Recent salmonella scares have created panic in the restaurant industry both here and south of the border.  What's causing these outbreaks and more importantly, what can we do to protect ourselves.  Listen as Dr. David Waltner-Toews (veterinarian and epidemiologist) compares our love affair with food to a series of one night stands and risky sex.

Big Ideas:

• According to Dr. Waltner-Toews, there is no such thing as "the stomach flu".  Instead the culprit is food borne illness
• Our love affair with food can be made safer through understanding the risks and working to minimize them
• Given the choice between local and organic, Dr. Waltner-Toews would go local

Books:

Food, Sex, and Salmonella: Why Our Food Is Making Us Sick