Anybody can get food poisoning, but some people are more likely to get seriously ill. Every year, an estimated 1 in 6 Americans (or 48 million people) get sick, 128,000 are hospitalized, and 3,000 die of foodborne diseases. However, certain groups of people are more likely to get a foodborne illness (also called food poisoning) […]
Prevent Food Poisoning
WRITTEN BY: Kate Shumaker, MS RD, LD, Family and Consumer Sciences Educator, Ohio State University Extension, Holmes County, shumaker.68@osu.edu
REVIEWED BY: Amy Meehan, MPH Healthy People Program Specialist
PHOTO CREDITS:
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
SOURCES:
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, retrieved from https://www.cdc.gov/foodsafety/education-month.html on 9/14/17
- Partnership for Food Safety Education, retrieved from http://www.fightbac.org/ on 9/14/17