98.03.10 - Federal action is urged on tainted food.
Federal action is urged on tainted food.
To prevent increasing illness from food contamination, scientists recommended more investigations of food-borne illnesses to determine their sources. Increased consumption of fruit and vegetables, many imported from other countries, has contributed to a growing number of these illnesses. Federal action is urged on tainted food. Dr. Michael T. Osterholm from the Minnesota Health Department spoke at an international meeting on emerging diseases in Atlanta, Georgia March 9. The meeting was partly sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the American Society of Microbiology.