Food Safety Five Ep. 3: E. coli Strikes Again—Fatal Outbreak Linked to Organic Carrots

This Food Safety Five Newsreel episode discusses a fatal Escherichia coli outbreak that recently swept the U.S., as well as a decision by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) to raise the acceptable daily intake for artificial sweetener saccharin.

News Articles:

• Death Reported in E. coli Outbreak Linked to Nationally Distributed Organic Carrots
• Canada Recalls Carrots Implicated in Fatal E. coli Outbreak Affecting U.S.
• EU Says Artificial Sweetener Saccharin Unlikely to Cause Cancer, Raises Safe Daily Intake Level

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