Public Policy with Regards to E Coli
Public Policy with Regards to E Coli
Since E Coli is mostly a result of unsanitary food and living conditions, an education program to increase the awareness of what causes the disease would be effective for prevention. We would launch a media education campaign which would air 30 seconds spot ads providing information on the disease and how to prevent it. These commercials would be broadcast globally, especially to third world countries and the countries most effected by the disease. If certain areas affected by the disease do not have TV’s, ads promoting the prevention of E Coli will also be placed in magazines and newspapers, so that less developed countries will be able to benefit from the education program as well. Other classroom education programs will be established in high-risk countries that frequently suffer from E Coli outbreaks.
E Coli can appear anywhere, even in countries with a high standard of living, like America. E Coli in most countries spreads through the contamination and improper preparation of foods. Because of this, it is mostly restaurants and food companies making food products that spread the disease. In order to reduce and prevent the contamination of foods and the spread of e Coli through food products, rules and regulations for food preparation will be released through the FDA. These regulations will be administered to all major countries across the globe and will specifically target the companies that handle e Coli prone food products such as meat factories. Meat factories for instance must make sure that they properly butcher the cows without rupturing the intestine, and if they do, they must know how to treat this infection of their meet. All restaurants and food companies will have to meet these FDA regulations for food preparation. Not adhering to these rules for proper food preparation and sanitation will be illegal. The intent of these rules is to ensure that food companies will release clean and uncontaminated food products, which meet the global standard for proper food preparation.
The third step towards the prevention and reduction of E Coli will be to set up a global food surveillance program. This program will check up on all major food companies and restaurants to make sure that they are abiding by the FDA regulations and to check if there have been any cases of e Coli outbreaks or infections. The program will not...