Food Safety

Food-Related Illness and Death in the United States White Paper Synopsis (this document explains the source of the statistics generally quoted on the numbers of illness and deaths in the U.S. from food).

The numbers date to 1997 but are the only available reliable statistics.
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/eid/vol5no5/mead.htm

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
http://www.cdc.gov

Food Safety Information - Federal Portal
http://www.foodsafety.gov

Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HACCP

USDA Food Safety Information
http://foodsafety.nal.usda.gov/nal_display/index.php?info_center=16&tax_level=1

FDA Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/list.html

World Health Organization Report on Food Safety Efforts Worldwide
http://www.who.int/salmsurv/links/GSSProgressReport2005.pdf