Food Safety and Botulism Disease Prevention
Food safety is a major public health issue, without food safety measures, the population will be at risk for foodborne illness. It is estimated that roughly 1 in 6 Americans or 48 million people get sick, 128,000 are hospitalized, and 3,000 die of foodborne illness (CDC, 2018). Food safety is all measures to ensure that food will not cause harm to the consumer when it is prepared and or eaten according to its intended use (Codex Alimentarius). Ensuring everything that […]