CDC says foodborne illness fell during pandemic

October 7, 2021

A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention finds a 26 percent decline in foodborne infections in 2020, compared to the previous three-year average. The report, using FoodNet data, showed that infections …

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CDC: foodborne illness rates flat or rising

May 7, 2020

Rates of foodborne illness remained stagnant or rose in 2019, according to preliminary data released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The FoodNet data show that the federal government’s Healthy People 2020 …

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CDC announces listeria outbreak is over

March 12, 2020

In late 2019, FDA, CDC, and state and local partners investigated an outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes infections linked to hard-boiled eggs produced by Almark Foods at its Gainesville, Georgia facility. Almark Foods announced an initial …

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