This statistic depicts the number of foodborne illness outbreaks attributable to select factors that allowed for the proliferation of microbes from 2014 to 2016. According to the data, 25 outbreaks that were attributable to factors that allowed for the proliferation of microbes were caused by improper or slow cooling.
Number of U.S. foodborne illness outbreaks attributed to select factors that caused the proliferation of microbes from 2014 to 2016
Characteristic
Number of outbreaks
Improper or slow cooling
25
No attempt to control the temperature of implicated food or the length of time food was out of temperature control (during food service or display of food)
23
Improper cold holding due to malfunctioning refrigeration equipment
13
Improper hot holding due to an improper procedure or protocol
14
Improper cold holding due to an improper procedure or protocol
18
Food preparation practices that support proliferation of pathogens (during food preparation)
18
Improper hot holding due to malfunctioning equipment
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MMWR, & CDC. (February 22, 2019). Number of U.S. foodborne illness outbreaks attributed to select factors that caused the proliferation of microbes from 2014 to 2016 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/979594/foodborne-illness-microbial-growth-factors-us/
MMWR, und CDC. "Number of U.S. foodborne illness outbreaks attributed to select factors that caused the proliferation of microbes from 2014 to 2016." Chart. February 22, 2019. Statista. Accessed December 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/979594/foodborne-illness-microbial-growth-factors-us/
MMWR, CDC. (2019). Number of U.S. foodborne illness outbreaks attributed to select factors that caused the proliferation of microbes from 2014 to 2016. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/979594/foodborne-illness-microbial-growth-factors-us/
MMWR, and CDC. "Number of U.S. Foodborne Illness Outbreaks Attributed to Select Factors That Caused The Proliferation of Microbes from 2014 to 2016." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Feb 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/979594/foodborne-illness-microbial-growth-factors-us/
MMWR & CDC, Number of U.S. foodborne illness outbreaks attributed to select factors that caused the proliferation of microbes from 2014 to 2016 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/979594/foodborne-illness-microbial-growth-factors-us/ (last visited December 25, 2024)
Number of U.S. foodborne illness outbreaks attributed to select factors that caused the proliferation of microbes from 2014 to 2016 [Graph], MMWR, & CDC, February 22, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/979594/foodborne-illness-microbial-growth-factors-us/
