Foodborne Illness Resources

If you or a family member has become ill or died due to a Foodborne illness, you may find these resources helpful:

• Federal Food Safety Information - http://www.foodsafety.gov/
• Seattle & King County Public Health  Food Safety Fact Sheets - http://www.kingcounty.gov/healthservices/health/ehs/foodsafety/factsheets.aspx
• U.S. Food & Drug Administration - http://www.fda.gov/Food/FoodborneIllnessContaminants/default.htm
• Center for Disease Control – Foodborne Illness - http://www.cdc.gov/foodsafety/?s_cid=cdc_homepage_topmenu_002
• Center for Foodborne Illness (CFI) - http://www.foodborneillness.org/
• Emerging Pathogens Institute – University of Florida - http://foodsafetyflorida.org/ 
• World Health Organization – Foodborne diseases, emerging - http://www.who.int/foodsafety/en/
• STOP Foodborne Illness - http://www.stopfoodborneillness.org/
• Medline Plus – U.S National Library of Medicine & the National Institutes of Health - Food Contamination and Poisoning - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/foodcontaminationandpoisoning.html
  

Hotlines:

• FDA  if you suspect food tampering:  1-301-443-1240

• FDA hotline for beef or poultry problems: 1-800-535-4555   
  

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