Sandra Eskin

@safefoodsandy

Policy advocate with consumer protection focus. Award-winning children’s playwright. Direct work . Tweets are my own.

Washington, DC
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Joined June 2017
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  1. 5 hours ago

    efforts need to start before food animals reach the slaughterhouse. Contamination starts on the farm

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  2. 11 hours ago

    Foodborne illnesses cause an estimated 3k deaths annually in the U.S.

  3. Sep 19

    Meat & poultry are among the leading vehicles for foodborne illnesses in the United States.

  4. Sep 19

    Risk of foodborne illness increases when the population becomes more susceptible to an existing pathogen.

  5. Sep 18

    Transplant patients with a foodborne illness are more likely to undergo hospitalization.

  6. Sep 18

    .’s meat & poultry safety program does not adequately protect the public from harmful contaminants.

  7. Sep 15

    We must identify new pathogens quickly and effectively in order to improve .

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  8. Sep 15

    Illnesses caused by contaminated food can be radically reduced w/ prevention-based reqs for producers, etc.

  9. Sep 14

    . data show that we need more effective strategies to reduce the # of ppl falling ill from contaminated food

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  10. Sep 14

    50% decrease in E. coli O157:H7 infections show we can prevent foodborne illness w/ gov’t & industry action

  11. Sep 13

    We need something that puts affirmative responsibility on the part of growers to prevent problems. via

  12. Sep 13

    Foodborne illnesses can be a life-threatening complication of treatment.

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  13. Sep 12

    Some pathogens that sicken humans don’t show signs in food animals—prevention is important on farms & feedlots

  14. Sep 12

    Americans deserve safe food, no matter where it comes from.

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  15. Sep 11

    Foodborne illnesses make an estimated 48 mil people sick each year. is working to improve .

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  16. Sep 11

    We have a very safe food supply. But it could be safer. via

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  17. Sep 8

    . data show we need more effective strategies to reduce the # of ppl falling ill from contaminated food

  18. Sep 8

    . rule requires imported foods meet the same safety criteria as foods grown/processed here.

  19. Sep 7

    starts with how we raise the animals, but what works best depends on a number of factors:

  20. Sep 7

    Modernized safety oversight of meat & poultry, regulated by , is needed to reduce foodborne infections.

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