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Center for Food Safety

Foodborne Illness

Every year, one in six Americans gets sick and 3,000 die of foodborne diseases.

Foodborne Illness

May 01, 2012
Foodborne Illness

Seems almost every week brings news of the latest food contamination or foodborne illness outbreak. If you’ve ever gotten sick with “stomach flu,” odds are you actually had food poisoning. Every year, one in six Americans gets sick and 3,000 die of foodborne diseases.These figures are likely to be far higher, as most food-related sickness goes unreported.