When a Stomach Bug Comes Calling

They say that an army marches on its stomach, and while history provides ample illustration of the value of robust supply lines, the quality of the stores being delivered matters equally. In our modern world (where a growing population is truly an army writ large), food safety is of paramount importance for human health and economic stability. Viral and bacterial gastrointestinal infections transmitted from individual to individual during food preparation or from compromised food sources directly can be acutely debilitating and even fatal for subsets of the population, including young children.