US: Foodborne illness "costs US$152bn a year" - study
By: just-food.com | 3 March 2010
Foodborne illness across the US is costs the economy US$152bn a year, according to research by a former US Food and Drug Administration economist.
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Foodborne illness across the US is costs the economy US$152bn a year, according to research by a former US Food and Drug Administration economist.

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