By Theodora Filis North Americans are hospitalized for food poisoning every year. We all place our faith in manufacturers, designers, marketers, and retailers, trusting that the products we buy are safe. Sometimes, that trust is broken when these products cause injury or even death. According to statistics compiled by the U.S. Center for Disease Control, there are approximately 200 known diseases that can be transmitted through food. When a food-borne illness is the result of unsanitary restaurant conditions, improper packaging, or insufficient supervision of staff hygiene, it makes food poisoning cases even more tragic. Deli meat is recalled nationally for containing food-borne illnesses, one of the most common reasons people visit the emergency room. One of the worst and most potentially fatal food-borne diseases is Listeria monocytogenes. It is one of the most virulent food-borne pathogens with 20 to 30 percent of clinical infections resulting in death. Though approximat
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