date:Aug 01, 2012
In its annual report, the CDCs Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network (FoodNet)hasrevealed that cases ofSalmonella, Campylobacter and Listeria monocytogenesinfection exceededtargets set by the U.S. government for 2010.
Meanwhile, cases of E.coli O157 remained below a government target of 1 case of illness per 100,000 people.
For every 100,000 people, 0.98 cases of E.coli O157-related illnesses were recorded below the government target, but an increase on the 0.95 recorded by FoodNet