Oral Ingestion of Infectious Antigens through Beverage Cans Surface Contamination

Submit Manuscript | http://medcraveonline.com on canned and processed foods and beverages. The projected trends in globalization over the next coming years suggest that large scale food production and distribution will be greatly impacted. Since 1990 to 2009 foreign imports for produce have increased three fold in the U.S. according to the 2012 report on “The U.S. Trade Situation for Fruit and Vegetable Products” [2]. The beverage and food canning industry globally is expected to increase and meet this demand, potentially adding to an already existing 76 million cases of foodborne illnesses annually. The increased demand could result in improper processing, handling and storage conditions that may or may not be within the control of the producer or transporter [1] (Figure 1).