Waht is economic advantage & disadvantage of bacteria?

i want general explanation on the qustion please.

Waht is economic advantage %26amp; disadvantage of bacteria?
Disadvantages are probably easier. Any time there is a recall over spoiled food (E. coli, salmonella), millions of dollars of food are tossed into the trash. One small meat company just went out of business because of a huge recall.





Advantages? I think certain foods (yogurt, possibly cheese, anything with yeast like bread) need certain bacteria in order to be made. So I guess bakeries benefit from bacteria economically.





There may be other benefits as well.
Reply:Advantages:





Some foods employ and even require "good" bacteria, and these are an important part of our diets.


This benefits farmers, packaging plants, shippers, grocers, etc involved in delivering the foods to us, the consumers.





There is a sizable fortune being spent in this country on cleaners, disinfectants, sterile supplies, food-packaging equipment, penicillin, and the industries involved also feed the national economy.





Disadvantages:





Bacterial illness that spreads within a population causes lost man-hours and lower production...Bad foodstuffs create an economic fall-out that hurts all involved, from the breeder (lost livestock/profits) to the consumer (higher prices).

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