Orlando, FL Walking into a fast food restaurant or a seafood diner could be a high risk proposition. Most people would scoff at that notion but for 8,000 Americans last year, eating contaminated food led to death. At the beginning of the 21st century, one would expect improved sanitary conditions to eliminate the threat of food poisoning. But even in advanced nations, the public can be at threat water supplies contaminated by pesticides, a salmonellosis epidemic in New England eggs, salmonellosis in Illinois milk, and listeriosis, found in California-Mexican cheese.
Sanitary conditions may have improved in this country. But increased globalization, increased travel by Americans, and the growing popularity of gourmet cooking has led to exposure to food groups that may be inherently toxic. The warning signs for some food types, such as mushrooms, are well known. But the public would be surprised to find a yellow flag hoisted for a wide range of foods and food components. They include whole wheat flour, potassium chloride, thiamine, vitamin A (too little), raw eggplant, raw egg whites, iron supplements, caffeine (iron), magnesium (renal), and raw cabbage (iodine)
Presenting Food Poisoning is Donald J. Cannon, PhD, from Quest Diagnostics Inc.,
Teterboro, New Jersey. His presentation will be held during the 54th Annual Meeting of the Association for Clinical Chemistry (AACC). AACC (http://www.aacc.org/) is the scientific organization for clinical laboratory professionals, physicians, and research scientists. More than 11,000 attendees are expected for the meeting, which is being held at the Orange County Convention Center, Orlando, FL, July 28-August 1, 2002.
Dr. Cannon will discuss the following:
- The sources of food poisoning are animal (virus, bacteria, parasite, fish); plant (solanine, oleander, pokeweed, mushroom); and chemical (MSG, mercury, nitrosamines).
- Types of f
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Contact: Donna Krupa
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407-685-4215
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