Outbreak: Foodborne Illness and the Struggle for Food Safety
Outbreak: Foodborne Illness and the Struggle for Food Safety
As outbreaks of E. coli and other pathogens in produce and other foods continue to be problematic in the United States, a Second Century Initiative (2CI) faculty member at Georgia State University is taking a full look at the American food safety system.
Timothy Lytton’s new book, Outbreak: Foodborne Illness and the Struggle for Food Safety (University of Chicago Press, 2019), evaluates food safety efforts all the way back to the 1800s to combat pathogens that can cause deadly foodborne illness outbreaks — infected milk, tained meat and biohazardous leafy vegetables, among others. These outbreaks led to scientific and technological advances, but problems persist.
