Foodborne Definition

Foodborne Sentence Examples

• According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about one out of six Americans will come down with a foodborne illness each year, leading to 128,000 hospitalizations and 3,000 deaths.

• A large increase in foodborne salmonellosis was observed in the UK during the 1980s.

• Foodborne botulism is caused by ingestion of the botulinum neurotoxin, which is produced during growth of the organism in food.

• Strategies to reduce the number of poultry carrying foodborne pathogens could potentially decrease the number of human infections.

• Salmonella is the most frequent cause of foodborne illness, according to the USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service.