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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimate that 76 million people get sick, more than 325,000 are hospitalized and 5,000 Americans die each year from foodborne illness. Many cases go unreported because sometimes foodborne illness is confused with symptoms of flu.
Some people are more susceptible to foodborne illness than others. Pregnant women, infants and children, the elderly and the sick are more likely to suffer serious effects.
In response to foodborne illness, University of Tennessee Extension conducts food safety education for consumers and other food handlers. Food safety education is available from county Extension offices and from the University of Tennessee Extension Web site. To find out more about food safety education in your county, contact your local office. Click here for a list of county offices in Tennessee. |
