Infographic: Food-related illnesses, hospitalizations and deaths in Canada

Infographic: Food-related illnesses, hospitalizations and deaths in Canada 1 in 8 people (4 million Canadians) get sick each year from contaminated food. Over 11,500 hospitalizations and 240 deaths occur each year due to food-related illnesses. Numbers includes both estimates for 30 foodborne pathogens and unknown causes of acute gastrointestinal illness. 2018-11-29 Public Health Agency of Canada open-ouvert@tbs-sct.gc.ca Health and SafetyFood-related illnesseshospitalizationsdeathsCanadaNorovirusListeriaSalmonellaE. Coli O157CampylobacterFood safety Infographic: Food-related illnesses, hospitalizations and deaths in CanadaPDF https://www.canada.ca/content/dam/hc-sc/healthy-canadians/migration/publications/eating-nutrition/foodborne-illness-infographic-maladies-origine-alimentaire-infographie/alt/pub-eng.pdf Infographic: Food-related illnesses, hospitalizations and deaths in CanadaPDF https://www.canada.ca/content/dam/hc-sc/healthy-canadians/migration/publications/eating-nutrition/foodborne-illness-infographic-maladies-origine-alimentaire-infographie/alt/pub-fra.pdf Infographic: Food-related illnesses, hospitalizations and deaths in CanadaHTML https://www.canada.ca/fr/sante-publique/services/publications/aliments-et-nutrition/infographique-maladies-origine-alimentaire-hospitalisations-deces-canada.html Infographic: Food-related illnesses, hospitalizations and deaths in CanadaHTML https://www.canada.ca/fr/sante-publique/services/publications/aliments-et-nutrition/infographique-maladies-origine-alimentaire-hospitalisations-deces-canada.html

1 in 8 people (4 million Canadians) get sick each year from contaminated food.

Over 11,500 hospitalizations and 240 deaths occur each year due to food-related illnesses.

Numbers includes both estimates for 30 foodborne pathogens and unknown causes of acute gastrointestinal illness.

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