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Everything you need to conduct a food safety presentation for pregnant women.

Food Safety for Moms-to-Be

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Foodborne Illness Statistics

Each year in U.S., foodborne illness causes:

• 48 million gastrointestinal illnesses
• 128,000 hospitalizations
• 3,000 deaths
   

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Speaker's Notes

48 million people get sick, 128,000 are hospitalized, and 3,000 people die from foodborne illness each year.
So, we can clearly see that foodborne illness is a very serious issue, which leads us to our next statement . . .