This statistic displays the percentage of U.S. adults that had heard of select types of food-borne pathogens as of 2019. According to the data, ** percent of respondents had heard of Salmonella as being a problem in food.
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Food and Drug Administration. (March 16, 2021). Percentage of U.S. adults that had heard of select pathogens as a food-related problem as of 2019 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Retrieved July 25, 2026, from /statistics/754110/percentage-us-adults-heard-select-food-pathogens/
Food and Drug Administration. "Percentage of U.S. adults that had heard of select pathogens as a food-related problem as of 2019." Chart. March 16, 2021. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Accessed July 25, 2026. /statistics/754110/percentage-us-adults-heard-select-food-pathogens/
Food and Drug Administration. (2021). Percentage of U.S. adults that had heard of select pathogens as a food-related problem as of 2019. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 25, 2026. /statistics/754110/percentage-us-adults-heard-select-food-pathogens/
Food and Drug Administration. "Percentage of U.S. Adults That Had Heard of Select Pathogens as a Food-related Problem as of 2019." ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc., 16 Mar 2021, /statistics/754110/percentage-us-adults-heard-select-food-pathogens/
Food and Drug Administration, Percentage of U.S. adults that had heard of select pathogens as a food-related problem as of 2019 ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ, /statistics/754110/percentage-us-adults-heard-select-food-pathogens/ (last visited July 25, 2026)
Percentage of U.S. adults that had heard of select pathogens as a food-related problem as of 2019 [Graph], Food and Drug Administration, March 16, 2021. [Online]. Available: /statistics/754110/percentage-us-adults-heard-select-food-pathogens/