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— OPINION — For nearly a decade and a half, food safety advocates like me have recited CDC’s 2011 foodborne illness estimates: 3,000 deaths. 128,000 hospitalizations. 48 million illnesses (1 in every 6 Americans). At long last, CDC has provided us with an update to these estimates…
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A new foodborne illness benchmark, just in time for ‘shock and awe’
— OPINION — For nearly a decade and a half, food safety advocates like me have recited CDC’s 2011 foodborne illness estimates: 3,000 deaths. 128,000 hospitalizations. 48 million illnesses (1 in every 6 Americans). At long last, CDC has provided us with an update to these estimates…