Food-borne disease in the 21st century: What challenges await us?

Estimates of the number of cases of food-borne illness in the United States reach as high as 80 million per year, with perhaps as many as 7,000 deaths. Whatever the true numbers might be, the fact that food is making many people sick is abundantly clear. The causes of these illnesses have changed dr...

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Published in:Postgraduate medicine 1999-08, Vol.106 (2), p.109-119
Main Authors: Bender, Jeffrey B., Smith, Kirk E., Hedberg, Craig, Osterholm, Michael T.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Foodborne Diseases - epidemiology
Foodborne Diseases - etiology
Foodborne Diseases - microbiology
Foodborne Diseases - prevention & control
Global Health
Humans
Minnesota - epidemiology
Public Health
Radiation, Ionizing
Risk Factors
United States - epidemiology
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Summary:Estimates of the number of cases of food-borne illness in the United States reach as high as 80 million per year, with perhaps as many as 7,000 deaths. Whatever the true numbers might be, the fact that food is making many people sick is abundantly clear. The causes of these illnesses have changed dramatically during the past decade. In this article, the authors discuss food safety issues likely to dominate public health agendas as we move into the new century.
ISSN:0032-5481
1941-9260
DOI:10.3810/pgm.1999.08.645