USA- Research – Investigations of Foodborne Outbreaks and Adverse Events in FDA-Regulated Foods

FDA

CORE 2022 Activities
65 Incidents Evaluated:
Incidents evaluated includes potential outbreaks, confirmed outbreaks, and adverse
events that were evaluated by the CORE Signals and Surveillance Team. Not all
incidents evaluated by Signals are transferred to Response for follow up.
28 Responses Initiated:
When an outbreak appears to be caused by an FDA-regulated food, this information is
passed to a Response Team to coordinate FDA’s response efforts.
11 Advisories Issued:
Public health advisories are issued to provide consumers with actionable advice about
an FDA-regulated food linked to an outbreak.