Chapter 9

What are some of the ways people can be infected with E. coli 0157:H7?

There are many ways people can be infected with E. coli 0157:H7. The most common way is people eating food that is contaminated with pathogens. This involves people eating raw or uncooked meat. Also if drinking raw milk, you can get infected with E. coli. Eating any kind of contaminated food and drinking any contaminated drinks can cause E. coli.


What are the advantages and disadvantages of irradiating meat?

Irradiating meat has its positive and negative side. The advantage of irradiating meat is that it makes the meat cleaner and safer to eat because it kills all the nasty bacteria. However, the negative side of irradiating meat is that these huge plants don't follow the cleaning process because they think that the bacteria would be dead after you radiate meat.