Sherrie Chastain shares information found on food poisoning and ways to stay safe:
Each year, food-borne illnesses result in 5,700 deaths, 371,000 hospitalizations and 87 million cases of illness in the United States, according an Associated Press calculation that used the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) formula and current population estimates.
Among them, nine food-borne illnesses have occurred at a steady rate since 2004, leading Robert Tauxe, MD, MPH, deputy director of the CDC's Division of Foodborne, Bacterial, and Mycotic Diseases, to say that progress toward curbing these illnesses has “plateaued.”
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The Nine Most Common Causes of Food Poisoning, and Six Simple Tips to Stay Safe
