How to make sure food is safe to eat

It's not just the hamburgers anymore. Health officials believe the source of recent E. coli outbreaks linked to Taco John's and Taco Bell restaurants was lettuce. How can you make sure your food is safe to eat?

Guests

• Craig Hedberg: Professor at the University of Minnesota School of Public Health. Hedberg is an expert on food-borne disease outbreaks and has studied the ways food becomes contaminated.

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