks that were spread throughout nine states. Its stock price had also declined hundreds
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These days consumers are more sensitive to issues dealing with food safety. There are many bacterias in food these days that people don’t even know about. For example: in 2009 salmonella had an outbreak by A man named Stewart Parnell. He shipped peanut butter with salmonella and‚ there were nine deaths linked to the company’s plant‚ which resulted in twenty eight years in prison for Parnell. In December Chipotle was served with a subpoena. In 2011 the FDA was signed into a law. Ever since then they
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Typhoid Fever is a life-threatening illness caused by the bacterium Salmonella Typhi. Annually in the united states 5700 cases are reported. In the majority of the cases reported‚ the infected were traveling internationally. Typhoid Fever is still very common throughout the world where it is estimated to infect 21.5 million people per year. Even with advanced prevention and treatment Typhoid Fever is still easily contracted and is a threat to all military members while deployed or in a field environment
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Hollingsworth. "Food Safety." 2000. 18 Jan. 2001. <http://www.elibrary.com/s/edumark/g...bigchalk.com:US;EL&dtype=0~0&dinst=> Electric Library. "E. Coli Now in Our Alfalfa Sprouts?" Vol. 21‚ Medical Update‚ 1998. 17 Jan. 2001 Kill E. coli 0157:H7 and Salmonella" 1999. 18 Jan. 2001. <http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/pr/1999/990601.htm> Electric Library. "HHS Initiaties to Reduce Foodborne Illness." 1999. 18 Jan. 2001. <http://www.elibrary.com/s/edumark/...igchalk.com:US;EL&dtype=0~0&dinst=>
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Vegetables are a very important part of our diet. Vegetables are an excellent source for fiber‚ vitamins A and C‚ potassium‚ calcium‚ and iron. Researchers have discovered that having a good diet of fruits and vegetables can lower blood pressure‚ reduces the risk of heart disease‚ stroke and possibly some types of cancers. It can also lower your risk of eye problems and digestive problems. Vegetables are eaten in a variety of ways such as main meals or for snacks. The nutritional content
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Trypanosoma Protozon-Trypanosoma is a genus of kinetoplastids (class Kinetoplastida)‚ a monophyletic group of unicellular parasitic flagellate protozoa. E Coli-Escherichia coli is a Gram-negative gammaproteobacteria commonly found in the lower intestine of warm-blooded organisms Staphylococcus -Staphylococcus is a genus of Gram-positive bacteria. Under the microscope‚ they appear round‚ and form in grape-like clusters. The Staphylococcus genus includes at least 40 species. Giardia Protozon-Giardia
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ethical issue is an identifiable problem‚ situation‚ or opportunity that requires a person or organization to choose from among several actions that may be evaluated as right or wrong‚ ethical or unethical (BACW‚ p. 40.) The DeCoster farms produced salmonella-tainted eggs that sickened an estimated 1‚900 people and led to a recall of 550 million eggs. Later‚ federal inspectors uncovered filthy conditions at the farms‚ including dead rodents and towers of manure. The major ethical issue here lies within
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Corporate Executive Criminal Conviction Corey Elliott‚ Jordan Graves‚ Gwendolyn Hall‚ Monica James‚ Mitchell Stonebarger ETH 321 June 29‚ 2015 John Pierce Introduction In this paper‚ we will be discussing the food safety enforcement through criminal prosecution. We will also cover the threat within the food safety industry discussing and reviewing the following: the unethical conduct of the food safety industry. The crime committed in the food safety enforcement industry. Also how the food industry
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