United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 1996-05-08 monographic deposited born digital 35 p. GA 1.13:RCED-96-96 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-RCED-96-96 P0b002ee1803934e4 f:rc96096 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-28 GAOREPORTS-RCED-96-96 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-RCED-96-96 RCED-96-96 Contaminated foods Health hazards Safety regulation Safety standards Food industry Consumer protection Infectious diseases Public health research Biomedical research E. coli Bacteria Salmonella Enteritidis Bacteria Listeria monocytogenes Bacteria Campylobacter jejuni/coli Bacteria Letter Report RCED GAO reviewed the extent of foodborne illnesses caused by microbal contamination, focusing on: (1) the frequency, health consequences, and economic impacts of these illnesses; and (2) the extent of information available to develop effective control strategies.<p/>GAO found that: (1) between 6.5 million and 81 million cases of foodborne illness and as many as 9,100 related deaths occur each year; (2) the risk of foodborne illness is increasing due to changes in food supply and consumption, recognition of new causes of foodborne illnesses, new modes of transmission, increased resistance to long-standing food-processing and storage techniques, and emerging virulent strains of well-known bacteria; (3) while foodborne illnesses are most often brief and do not require medical care, a small percentage cause long-term disability or even death; (4) foodborne illness may cost billions of dollars every year in medical costs and lost productivity; (5) the current voluntary reporting system does not provide sufficient data on the prevalence and sources of foodborne illnesses; (6) efforts are under way to collect more and better data on the prevalence and sources of foodborne illnesses; and (7) more uniform and comprehensive data on the number and causes of foodborne illnesses could lead to more effective control strategies. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-RCED-96-96/html/GAOREPORTS-RCED-96-96.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-RCED-96-96/pdf/GAOREPORTS-RCED-96-96.pdf GAO/RCED-96-96 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-RCED-96-96 Letter Report GAO/RCED-96-96; Food Safety: Information on Foodborne Illnesses; Contaminated foods Health hazards Safety regulation Safety standards Food industry Consumer protection Infectious diseases Public health research Biomedical research E. coli Bacteria Salmonella Enteritidis Bacteria Listeria monocytogenes Bacteria Campylobacter jejuni/coli Bacteria