What You Need To Know About Foodborne Illness

• Foodborne illness, often called food poisoning, is any illness that comes from the food you eat. Safe food handling can help reduce your risk of getting sick from food.
  
  
• Bacteria that causes disease are called pathogens. When certain pathogens such as Listeria monocytogenes, Campylobacter, Salmonella, and E. Coli O157:H7 enter the food supply, they can cause foodborne illness.
  
  
• The Center for Disease Control and Prevention estimate that 76 million persons in the United States get sick, 325,000 are hospitalized, and 5,000 die from foodborne illnesses each year.
  
  
• Foodborne illness symptoms can include nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, or fever. Infants and young children, pregnant women, older adults, and people with weakened immune systems cause by cancer treatment, diabetes, AIDS, and bone marrow and organ transplants are at greatest risk for foodborne illness.
  
  
• If your experience the symptoms of foodborne illness, call your doctor or health care provider.