The CDC reported that each year in the United States, an estimated 9 million people get sick, 56,000 are hospitalized, and 1,300 die of foodborne diseases caused by known pathogens. The Interagency Food Safety Analytics Collaboration (IFSAC) is a tri-agency group created by the CDC, FDA, and USDA-FSIS. Salmonella illnesses come from a wide variety of foods. More than 75% of Salmonella illnesses were attributed to seven food categories: Chicken, Fruits, Pork, Seeded Vegetables (such as tomatoes), Other Produce (such as fungi, herbs, nuts, and root vegetables), Beef, and Turkey. E. coli O157 illnesses were most often linked to Vegetable Row Crops (such as leafy greens) and Beef. More than 80% of illnesses were linked to these two categories. Listeria monocytogenes illnesses were most often linked to Dairy products, Fruits, and Vegetable Row Crops. More than 75% of illnesses were attributed to these three categories, but the rarity of Listeria monocytogenes outbreaks makes these estimates less reliable than those for other pathogens. @ https://www.cdc.gov/foodsafety/ifsac/pdf/P19-2020-report-TriAgency-508.pdf?ACSTrackingID=USCDC_485-DM93178&ACSTrackingLabel=Food%20Safety%20Updates%20From%20CDC&deliveryName=USCDC_485-DM93178
