Jacko has food poisoning?

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Rumour has it that Michael Jackson ate something bad at the Prince of Brunei’s 25th birthday party:

Michael Jackson Ducks Early Out From Brunei Party

From the article:

Michael Jackson had to duck out of a lavish party held by his pal the Prince of Brunei this weekend – despite apparently being paid £5 million to turn up.
The eccentric popstar withdrew from Prince Azim’s 25th birthday at an English country estate after claiming food poisoning caused by the buffet had caused him to vomit.
The Mirror quotes him as telling a fellow guest, “I am feeling ill and so weak. I had to go to the bathroom to vomit. I think it must be the food. I feel terrible. I want to go now! Please call the prince, I want to say goodbye."

Hopefully Jacko feels better, but I think he’d be a great spokesperson for food safety month.

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Dr. Ben Chapman is a professor and food safety extension specialist at North Carolina State University. As a teenager, a Saturday afternoon viewing of the classic cable movie, Outbreak, sparked his interest in pathogens and public health. With the goal of less foodborne illness, his group designs, implements, and evaluates food safety strategies, messages, and media from farm-to-fork. Through reality-based research, Chapman investigates behaviors and creates interventions aimed at amateur and professional food handlers, managers, and organizational decision-makers; the gate keepers of safe food. Ben co-hosts a biweekly podcast called Food Safety Talk and tries to further engage folks online through Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and, maybe not surprisingly, Pinterest. Follow on Twitter @benjaminchapman.