COMS 4607 Chapter 14: March 14th Reading
4 Apr 2017
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Communication, crisis and contaminated meat: a tale of two food scares. According to the public health agency of canada, approximately four million canadians get sick from food-borne disease every year. Although food poisoning can, in rare instances, lead to serious illness and death, most cases last only a short time and cause minor but uncomfortable symptoms. Along with disease epidemics, natural disasters, terrorist attacks, and a host of everyday health risks, the risks and dangers associated with food have become a source of growing public attention and worry. This anxiety about food is partly due to the greater media coverage of disease outbreaks related to contaminated food in recent years. News stories about food scares in the consumer food chain are reported on almost a daily basis. In many cases, food scares emerge suddenly, commanding intense but short-term attention, and disappear from the public spotlight just as quickly.
