Elizabeth Scott, PhD, assistant professor of biology and codirector of the Center for Hygiene & Health in Home & Community at Simmons College in Boston. www.simmons.edu/hygieneandhealth. A member of the scientific advisory board of the International Forum on Home Hygiene, she is coauthor of How to Prevent Food Poisoning: A Practical Guide to Safe Cooking, Eating and Food Handling (Wiley).
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