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Foodborne illness in the U.S.

Statistics report on foodborne illness in the U.S.

This report presents information on foodborne illness in the United States. It contains a short overview of public opinions and beliefs regarding foodborne illness and then provides figures on foodborne disease outbreaks, illnesses, causes, and sources.

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Overview

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  • Premium Statistic Share of people concerned by food safety in the U.S. 2018-2019
  • Premium Statistic U.S. adults that had heard of select food-borne pathogens as of 2019
  • Basic Statistic U.S. adults perception of food poisoning risk among all people as of 2019
  • Basic Statistic U.S. adult's perceived prevalence of food poisoning due to home cooking methods 2019
  • Basic Statistic Opinions on food poisoning in the U.S. due to restaurants as of 2019
  • Premium Statistic Leading causes food recalls in the U.S. in 2019
  • Premium Statistic Cost of foodborne illness to restaurants in the U.S. 2018, by establishment type
  • Basic Statistic Cost of U.S. foodborne illness for leading foodborne pathogens in 2018

Outbreaks

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  • Premium Statistic Foodborne disease outbreaks per year in the U.S. 1998-2023
  • Premium Statistic Foodborne disease outbreaks by month in the U.S. 1998-2023
  • Premium Statistic Number of foodborne illness outbreaks in the U.S. 2014-2022, by food category
  • Premium Statistic Number of foodborne illness outbreaks in the U.S. 2014-2022, by etiologic agent
  • Basic Statistic Food outbreaks in the U.S. 2014-2022, by where the food was eaten
  • Basic Statistic Food outbreaks in the U.S. 2014-2022, by where the food was prepared

Illnesses

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  • Basic Statistic Number of domestically acquired infection cases of foodborne pathogens U.S. 2023
  • Basic Statistic Incidence rate of domestically acquired foodborne pathogens U.S. 2016-2018 and 2023
  • Basic Statistic Number of hospitalizations from domestically acquired foodborne pathogens U.S. 2023
  • Basic Statistic Number of deaths from domestically acquired foodborne pathogens U.S. 2023
  • Premium Statistic New cases of salmonellosis in the U.S. 1960-2019
  • Premium Statistic New cases of salmonellosis in the U.S. 1960-2019
  • Basic Statistic Change in incidence of foodborne pathogens in the U.S. from 2017-19 to 2020

Illness sources

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  • Basic Statistic Share of foodborne Salmonella illnesses in the U.S. in 2022, by food category
  • Basic Statistic Share of foodborne Listeria illnesses in the U.S. in 2022, by food category
  • Basic Statistic Share of foodborne E. coli illnesses in the U.S. in 2022, by food category
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