Health center links food-borne illnesses with long-term health problems:

A new study has found that "survivors of severe cases of food-borne illnesses can suffer lifelong health problems." Tanya Roberts, a board chairwoman of the Center for Foodborne Illness Research and Prevention tracked five major pathogens which "can cause paralysis, kidney failure, heart infections, neurological problems, and, in children, mental retardation, according to a white paper co-authored by Roberts that the center released Thursday." The group "is a member of the Make Our Food Safe coalition, which is pressing Congress to pass legislation by the end of this year that would strengthen the Food and Drug Administration's power to police domestic and imported food."