Foodborne illness costs Americans $75 billion annually in premature deaths, medical care and lost productivity, study finds.

For nearly a decade and a half, food safety advocates like me have recited CDC’s 2011 foodborne illness estimates: 3,000 deaths. 128,000 ...

With shared dishes and food left out for extended periods, the USDA warns Super Bowl parties create the perfect conditions ...

In total, outbreaks in schools resulted in 49 963 illnesses, 1514 hospitalizations ... by chemical agents (7% of outbreaks), viral agents (6% of outbreaks) and parasitic pathogens (1% of outbreaks).

Each year, about one in six Americans falls ill to foodborne illnesses, and oversight agencies have routinely found that the U.S. food safety system — a shared responsibility of the FDA, the U.S.

With the second biggest food holiday of the year coming up, the USDA shares tips on how to keep you and your guests safe when ...

A new watchdog report highlights the ongoing issues concerning the oversight of foodborne illness in the United States and stresses the need for a national food ...