About Food Safety
- Foodborne germs can lead to illness, hospitalization, and death.
- Follow key steps to prevent food poisoning - clean, separate, cook, and chill.
CDC estimates that each year 48 million people get sick from a foodborne illness, 128,000 are hospitalized, and 3,000 die.
Top 5 foodborne germs causing illness
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Top 5 foodborne germs causing hospitalizations
- Salmonella (non-typhoidal)
- Norovirus
- Campylobacter
- Toxoplasma gondii
- E. coli O157
Top 5 foodborne germs causing deaths
- Salmonella (non-typhoidal)
- Toxoplasma gondii
- Listeria monocytogenes
- Norovirus
- Campylobacter
Prevention
Following four simple steps can help prevent food poisoning:
- Clean face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"💧
- Separateface="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"⬅️➡️
- Cook face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"🌡️
- Chill face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"❄️
Resources
CDC Food Safety
CDC Foodborne Outbreaks
Office of Infectious Disease Epidemiology
24/7 Emergency Contact Number: 1-888-295-5156
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