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 S.T.O.P
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Mission: S.T.O.P. - Safe Tables Our Priority is a national, nonprofit, public health organization dedicated to preventing illness and death from foodborne pathogens.
** In 2009, S.T.O.P. will achieve its mission by advocating changes in public policy, educating and doing outreach, providing victim assistance, and formalizing a victims of foodborne illness registry in order to study the long-term consequences of foodborne disease.

S.T.O.P was formed out of the anger and grief of parents of E. coli victims. In 1993 there was a huge outbreak of E. Colo associated with a certain fast food chain. Because of the sheer magnitude of the outbreak, the danger of E. Coli contamination caught media's attention. Prior to the outbreak, most consumers had been unaware that these microbes even existed or that they could be in the foods they purchases. No one really knew that this in food cause be so life threatening. As a result of all this the victims and families who had lost loved ones came together to form S.T.O.P

10 Things To Do If You Think Your Sick:
1. Consult your health care provider 2. Practice good hygiene 3. Prent dehydration 4. Request lab testing 5. Complete a food history diary 6. Save you receipts 7. Save suspect food products. 8. Contact you Health Department 9. Involve you Community 10. Call the S.T.O.P hotline