date:Jul 03, 2013
The percentage of foodborne illnesses linked to leafy vegetables and dairy increased substantially while the percentage of cases associated with eggs dropped, according to a study covering more than a decade of foodborne disease outbreaks.
The study, Surveillance for foodborne disease outbreaks United States, 1998-2008, was published June 28 by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in its Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. The report examined outbreaks in which the first illness o