Emerging Infectious Disease ISSN: 1080-6059

Food Safety and Irradiation: Protecting the Public from Foodborne Infections ¹

Robert V. Tauxe

Author affiliation: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

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The chain of food production and foodborne disease prevention from farm to table. *These are terms used by FDA as guidelines for agriculture and food manufacturing practices.

Figure. . The chain of food production and foodborne disease prevention from farm to table. *These are terms used by FDA as guidelines for agriculture and food manufacturing practices.

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¹Adapted from a talk given on July 19, 2000 at the 2nd International Conference on Emerging Infectious Diseases, Atlanta, GA.

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