011: Food Testing, Pathogens and Recalls with Andy Moreno

Verge of Discovery

English - October 08, 2015 06:00 - 33 minutes - 30.5 MB - ★★★★★ - 47 ratings
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Andy Moreno introduces his field of work in pathogen testing and food safety. He expands on the topic of food poisoning and how many people it affects every year. He describes in detail what testing is currently being done on the food that we eat everyday and raises concerns of proper food labeling and Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) in particular. He concludes the interview by describing the current state of food industry as it relates to health and safety and stresses the importance of eating safe foods.

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