Sick food service workers remain top driver of viral foodborne outbreaks in US

Sick food service workers remain top driver of viral foodborne outbreaks in US

Sick workers contaminating food with foodborne germs led to the majority of viral outbreaks across the U.S. between 2014 and 2022, according to data published in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.Researchers also identified food temperatures that led to germ growth and survival — leaving food out at the wrong temperature for too long and failing to cook food at a high enough temperature