The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released a summary analyzing the causes of foodborne illness outbreaks that occurred between 2014 and 2022. Data included in the analysis was drawn from the Foodborne Disease Outbreak Surveillance System (FDOSS), via the National Outbreak Reporting System (NORS).
According to CDC, approximately 800 foodborne illness outbreaks occur in the U.S. each year, causing an estimated 15,000 illnesses, 800 hospitalizations, and 20 deaths, annually.