The Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) is a nonprofit education and advocacy organization that focuses on improving the safety and nutritional quality of our food supply and on reducing the carnage caused by alcoholic beverages. CSPI seeks to promote health through educating the public about nutrition and alcohol; it represents citizens' interests before legislative, regulatory, ...
News and safety alerts, consumer advice, articles for kids, teens and educators, illness and complaint reporting, information on foodborne pathogens, and more.
A public-private partnership created to reduce the incidence of foodborne illness by educating Americans about safe food handling practices. Web site contains information about safe food handling, foodborne illnesses and more.
Foodborne Infections What is foodborne disease What are the most common foodborne diseases Are the types of foodborne diseases changing What happens in the body after the microbes that produce illness are swallowed How are foodborne diseases diagnosed How are foodborne diseases treated When should I consult my doctor about a diarrheal illness How many cases of foodborne disease are there ...
www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dbmd/diseaseinfo/foodborneinfections_g.htm
Links to governmental and other resources on foodborne illnesses such as mad cow, e coli, and pfiesteria.
www.foodsafety.gov/~fsg/fsgpath.html
The Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network (FoodNet) is the principal foodborne disease component of CDC's Emerging Infections Program (EIP). FoodNet provides a network for responding to new and emerging foodborne diseases of national importance, monitoring the burden of foodborne diseases, and identifying the sources of specific foodborne diseases.
www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dbmd/foodnet
U.S. Food and Drug Administration / CFSAN / Office of Seafood Foodborne Illness and Seafood The following are selected chapters from the handbook Foodborne Pathogenic Microorganisms and Natural Toxins (The Bad Bug Book) that have some connection with seafood and seafood safety. This handbook provides basic facts regarding foodborne pathogenic microorganisms and natural toxins. Some technical ...
vm.cfsan.fda.gov/~mow/sea-ill.html
29 illnesses caused by a strain of Listeria monocytogenes (LM) have been identified in 10 states: New York (15 cases); Georgia (three); Connecticut, Ohio, and Michigan (two each); and California, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Utah, and Wisconsin (one each).
www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm4950a1.htm
