1.      A consumer claimed that he felt illness after lunch consumed with a sandwich purchased from a supermarket and asked for legal responsibility. The supermarket manager thought it would be a food poisoning and made compensation to this consumer.

Discuss:

1. Should the supermarket be responsible?

2. Is this a food poisoning issue?

3. Is this a food safety issue?

2.      Fourteen people became ill after eating pie that had been highly contaminated with Salmonella enteritidis. Several of the victims were hospitalized, and a man in his forties, who was otherwise in good health, died as a result of the foodborne illness.

In this outbreak, cream, custard, and meringue pies were made using ingredients form shell eggs. The pies were baked in a restaurant bakery and were stored for 2-1/2 hours in a walk-in cooler before being transported in the trunk of a car to a private company outing. The pies were consumed three to six hours later. Leftover pie was consumed later that evening and the next day after having been kept unrefrigerated for as long as 21 hours.

Discuss:

1. What condition may have promoted bacterial growth?

3.    Why should potato be peeled before cooking for eating but there is no necessary for sweet potato? What is the science inside?