The avocado recall holds an urgent message | By Ford Vox for CNNOpinion
Ford Vox is a physician specializing in rehabilitation medicine. He is also a journalist whose work ranges from investigations to analysis, including his frequent contributions to CNN Opinion. Follow him on Twitter @FordVox. The opinions expressed in this commentary are the author's own. View more opinion at CNN.
It's properly unsettling when we hear about the latest mass food recalls, but so far the voluntary avocado recall by the Henry Avocado Corporation Monday is an example of a"good" type of recall: the bug listeria monocytogenes was caught through a routine government inspection, and as yet there are no reported deaths or illnesses.
Ford VoxMass recalls of our wholesome vegetables like the avocado on Saturday and romaine lettuce just months ago are a reminder, but also something of a wake-up call. The reminder is that we are all fundamentally reliant on good regulatory oversight and good corporate management in the food sector.
Foodborne illness outbreaks remind us just how much we depend on commerce running well -- and how little control we personally have over it all. At best they might spur us to shop locally a little more often, and that's good for your health in many ways. Go to your local farmers market, meet your neighbors, learn about what's going on in the city you live in. Re-connect, re-humanize, de-stress.
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