The United States is second to none at stopping food-borne disease after it breaks out.

Twelve states have no system for reporting food-borne disease, largely because of budget restrictions, public health officials say.

A surprising contribution to the incidence of food-borne disease is Americans' preoccupation with health.

Buyers will see a greater variety of food and fewer food-borne diseases.

There is also a real increase in the incidence of food-borne disease for reasons no one understands.

In Canada, there are approximately 11 million cases of food-borne disease per year.

Failure to clean dishes properly can cause an outbreak of food-borne disease.

Statistics about food-borne diseases show a general increase in problems.

Cases of food poisoning and food-borne diseases more than doubled in Darlington during 1991.

Some 14 countries have approved irradiation of poultry to prevent food-borne disease.