Consumers need facts on food safety

I AM very concerned that Maree Gallagher’s analysis of the E coli crisis (June 4) calling for the establishment of the “facts” ignores her own advice and refers to “people presenting with a virus”.

For a food safety consultant not to know the difference between a bacterium such as E coli and a virus is both worrisome and disappointing reflecting a serious lack of basic science knowledge.

However, this lack of basic scientific knowledge about food safety is common place. It has been played upon by the EU food sector for many years.