 This week, CDC released a report on foodborne outbreaks.
Some highlights? From 2010-2014:
1. An average of 24 multistate outbreaks occurred each year. 2. Salmonella accounted for the most illnesses and hospitalizations, and was the cause of the three largest outbreaks. 3. Listeria caused the most deaths, largely due to an outbreak caused by contaminated cantaloupe in 2011 that killed 33 people. 4. Imported foods accounted for 18 of the 120 reported outbreaks. So what's next? The report recommends that government and the food industry team up to stop outbreaks and make food safer. |
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