Share of foodborne Salmonella illnesses by food category U.S. 2018

For the year 2018, 1 in 7 foodborne Salmonella cases was attributed to chicken and 1 in 7 Salmonella cases was caused by seeded vegetables. This statistic shows the percentage of foodborne Salmonella illnesses in the United States that was attributed to specific food categories for the year 2018.

Percentage of foodborne Salmonella illnesses in the United States attributed to specific food categories in 2018

Characteristic	Percentage of Salmonella cases
Chicken	14.3%
Seeded vegetables	14.3%
Pork	12.7%
Fruits	12.2%
Other Produce	8.5%
Eggs	6.9%
Turkey	6.7%
Beef	5.7%
Sprouts	4.9%
Dairy	4.2%
Vegetable Row Crops	4%
Fish	2.1%
Other Seafood	1.3%
Other Meat/Poultry	1.1%
Grains-Beans	1.1%
Oils-Sugars	0.1%
Game	0%

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Release date

December 2020

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Region

United States

Survey time period

2018

Supplementary notes

"Foods are categorized using a scheme IFSAC created that classifies foods into 17 categories that closely align with the U.S. food regulatory agencies’ classification needs."

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