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Restaurants, including fast food joints, cause tens of thousands of food poisoning incidents every single day. Citation needed.
by inferiorhuman 3y ago
Restaurants, including fast food joints, cause tens of thousands of food
poisoning incidents every single day.
Citation needed.
- doix 3y agoThe first google result says that 48 million Americans get food poisoning a year [0]. On average that's around 131k people per day, I'd say it's pretty safe to assume that at least a few thousand of those are caused by restaurants. I'm not sure why you think this fact requires a citation. [0] https://www.cdc.gov/foodsafety/food-poisoning.html https://www.cdc.gov/foodsafety/food-poisoning.html
- inferiorhuman 3y agoI'd say it's safe to assume if you don't want to come up with a citation for two reasons: 48 million people annually is at the high end, and a multiagency report puts that number at 9 million known cases. > Each year in the United States, an estimated 9 million people get sick, 56,000 are hospitalized, and 1,300 die of foodborne disease caused by known pathogens. https://www.cdc.gov/foodsafety/ifsac/pdf/P19-2020-report-TriAgency-508.pdf https://www.cdc.gov/foodsafety/ifsac/pdf/P19-2020-report-Tri... The other, is, of course, that restaurants make up a minority of meals in the US. While over half eat at restaurants regularly, that 56% is around 2–3 times a week. https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/survey-shows-how-often-americans-dine-out/ https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/survey-shows-how-ofte...