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There's been a lot of talk about contaminated
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Stop Foodborne Illness is working to prevent something like this from ever happening again.

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Did you know?! Poultry contaminated with Salmonella can still be sold with USDA's 'mark of inspection'.

"Current USDA standards are scientifucally outdated and not enforceable," says STOP CEO Mitzi Baum.

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Stories Behind the Statistics

"My daughter, Brooke, deserved a long life that was full of laughter and joy. She deserved to be a little girl, a young adolescent, to date, to go to college, to marry."

Elisa's Story
Brooke | California
Brooke | California
“The next several months were a roller coaster ride. Mostly painful days, some better than others. Frustration with my circumstances led to self-pity which quickly slid into depression.

I was on prescribed medication and massive doses of Prednisone to try to reduce my pain and swelling and reverse the adverse autoimmune repercussions ...”

Cameron's Story
Cameron | Illinois
Cameron | Illinois
"I was in ICU for 3 weeks, and then I was moved to a surgical floor for 5 days where I was still healing from surgery ... I had to re-grow all the atrophied muscle I had lost, and therefore had to learn to do all things again. Sitting up, standing, walking, and even getting a spoon to my mouth."

Christina's Story
Christina | Colorado
Christina | Colorado
I entered every parent’s worse nightmare. I watched my child die a brutal death.

The agonizing events, from his first abdominal cramp to his death, occurred over a 4-day period.

Alex's Story
Alex | Illinois
Alex | Illinois
I started telling myself that if I could just take it a day at a time, I could start eating better and exercising and get my good health back. This experience was nothing more than a problem to be solved and I was smart enough to solve it.

I thought the day would come when I would just turn a corner and then, somehow, I’d have my life back.

Dani's Story
Dani | New Zealand
Dani | New Zealand
"This was getting crazy. We were losing faith. And our little boy wasn’t getting better ... We had so many questions and were worried sick. Our worrying only intensified when they transferred us to the ICU ... In fact, we felt totally helpless because his pain was so severe and he wouldn’t let us touch him in any way.."

Grayson's Story
Grayson | Indiana
Grayson | Indiana
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Our history is filled with examples of individuals and families who have come together and, as a good friend says, “transformed isolated losses into something bigger than individual tragedy.” We know that you consider the mission of Stop Foodborne Illness worthwhile and that, together with us, you’ll advance the cause of food safety.

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For more information contact Alliance Manager, Eliese Ronke: eronke@stopfoodborneillness.org

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As the voice of people affected by foodborne illness, we collaborate with partners in academia, the food industry, and government to prevent foodborne illness.  We advocate for effective food safety policy and facilitate culture change to increase food safety.

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