Improving food safety is critical in the United States, where at least 76 million cases of food-borne disease occur each year. Food tainted with dangerous bacteria and other pathogens such as E. coli and salmonella causes 5,000 deaths each year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). People need to have confidence in the U.S. food safety system, which should be based on prevention, scientifically sound risk assessment and management, and fail-safe data collection. Pew seeks to reduce health threats from food-borne pathogens by strengthening federal government authority and enforcement of food safety laws. For more information visit the Make Our Food Safe Web site. Report Graphic: The FDA Modernization Act Mar 08, 2011 - President Barack Obama signed the "FDA Modernization Act" into law on January 4, 2011. This interactive graphic explains the key benefits from the law that consumers should expect to see in five important areas. Read More Health-Related Costs from Foodborne Illness in the United States
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