Healthcare technologies
Technologies could transform and improve the way healthcare is delivered. What are the main concerns and challenges that policy makers should focus on?
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Microbes in food (1 MB , PDF)
Concern over the increasing number of food poisoning cases due to microorganisms was a major factor behind the establishment of the Richmond Committee on the Microbiological Safety of Food1 in 1989, and the Food Safety Act in 1990.
This POSTnote examines recent trends in food poisoning and some of the underlying factors and related issues.
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Microbes in food (1 MB , PDF)
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