Global food distribution networks

Chapter 20 Securing Global Food Distribution Networks.331... 

As with travel, international commerce has had a profound effect on health. In recent years, the globalization of the food supply and the development of extensive food distribution networks have increased the risk of foodborne disease outbreaks. In particular, outbreaks associated with fresh produce have caused concern. In 1998, eight restaurant-associated outbreaks of shigellosis caused by a common strain of Shigella sonnet occurred in the United States and Canada. The source, contaminated parsley, was traced to a 1,600-acre farm in Mexico (Naimi et ah, 2003). 

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