FOOD MICROBIOLOGY
FOODBORNE ILLNESS AND FOOD SAFETY
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the doctor says there are confirmed results of you eating too much.
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when laboratory analysis shows that a specific food is the source of illness
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when laboratory analysis shows that different foods are the source of illness
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when laboratory analysis shows that a variety of foods can cause a variety of illnesses
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Detailed explanation-1: -A confirmed foodborne disease outbreak is defined as an incident in which two or more persons experience a similar illness after ingestion of a common food or meal and epidemiologic evaluation implicates the meal or food as the source of illness. Confirmed outbreaks may or may not be laboratory-confirmed.
Detailed explanation-2: -What is a confirmed disease outbreak? A confirmed outbreak means that laboratory tests have shown that food was the cause of illness in two or more persons. The two illnesses could occur in the same or in multiple states (multistate outbreak), but must be similar illnesses related to the same food.
Detailed explanation-3: -FDA investigates outbreaks to control them, so more people do not get sick in the outbreak, and to learn how to prevent similar outbreaks from happening in the future.
Detailed explanation-4: -Most foodborne illness caused by viruses happens because the person handling the food has transmitted to the virus to the food through improper food handling or poor sanitation. Hepatitis A and Norovirus are examples of viruses that are responsible for foodborne illness.