IFSAC Releases 2019 Annual Report on Sources of Foodborne Illness
The Interagency Food Safety Analytics Collaboration (IFSAC) collects and analyzes foodborne illness outbreak data for four pathogens: Salmonella,Escherichia coli O157, Listeriamonocytogenes, and Campylobacter, as well as specific foods and food categories that are responsible for foodborne illnesses in the U.S. The purpose of this is to understand sources of foodborne illness in the U.S.
The data are analyzed by calendar year and released in an annual report. U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that, when combined, these four pathogens cause nearly two million cases of foodborne illnesses in the U.S. each year.