Yelp Can Help Spot Food Poisonings at Restaurants – WebMD

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Bobby Krishna

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May 23, 2014, 10:18:08 AM5/23/14
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Restaurant review websites like Yelp can help health inspectors track down unreported outbreaks of food poisoning, a pilot project in New York City has found.

Reviews posted on Yelp helped inspectors identify previously unknown food-poisoning outbreaks at three restaurants involving 16 people, said senior investigator Dr. Sharon Balter, medical epidemiologist for the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.


http://www.m.webmd.com/food-recipes/news/20140522/yelp-can-help-spot-food-poisonings-at-restaurants


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