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Well-known chicken franchise Chick-fil-A is turning to technology to head off foodborne illness outbreaks, according to an article on <a href="https://www.qsrmagazine.com/food-safety/chick-fil-turns-ai-fight-foodborne-illness?utm_campaign=20190529&amp%3Butm_medium=email&amp%3Butm_source=jolt&utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=chick-fil-a-rolls-out-custom-ai-technology-to-combat-foodborne-illness-2710095" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" style="text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank">QSR</a>. &ldquo;In a proactive move, the chain is deploying an artificial intelligence program to monitor social media to spot signs of an outbreak,&rdquo; the article said.

&ldquo;Per <a href="https://venturebeat.com/2019/05/23/chick-fil-as-ai-can-spot-signs-of-foodborne-illness-from-social-media-posts-with-78-accuracy/?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=chick-fil-a-rolls-out-custom-ai-technology-to-combat-foodborne-illness-2710095" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" style="text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank">VentureBeat</a>, Davis Addy, Chick-fil-A&rsquo;s senior principal IT leader of food safety and product quality, outlined May 23 how the company plans to use the technology during a presentation at the ReWork Deep Learning Summit in Boston,&rdquo; the article said. Addy spoke to technology&rsquo;s ability to provide insight and &ldquo;eventually foresight so we can be more proactive in helping our restaurants better identify and address food safety risks,&rdquo; according to the article.

The article cited the CDC statistics regarding foodborne illnesses, which translate to &ldquo;19&shy;&ndash;21 million illnesses and between 570&ndash;800 deaths, according to the CDC,&rdquo; and also indicated that &ldquo;it has been determined that 64 percent of outbreaks are attributed to restaurants and 70 percent of those outbreaks are caused by infected workers.&rdquo;

According to the article, &ldquo;By tracking the spread of an outbreak in real time, Chick-fil-A will have a better chance of finding the source quickly, whether it be an employee or an issue further down the supply chain.&rdquo;

To read the full article, click <a href="https://www.qsrmagazine.com/food-safety/chick-fil-turns-ai-fight-foodborne-illness?utm_campaign=20190529&amp%3Butm_medium=email&amp%3Butm_source=jolt&utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=chick-fil-a-rolls-out-custom-ai-technology-to-combat-foodborne-illness-2710095" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" style="text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank">here</a>.

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Chick-fil-A Rolls Out Custom AI Technology To Combat Foodborne Illness

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The chicken chain’s new tech monitors outbreaks via social media in an effort to be proactive, protect market capital.


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