When two or more people get the same illness from the same contaminated food or drink, the event is called a foodborne outbreak.
FDA investigates outbreaks to control them, so more people do not get sick in the outbreak, and to learn how to prevent similar outbreaks from happening in the future.
FDA’s Coordinated Outbreak Response and Evaluation (CORE) Network was created to manage not just outbreak response, but surveillance and post-response activities related to incidents involving multiple illnesses linked to FDA-regulated human and animal food and cosmetic products. Learn how outbreaks are investigated.
Note: Not all recalls, alerts, and advisories result in an outbreak of foodborne illness. Check recent Food Recallsand Safety Alerts & Advisories.
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