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BermudezPublishedDate:May12,2008ForNorthAmericans,theyearofeatingdangerouslycontinues.
Thefoodindustryhasbeenpummeledbycontaminationclaimsandrecallsstemmingfromillnessesanddeathsnationwide.
Therisksassociatedwithgettingsafefoodtoourtablesareincreasing.
What'smore,we'verecentlydiscoveredthattheacutehealtheffectsfromfoodcontaminationcouldhavelong-lasting,widespreadandcostlyhealthconsequences.
Forthefoodindustry,therisksinvolvedwithcontaminationandrecallsarepotentiallydevastating.
ToppsMeatCo.
,inbusinessfornearly70years,closeditsdoorsafterbeingforcedtoissuethefifth-largestbeefrecallinU.
S.
foodhistory.
Forconsumers,foodcontaminationcanbeadeadlyrisk.
AccordingtotheCentersforDiseaseControlandPrevention,76millioncasesoffood-borneillnessoccureachyearresultingin325,000hospitalizationsand5,000deaths.
Thisyearalone,we'veseenadramaticincreaseinfoodcontaminationrisks.
InJanuary,anundercovervideoresultedinthelargestbeefrecallinU.
S.
foodhistory.
Lastmonth,welearnedourwatersupplyiscontaminatedwithpharmaceuticals—thescopeofthiscontaminationisunknown.
Globalwarminghasalsoraisedthestakes.
SeveraloutbreaksofciguaterapoisoninghavebeenconfirmedinconsumersoffishharvestedinthenorthernGulfofMexico.
Ciguateraiscommoninfishlivingintropicalregions,butisrareinthenorthernGulf.
Asincreasedethanolproductionraisescornprices,ranchershaveswitchedtocheapercattlefeed,believedtohavechangedcows'intestinalflora,increasingE.
coliproduction.
Likewise,weatherchangesmaybetakingatoll.
FloodingintheMidwestisthoughttocausestresstocattleinswampedfeedlots,increasingtheirE.
colicount.
Thefactorsbehindthefoodindustry'srecentcatastrophicperiodjoinalonglistofpotentialrisks.
Globalization,thecentralizationandmonopolizationofproductionanddistribution,increasedappetitesforprocessedfoods,adesireformorerawandorganicfoods,andtheevolutionofdeadlyfoodpathogensarecreatingaperfectstormfortheescalationandproliferationoffoodcontaminationclaims.
Yetthemostsignificantandpossiblycatastrophicriskdiscoveredearlierthisyearreceivedlittlenotice.
Manyknowthatfoodcontaminationcancauseashortboutoffoodpoisoning.
But,astheAssociatedPressreportedinJanuary,thereisa"dirtylittlesecretoffoodpoisoning.
"Thecheeseburgeryouenjoyedlastnightorthesnapperyouthoughtwasahealthychoicemaycauseyoualifetimeofhealth-relatedconcerns.
Scientistsarestudyingwhethercertainfoodpathogensarecapableofcausinglong-termandevencripplinghealthconsequences10,20ormoreyearsaftertheinitialattack.
AdvertisementPreviousIndustryFocusIssuesCurrentIssueScientistsdon'tknowhowmanyofthemillionsofannualcontaminationvictimssufferlatent,long-termeffects,andthey'reinvestigatingwhatotherillnessesmaybeassociatedwithfood-bornecontamination.
Thepotentiallylong-lastingeffectsoffoodpoisoningcouldprovefinanciallycatastrophic.
Chronicillnesseslinkedtoasbestos,leadpaintandenvironmentalclaimsresultedinhundredsofmillionsinmedicalmonitoringclaims.
Whetherindefenseorindemnity,thesumsinvolvedwithmedicalmonitoringclaimsforevenasmallpercentageofthe76millionannualfood-borneillnessesaremind-boggling.
Foodcontaminationrisksareontherise.
Analysisofthespecific,uniquerisksinvolvedwitheachfoodindustrypolicyholderiscritical.
Ingredientsource,supplierhistory,processingplantlocation,foreignhealthandsafetyregulations,supplychainpositioningandcustomerbaseareamongthefactorstobeassessedfromanunderwritingandariskmanagementperspective.
Ifthetheoriesaboutincreasedfood-borneillnessrisksareremotelyaccurate,thecostsforinsurerscouldbeastronomical.
IFJosephF.
BermudezisamemberoftheCozenO'ConnorP.
C.
lawfirminDenver,andleadsthefirm'sfoodcontaminationcoveragepracticearea.
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