Some companies find their niche and stick to it. Others, though, have to adapt to changing markets in order to thrive. Here’s a look at some companies that switched industries at some point in their histories, usually for the better.
Leafy greens, eggs, and tuna are on the top of a list of the 10 riskiest foods regulated by the Food and Drug Administration.
Those and seven other foods account for nearly 40% of all foodborne outbreaks linked to FDA-regulated food according to a report issued by the Center for Science in the Public Interest .
The complete list of the 10 Riskiest Foods is as follows:
1. LEAFY GREENS: 363 outbreaks involving 13,568 reported cases of illness
2. EGGS: 352 outbreaks involving 11,163 reported cases of illness
3. TUNA: 268 outbreaks involving 2341 reported cases of illness
4. OYSTERS: 132 outbreaks involving 3409 reported cases of illness
5. POTATOES: 108 outbreaks involving 3659 reported cases of illness
6. CHEESE: 83 outbreaks involving 2761 reported cases of illness
7. ICE CREAM: 74 outbreaks involving 2594 reported cases of illness
8. TOMATOES: 31 outbreaks involving 3292 reported cases of illness
9. SPROUTS: 31 outbreaks involving 2022 reported cases of illness
10. BERRIES: 25 outbreaks involving 3397 reported cases of illness
From ProofreadNOW:
We don’t mean the edible dates, and we don’t mean jaunts to the movies with your cutie. We are writing this week on the proper expression of dates in time.
Centuries. Do not capitalize particular centuries. Spell them out.
- He looks like something out of the seventeen hundreds.
- He’s strictly twentieth century.
- I studied the fifth and sixth centuries.
Decades. The most common mistake seen in print with regard to decades is the inclusion of an apostrophe, as in the 1950’s. This is wrong. Do not include an apostrophe. You can also spell out a reference to a particular decade.
- It’s a TV show about the 1960s.
- It was his favorite big band from the forties.
Month and year. When specifying a month and a year, do not follow the month with a comma.
- We last saw you in June 2008.
- We hope you’ll return for our retreat in March 2010.
Month, day, and year. In written form, do not use ordinals (e.g., 26th, 2nd) for dates. Use cardinal numbers instead (though when reading, these numbers are often pronounced as ordinals). Place commas after the day and the year in running text (unless, of course, the year ends the sentence).
- Incorrect: His birthday is July 5th, 1943. [Use just “5” and not “5th.”]
- Incorrect: I will see you November 17, 2009 for dinner. [Needs a comma after 2009.]
- Correct: September 11, 2001, is another date that shall live in infamy.
- Correct: He was born on January 19, 1807, in Stratford, Westmoreland County, Virginia.
