Food Safety in Fort Worth, Dallas, or points in-between: Vegetarian and vegan happenings in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas.

Food Safety

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1. Organic fruits and vegetables are safe to eat without washing.

2. Fruits and vegetables do not cause food poisoning.

3. Unlike meat and dairy, fruits and vegetables are perfectly safe without cooking or pasteurization.. 

Bad assumptions...

Since World War II, the food industry has evolved from local to one in which production and processing has become centralized in different parts of the country and world. 

Supermarket marketing gives consumers greater access to foods imported from around the world, a blessing to the taste buds and a potential hazard to our bodies. Foods are  often from counties that fall short of United States standards, even though we certainly do not have the best food safety and pollution controls in the world. This access which gives us tropical fruits, out-of-season foods, and more also introduces new hazards into our food supply. 

As our population becomes increasing vulnerable to foodborne illness, some pathogens are also becoming more virulent.

Unsafe foods cause an estimated 76 million illnesses and 5,000 deaths each year in the United States.  A single outbreak can affect hundreds, or even thousands, of people.

When foodborne illness outbreaks do occur, the USDA and FDA must ask, rather than order, companies to recall the food. This system often delays recall and increases number of illnesses in an outbreak.

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