Table 2.

Frequency and Percentage of Outbreaks Assignable to Each Level of the Interagency Food Safety Analytics Collaboration Food Categorization Scheme, by Current Analytical Food Category, 1998–2014 (N = 4218)

		Assignable to level 1: major food group		Assignable to level 2: major food type		Assignable to level 3: major food subtype		Assignable to level 4: specific food subtype		Assignable to level 5: specific processing, preparation, or consumption type
CAFCc	Total outbreaks	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%
Aquatic animals	1155	1155	100.0	1155	100.0	907	78.5	261	22.6
Fish	794	794	100.0	794	100.0	551	69.4
Crustaceans	95	95	100.0	95	100.0	95	100.0
Mollusks	261	261	100.0	261	100.0	261	100.0	261	100.0
Other aquatic animals	5	5	100.0	5	100.0
Land animals	1986	1986	100.0	1986	100.0	1834	92.3	1527	76.9	804	40.5
Dairy	265	265	100.0	265	100.0	255	96.2			195	73.6
Eggs	168	168	100.0	168	100.0	52	31.0			0	0.0
Beef	630	630	100.0	630	100.0	630	100.0	630	100.0	510	81.0
Game	26	26	100.0	26	100.0
Pork	267	267	100.0	267	100.0	267	100.0	267	100.0	51	19.1
Other meata	13	13	100.0	13	100.0	13	100.0	13	100.0	1	7.7
Other poultry	8	8	100.0	8	100.0	8	100.0	8	100.0	2	25.0
Turkey	175	175	100.0	175	100.0	175	100.0	175	100.0	25	14.3
Chicken	434	434	100.0	434	100.0	434	100.0	434	100.0	20	4.6
Plant	912	912	100.0	912	100.0	886	97.1	655	71.8	36	3.9
Grains-beans	155	155	100.0	155	100.0	140	90.3			1	0.6
Oils-sugars	11	11	100.0	11	100.0
Nuts-seeds	21	21	100.0	21	100.0	21	100.0			7	33.3
Fruits	210	210	100.0	210	100.0	210	100.0	140	66.7	0	0.0
Vegetable row crops	213	213	100.0	213	100.0	213	100.0	213	100.0	7	3.3
Herbs	29	29	100.0	29	100.0	29	100.0	29	100.0	18	62.1
Seeded vegetables	120	120	100.0	120	100.0	120	100.0	120	100.0	1	0.8
Root/underground	72	72	100.0	72	100.0	72	100.0	72	100.0	2	2.8
Sprouts	46	46	100.0	46	100.0	46	100.0	46	100.0
Fungi	35	35	100.0	35	100.0	35	100.0	35	100.0	0	0.0
Other	165	165	100.0
Total	4218	4218	100.0	4053	96.1	3627	86.0	2443	57.9	840	19.0

Excludes outbreaks that were not assignable to one of the CAFCs (e.g., outbreaks assigned to “Produce”).

^aOther Meat includes items such as sheep and goat.

^bMerged (blank) cells represent levels that have no corresponding category.

^cCAFC, current analytical food category.