'I Was Poisoned': Can Crowdsourcing Food Illnesses Help Stop Outbreaks?

'I Was Poisoned': Can Crowdsourcing Food Illnesses Help Stop Outbreaks?

November 30, 2017
Patrick Quade launched iwaspoisoned.com after he visited a deli and later became ill. Today, his site contains more than 75,000 food-borne sickness reports from 90 countries and 46 U.S. states.

People can use the website to report restaurants, symptoms and whether they notified health department officials. But there are potential downsides — like mistaken culprits and malicious accusations.

(Image credit: Garvey Rich)



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