date:Nov 08, 2012
It seems safe to assume that most consumers want to know if the restaurant theyre about to eat at or the food theyre about to buy was recently the source of a foodborne illness outbreak. Whats less certain, however, is whether the government wants them to know this information.
Deciding when to release public health information is a government responsibility fraught with competing interests. Does the agency name the source of an outbreak after its over at the risk of hurting a business, when n