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Latest News
- Latest News
- Foodborne Illnesses Continue Downward Trend: 2010 Health Goals for E. Coli 0157 Reached (04/14/2005, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
From the National Institutes of Health
- From the National Institutes of Health
- Bacteria and Foodborne Illness (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- Foodborne Diseases (National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)
Overviews
- Overviews
- Bad Bug Book: Foodborne Pathogenic Microorganisms and Natural Toxins Handbook (Food and Drug Administration)
- Consumer Advice (Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition)
- Foodborne Illness (National Center for Infectious Diseases, Division of Bacterial and Mycotic Diseases)
Also available in: Spanish
Prevention/Screening
- Prevention/Screening
- Everyone Can Fight BAC! (Partnership for Food Safety Education)
- FDA Tips to Prevent Foodborne Illness This Holiday Season (Food and Drug Administration)
- Hock Locks and Other Accoutrements (Dept. of Agriculture, Food Safety and Inspection Service)
- Irradiation: One Tool for Improving Food Safety (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Serve It Up Safe: 8 Ways to Prevent Food-Borne Illness (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Unwelcome Dinner Guest: Preventing Foodborne Illness (Food and Drug Administration)
Pictures/Diagrams
- Pictures/Diagrams
- Foodborne Illness: Ten Least Wanted Foodborne Pathogens (Partnership for Food Safety Education)
Also available in: Spanish
Specific Conditions
- Specific Conditions
- Food Poisoning from Eating Fish (American Academy of Family Physicians)
- Gastritis (National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse)
- Marine Toxins (National Center for Infectious Diseases, Division of Bacterial and Mycotic Diseases)
- Organisms That Can Bug You (Partnership for Food Safety Education)
Also available in: Spanish - Parasitic Roundworm Diseases (National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)
- Vibrio Parahaemolyticus (National Center for Infectious Diseases, Division of Bacterial and Mycotic Diseases)
- Vibrio Vulnificus (National Center for Infectious Diseases, Division of Bacterial and Mycotic Diseases)
- Yersinia Enterocolitica (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
Related Issues
- Related Issues
- Foodborne Illness Peaks In Summer -- Why? (Dept. of Agriculture, Food Safety and Inspection Service)
Also available in: Spanish - Keeping Food Safe during an Emergency (Dept. of Agriculture, Food Safety and Inspection Service)
Also available in: Spanish - Recalls, Market Withdrawals and Safety Alerts (Food and Drug Administration)
- Risks from Food and Drink: Health Information for International Travel (National Center for Infectious Diseases)
Clinical Trials
- Clinical Trials
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Food Poisoning (National Institutes of Health)
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Yersinia Infections (National Institutes of Health)
Research
- Research
- High Levels of Arsenic in Chicken May Require Adjustment in Consumption (National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences)
Dictionaries/Glossaries
- Dictionaries/Glossaries
- Food Safety Glossary (Partnership for Food Safety Education)
- Glossary of Food Safety Terms (Iowa State University, University Extension)
Directories
- Directories
- USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline (Dept. of Agriculture, Food Safety and Inspection Service)
Organizations
- Organizations
- Food and Drug Administration
- Food Safety and Inspection Service (Dept. of Agriculture)
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
- Partnership for Food Safety Education
- www.FoodSafety.gov (Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition)
Law and Policy
- Law and Policy
- What to Do If You Have a Problem with Food Products (Dept. of Agriculture, Food Safety and Inspection Service)
Statistics
- Statistics
- Foodborne-Disease Outbreaks Reported to CDC January 1, 1990 Through March 15, 2002 (National Center for Infectious Diseases, Division of Bacterial and Mycotic Diseases)
Children
- Children
- Amebiasis (Nemours Foundation)
- Campylobacter Infections (Nemours Foundation)
Also available in: Spanish - Food Poisoning (Nemours Foundation)
- Mushroom Poisoning in Children (American Academy of Family Physicians)
- Yersinia Enterocolitica (Nemours Foundation)
Women
- Women
- Food-Borne Risks in Pregnancy (March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation)
Also available in: Spanish
Seniors
- Seniors
- Seniors and Food Safety: Preventing Foodborne Illness (Food and Drug Administration)
Other Languages
- Other Languages
- 10 Least Wanted Foodborne Pathogens (Food and Drug Administration) - In Chinese