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Food Safety FAQs

Foodborne Illness FAQs

  1. What is foodborne Illness (infection, disease)?
  2. What are the most common foodborne diseases?
  3. How many cases of foodborne disease are there in the United States?
  4. Are the types of foodborne diseases changing?
  5. What are some critical unsolved problems in foodborne disease?
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Foodborne Outbreaks & Surveillance (Tracking) FAQs

  1. How do public health departments track foodborne diseases?
  2. What is a foodborne disease outbreak and why do they occur?
  3. Why do public health officials investigate outbreaks?
  4. How are outbreaks of foodborne disease detected?
  5. How is a foodborne disease outbreak investigated?
  6. What foods are most associated with foodborne illness?
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Food Safety FAQs

  1. How does food become contaminated?
  2. There is only so much the consumer can do. How can food be made safer in the first place?
  3. What is CDC doing to control and prevent foodborne disease?
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