Table 2.
Number of reported foodborne disease outbreaks and median number of outbreak-associated illnesses attributed to the consumption of raw produce, by categorya and year group – Foodborne Disease Outbreak Surveillance System, USA, 1998–2013
| Food category | 1998–2001 | 2002–2005 | 2006–2009 | 2010–2013 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vegetable row crops | |||||
| No. of outbreaks | 52 | 57 | 61 | 65 | 235 |
| Median no. of illnesses (range) | 17 (3–300) | 13 (2–935) | 22 (2–238) | 15 (2–94) | 16 (2–935) |
| Fruits | |||||
| No. of outbreaks | 73 | 38 | 51 | 54 | 216 |
| Median no. of illnesses (range) | 26 (2–736) | 26 (2–212) | 16 (2–594) | 14 (2–261) | 19 (2–736) |
| Seeded vegetables | |||||
| No. of outbreaks | 9 | 21 | 16 | 20 | 66 |
| Median no. of illnesses (range) | 39 (10–886) | 19 (2–510) | 19 (2–1500) | 26 (2–166) | 23 (2–1500) |
| Sprouts | |||||
| No. of outbreaks | 12 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 42 |
| Median no. of illnesses (range) | 36 (2–157) | 15 (2–35) | 20 (2–256) | 20 (2–256) | 20 (2–56) |
| Fungi | |||||
| No. of outbreaks | 4 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 23 |
| Median no. of illnesses (range) | 3 (2–26) | 4 (2–10) | 3 (2–6) | 3 (2–4) | 3 (2–26) |
| Root and underground vegetables | |||||
| No. of outbreaks | 8 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 18 |
| Median no. of illnesses (range) | 13 (2–96) | 9 (6–136) | 12 (5–31) | 41 (N/A) | 11 (2–136) |
| Herbs | |||||
| No. of outbreaks | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
| Median no. of illnesses (range) | 35 (8–486) | 20 (13–592) | 11 (N/A) | 27 (N/A) | 30 (8–592) |
| Total raw produce outbreaks | |||||
| No. of outbreaks | 271 | 246 | 235 | 220 | 972 |
| Median no. of illnesses (range) | 19 (2–886) | 15 (2–935) | 15 (2–1500) | 14 (2–261) | 15 (2–1500) |
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a
Interagency Food Safety Analytics Collaboration (IFSAC) food categorisation scheme: https://www.cdc.gov/foodsafety/ifsac/projects/food-categorization-scheme.html.