FSIS issued a report on Foodborne illness outbreaks that may involve FSIS-regulated products. Included are outbreaks that involve four foodborne pathogens: Salmonella, Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC), Listeria monocytogenes (Lm), and Campylobacter. The report summarizes outbreaks that FSIS investigated from October 1, 2020, to September 30, 2021. The COVID-19 pandemic likely decreased the number of reported foodborne illness outbreaks in FY 2021. For the previous three fiscal years, the outbreaks investigated by FSIS were 16 in 2018, 16 in 2019, and 12 in 2020. In the fiscal Year 2021, FSIS investigated nine outbreaks. These outbreaks involved approximately 200 illnesses and 60 hospitalizations. Of the nine outbreaks investigated by FSIS in FY 2021, Salmonella and STEC were each implicated in three outbreaks, with Lm implicated in two. Beef, followed by chicken, was the most common food product linked to outbreaks in FY2021. @ https://ask-bioexpert.com/blog-post/a-new-report-fsis-foodborne-illness-outbreak-investigations-fiscal-year-2021/
FSIS Foodborne Illness Outbreak Investigations, Fiscal Year 2021
FSIS issued a report on Foodborne illness outbreaks that may involve FSIS-regulated products. Included are outbreaks that involve four foodborne pathogens: Salmonella, Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC), Listeria monocytogenes (Lm), and Campylobacter. The report summarizes outbreaks that FSIS investigated from October 1, 2020, to September 30, 2021. The COVID-19 pandemic likely decreased the number of reported foodborne illness outbreaks in FY 2021. For the previous three fiscal years, the outbreaks investigated by FSIS were 16 in 2018, 16 in 2019, and 12 in 2020. In the fiscal Year 2021, FSIS investigated nine outbreaks. These outbreaks involved approximately 200 illnesses and 60 hospitalizations. Of the nine outbreaks investigated by FSIS in FY 2021, Salmonella and STEC were each implicated in three outbreaks, with Lm implicated in two. Beef, followed by chicken, was the most common food product linked to outbreaks in FY2021.