TY - JOUR
T1 - Food-borne disease in the 21st century
T2 - What challenges await us?
AU - Bender, Jeffrey B.
AU - Smith, Kirk E.
AU - Hedberg, Craig
AU - Osterholm, Michael T.
PY - 1999
Y1 - 1999
N2 - As the world shrinks and international commerce expands, food-borne illness is likely to become a major public health focus worldwide. Improved surveillance, community education, thorough understanding of the food production chain, use of HACCP strategies, and ionizing radiation are all important for reducing the risks. Primary care physicians play a crucial role in surveillance and early reporting, as well as in educating the public on the importance of basic food safety.
AB - As the world shrinks and international commerce expands, food-borne illness is likely to become a major public health focus worldwide. Improved surveillance, community education, thorough understanding of the food production chain, use of HACCP strategies, and ionizing radiation are all important for reducing the risks. Primary care physicians play a crucial role in surveillance and early reporting, as well as in educating the public on the importance of basic food safety.
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U2 - 10.3810/pgm.1999.08.645
DO - 10.3810/pgm.1999.08.645
M3 - Article
C2 - 10456043
AN - SCOPUS:0032815401
SN - 0032-5481
VL - 106
SP - 109
EP - 119
JO - Postgraduate medicine
JF - Postgraduate medicine
IS - 2
ER -