More outbreaks of food-borne illnesses expected with climate change, experts say | CBC News
The disparate causes include
increased flooding that is washing contaminants like salmonella,
Listeria and E. coli onto crops, and rising ocean temperatures that
allow bacteria to flourish in shellfish.
increased flooding that is washing contaminants like salmonella,
Listeria and E. coli onto crops, and rising ocean temperatures that
allow bacteria to flourish in shellfish.
“As
the planet becomes warmer and the air temperature becomes warmer, I
expect that we’re going to see more outbreaks,” said Lawrence Goodridge,
a professor of food safety at the University of Guelph in Ontario.