date:Jul 23, 2013
of a day, Polly said, with work missed, summer plans canceled, and nearly a week spent in the hospital.
Six weeks later, Sirles is just now on the path to recovery. But his illness and others like it may never have happened if new rules in the Food Safety Modernization Act had been in place, said Sandra Eskin, director of the Food Safety Project at the Pew Charitable Trusts.
The Pew has counted 19 foodborne illness outbreaks linked to products regulated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administratio