Promoting a food-safe culture to protect America’s workforce
Each year 1 in 6 Americans get sick from foodborne diseases and 3,000 die as a result of unsafe food. Foodborne illness is estimated to cost the United States more than $15.5 billion annually. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) fights foodborne diseases to protect American consumers and businesses from contaminated foods.
Business Challenges
Foodborne diseases are challenging for America’s employers—from rising healthcare costs associated with treating foodborne illnesses to lost worker productivity. Unsafe food that makes people sick has a ripple effect on businesses, communities and the U.S. economy.
Additionally, today’s food production is more centralized and globalized than ever. Food takes a more complex route from farm to table. These changes require creating and implementing new ways to help keep America’s food safe.
CDC Business Benefits
CDC protects America’s businesses, employees and their families by linking illness in people to specific foods, and informing food safety policies and practices to make food safer and save lives.
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