Food-borne illnesses sickened thousands of people in the US last year, with pathogens including salmonella and E. coli lurking in cantaloupe, alfalfa sprouts, ground beef, and more.
Every year, food pathogens send 128,000 Americans to the hospital, and 3,000 die. The Food and Drug Administration has oversight over the food industry and steps in to recall contaminated items such as bagged salads when reports of poisonings begin cropping up across the country.
The tallies for illnesses and deaths due to