New in MMWR: Contributing Factors of Foodborne Illness Outbreaks

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MMWR Surveillance Summaries – Vol. 74, March 11, 2025

March 11, 2024

SURVEILLANCE SUMMARIES

Contributing Factors of Foodborne Illness Outbreaks

During 2014–2022, more than 6,000 foodborne illness outbreaks were reported to the National Outbreak Reporting System. The most commonly reported contributing factor was contamination of food by an animal or environmental source before arriving at the point of final preparation.

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