Fixing Food Safety: Protecting America’s Food Supply from Farm-to-Fork
Source: Trust for America’s Health (via Robert Wood Johnson Foundation)

About 76 million Americans—one in four—are sickened by foodborne diseases each year. Of these, an estimated 325,000 are hospitalized and 5,000 die. Medical costs and lost productivity due to foodborne illnesses in the U.S. are estimated to cost the nation $44 billion annually.

This RWJF-supported report by Trust for America’s Health (TFAH) identifies major gaps in the nation’s food safety system, including obsolete laws, misallocation of resources, and inconsistencies among major food safety agencies.

+ Full Report (PDF; 310 KB)

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