Infographic: Food-related illnesses, hospitalizations and deaths in Canada

1 in 8 people (4 million Canadians) get sick each year from contaminated food.

Over 11,500 hospitalizations and 240 deaths occur each year due to food-related illnesses.

Numbers includes both estimates for 30 foodborne pathogens and unknown causes of acute gastrointestinal illness.

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