• starman2112@sh.itjust.works
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    10 days ago

    Now do illness and deaths related to foodborne disease. If recalls were a good proxy for the outcomes people care about, then the best course of action for public health would be to put a stop to all recalls.

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      9 days ago

      The worst years in recent history were 2011 with 33 deaths and 2024 with 19 deaths. We’re at 2 so far this year. It’s true that the cyclospora outbreak made an unusually high amount of people sick, though.