Food Safety Issues in the 106th Congress
Description:
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released in September new estimates showing that each year in the United States 76 million people get sick, 325,000 are hospitalized, and 5,000 die from food-related illnesses. Food-borne illness is a serious public health problem. Often, people do not seek medical help and their illness is not officially reported. Yet, consumers have become aware of the serious consequences of illnesses linked to a growing variety of foods, produced domestic…
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Date:
November 7, 2000
Creator:
Vogt, Donna U.
Partner:
UNT Libraries Government Documents Department