(Outside Reading #7) Change

For the topic change, I read an article on people's opinions about the food supply in the U.S. Due to the deadly salmonella outbreak tied to peanut butter, just one in five Americans now believe the food supply is safer than it was a year ago. Consumer confidence also dipped last year when there was a salmonella outbreak linked to tomatoes and peppers. The salmonella linked to the peanut butter outbreak hit americans hard. It sickened at least 500 and killed 8 people, three of whom were from Minnesota. I believe this is a huge change because there has never been much concern on food in the United States. Many American's minds have changed about trusting the food industry and now are way more cautious. 

"Editorial: Confidence erodes in U.S. food supply." Star Tribune. 22 February 2008. 22 February 2008. <http://www.startribune.com/opinion/editorials/40003407.html?page=1&c=y>.