Public health laboratory surveillance of foodborne disease detects outbreaks and limits the spread of illness.
APHL Food Safety Program
CIFOR
CIFOR Guidelines for Foodborne Disease Outbreak Response
15th Annual PulseNet Update Meeting
7th Annual OutbreakNet Conference
Recommendations for Diagnosis of Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli Infections by Clinical Laboratories
A Colorado Cantaloupe Saga
Chasing the Cheese
Fingerprinting Milk, Foiling E. coli
High-Tech MN Lab Lauded for Quickly Identifying Salmonella Outbreak Source
Food Safety Partner Organizations
PulseNet International
FoodSafety.gov
USDA - Foodborne Illness Cost Calculator
CDC - Foodborne Outbreak Online Database
CDC - Estimates of Foodborne Illness in the United States
"US Food Safety System" from Addressing Foodborne Threats to Health: Policies, Practices, and Global Coordination, Workshop Summary, John Besser, PhD, Clinical Laboratory Manager, Minnesota Public Health Laboratory Division, National Academies Press, 2006
New York Times - Ill From Food? Investigations Vary By State
New York Times - New Look At Food Safety After Peanut Tainting