It’s that time of the year when the sun and barbeques reign supreme. But as temperatures rise, scientists are asking if climate change will increase cases of food-borne sicknesses.
According to Food Safety Expert & Attorney Bill Marler, the numbers tell some of the tale.
“There is a phenomenon both in Salmonella and in E. Coli where we usually see an uptick in the illnesses in late spring and early summer months,” says Marler.
As temperatures rise to historic levels around the planet, Marler says the correlation is something epidemiologists are very concerned about.
“We know that these bugs tend to be more active, sickening us in warmer months.
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