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  • Improved performance on pathogen tests by chicken plants correlated with regulatory actions
    6/2/2017
    Improved performance on pathogen tests by chicken plants correlated with regulatory actions
  • Meat thermometer usage higher in households with children
    8/5/2016
    Meat thermometer usage higher in households with children
  • Adulteration violations in imported foods increased the most for spices, flavors, salts, and seafood
    7/8/2016
    Adulteration violations in imported foods increased the most for spices, flavors, salts, and seafood
  • Six foodborne pathogens rank high on per case costs and/or total economic burden
    6/13/2016
    Six foodborne pathogens rank high on per case costs and/or total economic burden
  • Adulteration violations continue to cause the most refusals of FDA-inspected food imports
    3/31/2016
    Adulteration violations continue to cause the most refusals of FDA-inspected food imports
  • Vegetable/vegetable products and fruit/fruit products accounted for smaller shares of FDA imported food refusals in 2005-13 than in 1998-2004
    3/24/2016
    Vegetable/vegetable products and fruit/fruit products accounted for smaller shares of FDA imported food refusals in 2005-13 than in 1998-2004
  • Adulteration violations made up three-quarters of FDA refusals of imported fishery/seafood products, vegetable/vegetable products, and spices, flavors, and salts in 2005-13
    3/24/2016
    Adulteration violations made up three-quarters of FDA refusals of imported fishery/seafood products, vegetable/vegetable products, and spices, flavors, and salts in 2005-13
  • Imported fishery/seafood products and spices, flavors, and salts had the largest increases in yearly pathogen or toxin adulteration violations between 1998-2004 and 2005-13
    3/24/2016
    Imported fishery/seafood products and spices, flavors, and salts had the largest increases in yearly pathogen or toxin adulteration violations between 1998-2004 and 2005-13
  • Internet queries for "cantaloupe" and "Listeria" spiked after the 2011 warning, but in 2012 there was relatively less interest in "cantaloupe" and "Salmonella"
    1/28/2016
    Internet queries for "cantaloupe" and "Listeria" spiked after the 2011 warning, but in 2012 there was relatively less interest in "cantaloupe" and "Salmonella"
  • Newspapers published more stories about Listeria than Salmonella
    1/27/2016
    Newspapers published more stories about Listeria than Salmonella
  • Quantities of melons purchased vary with the seasons: weekly quantities purchased in the United States
    1/27/2016
    Quantities of melons purchased vary with the seasons: weekly quantities purchased in the United States
  • Kidney damage responsible for 65 percent of illness costs from STEC O157
    12/3/2015
    Kidney damage responsible for 65 percent of illness costs from STEC O157
  • Fatality rates are an important determinant of foodborne illness costs
    10/29/2015
    Fatality rates are an important determinant of foodborne illness costs
  • Spikes in Internet searches reflect consumers responding to food safety warnings
    9/10/2015
    Spikes in Internet searches reflect consumers responding to food safety warnings
  • Of the 15 leading U.S. foodborne pathogens, Norovirus sickens the most people, but Salmonella, Toxoplasma gondii, and Listeria each cause greater economic burden
    8/31/2015
    Of the 15 leading U.S. foodborne pathogens, Norovirus sickens the most people, but Salmonella, Toxoplasma gondii, and Listeria each cause greater economic burden
  • Of the 1 million annual cases of foodborne illness caused by Salmonella, an average of 2 percent are severe and require hospitalization
    8/31/2015
    Of the 1 million annual cases of foodborne illness caused by Salmonella, an average of 2 percent are severe and require hospitalization
  • Most people hospitalized with a Salmonella infection recover, however, the deaths of those who do not survive account for 89 percent of the economic burden from this pathogen
    8/31/2015
    Most people hospitalized with a Salmonella infection recover, however, the deaths of those who do not survive account for 89 percent of the economic burden from this pathogen
  • Top 5 foodborne pathogens cost the U.S. economy $14 billion each year
    7/9/2015
    Top 5 foodborne pathogens cost the U.S. economy $14 billion each year
  • <i>Listeria</i> ranks third among foodborne pathogens in terms of economic burden in the United States
    5/13/2015
    <i>Listeria</i> ranks third among foodborne pathogens in terms of economic burden in the United States
  • Strict <em>Salmonella</em> standards contribute to safety of school lunches
    2/27/2015
    Strict <em>Salmonella</em> standards contribute to safety of school lunches
  • Most U.S. broiler operations use some form of sanitation/biosecurity practice
    1/26/2015
    Most U.S. broiler operations use some form of sanitation/biosecurity practice
  • Companies that supply ground beef to the NSLP performed better on tests for Salmonella spp contamination than other suppliers
    1/23/2015
    Companies that supply ground beef to the NSLP performed better on tests for Salmonella spp contamination than other suppliers
  • Foodborne illnesses caused by Salmonella cost the U.S. an estimated $3.7 billion annually
    1/5/2015
    Foodborne illnesses caused by Salmonella cost the U.S. an estimated $3.7 billion annually
  • Norovirus ranks 4th among 15 foodborne pathogens in terms of economic burden in the U.S.
    10/28/2014
    Norovirus ranks 4th among 15 foodborne pathogens in terms of economic burden in the U.S.
  • U.S. manufacturing companies have reduced inventory-to-sales ratios...
    6/2/2014
    U.S. manufacturing companies have reduced inventory-to-sales ratios...
  • ...as have U.S. food manufacturers
    6/2/2014
    ...as have U.S. food manufacturers
  • steam pasteurization reduces average pathogen population on beef carcasses
    6/2/2014
    steam pasteurization reduces average pathogen population on beef carcasses
  • Privately motivated investments supplement PR/HACCP costs
    6/2/2014
    Privately motivated investments supplement PR/HACCP costs
  • Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests now account for 60 percent of one food-testing company's E. coli O157 screenings
    4/30/2014
    Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests now account for 60 percent of one food-testing company's E. coli O157 screenings
  • Chart: Imports gaining importance in U.S. fresh avocado market
    4/18/2014
    Chart: Imports gaining importance in U.S. fresh avocado market
  • Class I recalls rose dramatically in 1997-2000 but Class II recalls declined...
    4/11/2014
    Class I recalls rose dramatically in 1997-2000 but Class II recalls declined...
  • And volume of recalls followed the same pattern.
    4/11/2014
    And volume of recalls followed the same pattern.
  • distribution of complaints to the Sanitary Phytosanitary Committee, 1995-2001
    4/8/2014
    distribution of complaints to the Sanitary Phytosanitary Committee, 1995-2001
  • distribution of complaints to the Sanitary Phytosanitary Committee, 1995-2001
    4/8/2014
    distribution of complaints to the Sanitary Phytosanitary Committee, 1995-2001
  • confirmed cases of BSE in the United Kingdom by year of clinical onset peaked in 1993
    4/8/2014
    confirmed cases of BSE in the United Kingdom by year of clinical onset peaked in 1993
  • Salmonella imposes the greatest cost of the 14 major foodborne pathogens
    1/23/2014
    Salmonella imposes the greatest cost of the 14 major foodborne pathogens