UK FSA Study Details Food Poisoning Cases, Targets Campylobacter
New research published yesterday by the UK's Food Standards Agency (FSA) gives the most detailed picture yet of how many people suffer from food poisoning in the UK every year and how much food poisoning can be attributed to different foods.
FSA officials said the findings are important as official data for food poisoning cases significantly underestimate how big the problem is, because only the most serious cases get reported. Most people do not seek treatment from their general practitioner (GP), and not all GPs carry out tests for specific pathogens, so these unreported cases are not captured in routine surveillance data, according to the FSA.