Can Yelp Help You Avoid Food Poisoning?

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Consumer Reports - 1/11/2018 - Julia Calderone - Ever read an online review alleging food poisoning at a restaurant you’re considering trying and wondered whether you should trust it? A new report suggests that such reviews may sometimes flag real incidents that might otherwise go unreported. According to the new study, published in the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association, consumer review site Yelp helped the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene spot 10 outbreaks of foodborne illness from New York City restaurants between 2012 and 2017. Read more @ https://www.consumerreports.org/foodbor ... poisoning/