One result of the international trade that has developed since WW II is the global dinner table. People can now dine on raspberries from Guatemala, strawberries from Mexico and coconut milk from Thailand. But with this trade comes a certain amount of risk—the spread of food-borne disease. Micro-biologist Ivor Knight (James Madison University), a veteran of several federal government undertakings on food safety, discusses the latest efforts at detecting tainted food.
Also featured: Biologist Joella Killian (Mary Washington) looks at the food you can eat from your own backyard.
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