OK, that may be on the minds of food manufacturers who poison customers and the insurance corporations who pay claims, but this Associated Press article demands closer reading:
Scientists discover germs get stronger when they go into space
It sounds like the plot for a scary B-movie: Germs go into space on a rocket and come back stronger and deadlier than ever.
Except, it really happened.
The germ: Salmonella, best known as a culprit of food poisoning.
The trip: Space Shuttle STS-115, September 2006.
The reason: Scientists wanted to see how space travel affects germs, so they took some along — carefully wrapped — for the ride.
The result: Mice fed the space germs were three times more likely to get sick and died quicker than others fed identical germs that had remained behind on Earth.
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I’m still in Houston (and, this is my 900th blog post) – not far from the Johnson Space Center. The problem with hitchhiking, nasty Salmonella, reminds me of that famous quote from the Apollo 13 flight:
“Okay, Houston, we’ve had a problem here.” ??Continue Reading Send Marler to outer space
The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced on July 8, that Orchid Island Juice Co. of Fort Pierce, Florida was recalling unpasteurized orange juice after fifteen cases of Salmonella Typhimurium were traced to consumption of Orchid Island orange juice. In light of the FDA’s recall announcement, Seattle attorney William Marler of Marler Clark.jpg)
Resources for victims of Salmonella outbreaks are available on the Web, with sponsored sites on Salmonella and Salmonella litigation provided by Marler Clark,
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that each year 76 million – or one out of every four – Americans are sickened as a result of consuming contaminated foods or beverages. Some become seriously ill; 325,000 require hospitalization and 5,000 die. Older adults, young children, and those who have weakened immune systems are particularly vulnerable.