0 an illness usually caused by eating food that contains harmful bacteria --
1 an illness caused by eating food that contains harmful bacteria --
Current outbreak data is not detailed enough to identify information on food poisoning incidents from these types of establishments.
Nor is information about numbers of cases of food poisoning collected by county.
Most cases of food poisoning are sporadic and it is not usually possible to identify a vehicle of infection for a specific case.
It is generally alleged that most food poisoning incidents of late were related to eggs.
Such a register would do little to stem the tide—the epidemic—of food poisoning that is sweeping the country.
To back up research and help the understanding and control of food poisoning outbreaks, good surveillance, data collection and disease analysis are clearly essential.
Sourcing food for the home as raw products, as opposed to consuming pre-cooked foods or eating food away from the home, appears to reduce the overall risk of food poisoning.
Indeed, campylobacter scored lowest for follow-up of the 20 likely causes of sporadic food poisoning infections.
