Make Our Food Safe Coalition
Foodborne Illness Costs U.S. $152 Billion Annually, Landmark Report Estimates
Published in Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA, March 21st, 2010
The Produce Safety Project, an initiative of The Pew Charitable Trusts at Georgetown University, published the report, Health-Related Costs from Foodborne Illness in the United States. In addition, an interactive online map that graphically represents this cost information for every state in the nation is available at www.MakeOurFoodSafe.org/cost_map.
The report ranks states according to their total costs related to foodborne illness and cost per case for an...
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