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While food handling, preparation and storage methods are all major factors in foodborne illness, much of this problem is rooted in industrial agriculture practices that introduce pathogens into the food supply. In addition, processing food on an industrial scale means pathogens can be more easily disseminated. National food safety policy is fragmented.

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Reports & Other Documents

Outbreak Alert! Closing the Gaps in Our Federal Food-Safety Net

Center for Science in the Public Interest, December 2007.

FDA Science and Mission at Risk: Report of the Subcommittee on Science and Technology.

Prepared for FDA Science Board, November 2007.

Federal Oversight of Food Safety: High-Risk Designation Can Bring Attention to Limitations in the Government's Food Recall Programs

U.S. General Accounting Office (Congressional testimony); April 24, 2007.

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Peer-reviewed Journal Articles

What are we doing about Escherichia coli O157:H7 in cattle?

T.R. Callaway, et al. J Anim Sci, 2004.

Food safety and animal production systems: controlling zoonoses at farm level

J.D. Collins and P.G. Wall. Rev Sci Tech., August 2004.

Behavior of Escherichia coli O157:H7 in leafy vegetables

P. Delaquis, et al. J Food Prot, August 2007.

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Grain feeding and the dissemination of acid-resistant Escherichia coli from cattle

F.Diez-Gonzalez, et al. Science; Sept. 11, 1998.

The growing threat of foodborne bacterial enteropathogens of animal origin

H.L. Dupont. Clin Infect Dis; Nov. 15, 2007.

Campylobacters as zoonotic pathogens: a food production perspective

T Humphrey, et al. Int J Food Microbiol; July 15, 2007.

Perceived Etiology of Foodborne Illness among Public Health Personnel

T.F. Jones and D.E. Gerber. Emerg Infect Dis, September-October 2001.

Integrated risk reduction along the food chain

E.L. Mumford and U. Kihm. Ann NY Acad Sci, October 2006.

Foodborne pathogens in milk and the dairy farm environment: food safety and public health implications

S.P. Oliver, et al. Foodborne Pathog Dis, Summer 2005.

Application of foodborne disease outbreak data in the development and maintenance of HACCP systems

P.J. Panisello, et al. Int J Food Microbiol; Sept. 10, 2000.

Modeling the relationship between food animal health and human foodborne illness

R.S. Singer, et al. Prev Vet Med; May 16, 2007.

Fresh produce: a growing cause of outbreaks of foodborne illness in the United States, 1973 through 1997

S. Sivapalasingam, et al. J Food Prot; October 2004.

Improving food safety within the dairy chain: an application of conjoint analysis

N.I. Valeeva, et al. J Dairy Sci, 2005.

Challenges and approaches to reducing foodborne illness

C.E. Woteki and B.D. Kineman. Annu Rev Nutr, July 2003.

Limitations to successful investigation and reporting of foodborne outbreaks: an analysis of foodborne disease outbreaks in FoodNet catchment areas, 1998-1999

T.F. Jones, et al. Clin Infect Dis.; April 15, 2004.

Surveillance for Sporadic Foodborne Disease in the 21st Century: The FoodNet Perspective

B.M. Allos, et al. Clin Infect Dis; April 15, 2004 (supplement).

Relevant Organizations

Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (FDA)

Center for Science in the Public Interest

FAO’s Agriculture and Consumer Protection Department

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Additional Tools & Resources

Codex Alimentarius (FAO/WHO food standards)

International Portal on Food Safety, Animal, & Plant Health (IPFSAP) – useful database of items:

FAOSTAT

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