Foodborne Illnesses in the U.S. Decreased During Coronavirus Pandemic
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a report on September 24, 2021 that indicates that foodborne illness infections in 2020 decreased, as compared to the previous three-year average.
The findings, which were published in the CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, says that the Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network (FoodNet) of CDC's Emerging Infections Program monitored the incidence of laboratory-diagnosed infections caused by eight pathogens. These pathogens are transmitted commonly through food reported by 10 U.S. states, including Connecticut, Georgia, Maryland, Minnesota, New Mexico, Oregon, Tennessee, and selected counties in California, Colorado, and New York.