Imagine there's been a drastic rise in food-borne illness in the city you live in. The public lacks the knowledge about proper food safety to prevent these problemsand they also do not know how to find accurate nutritional information to educate themselves about nutrition and health.
You have been given the task to create a public service bulletin that will be printed in the Sunday edition of the newspaper.
Please address the following:
- Identify some common safety issues related to food purchase, storage, and preparation.
- What illnesses or problems can these issues cause, how can they be prevented, and where can the readers look for more information?
- What criteria can the readers use to determino sources of credible nutritional information?
- Why is it important for the readers to use these criteria when looking for information on nutrition and health?