Foodborne Disease
It is estimated that between 24 and 81+ million cases of foodborne diarrheal disease occur each year in United States, costing between $5 billion and $17 billion in medical care and lost productivity. These figure likely estimate only about 75% of the whole possible spectrum of disease in food is a vector. Moreover, it is generally accepted in the scientific community that the true incidence of foodborne disease is underreported.
While outbreaks associated with a particular commercial processed food received widespread public attention, a much greater number of individual cases of foodborne illness occurring in home and restaurant are not reported. Estimating the only one person in 25 (at least) or one in 100 (at most) seek medical attention, the actual number of cases occurring annually in United States is more.
Foodborne Disease
