Foodborne Illness

Health Canada estimates that about two million Canadian suffers foodborne illness per year and CDC (Center for Disease Control) estimates approximately 76 million foodborne illness cases occur in the United States per year. However, many foodborne illness cases are unreported. Some of the most common bacteria and viruses that cause foodborne illness are Salmonella, Campylobacter, Escherichia coli O157:H7, and Hepatitis. In the following report, you will read some of the major foodborne illness outbreaks in Canada and United States.

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Separate: Don't cross-contaminate

3. Approximately 325,000 people are hospitalized with illnesses and 5,000 die. If they have followed the safe-cooking standards, it would have killed the E-coli bacteria in the hamburger patties. According to NFSEM, there are four basic steps to prevent foodborne illness, and they are:

1. The salsa got contaminated with shigellosis. da, the number of Canadians who has foodborne illness is estimated to be approximately two million per year.

One major outbreak was on March and April 1998. It was found that the source of the outbreak of Salmonella Enteritidis was the cheese in a prepackaged processed lunch packs. In Canada, it is estimated that for every one case of foodborne illness that is reported, there are 350 cases that are not reported.

The ones that are reported are usually major problems. Clean: Wash hands and surfaces often

2. Cook: Cook to proper temperatures

4. It is obvious that United States has more foodborne illness cases than Canada that is because of poor handling food practices.

As it has mentioned before, approximately 76 million Americans suffer from foodborne illness per year.

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