Tips to help manage food recalls and prevent foodborne illnesses | USA TODAY

About 128,000 are hospitalized and 3,000 people die each year from preventable foodborne illnesses.

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About 48 million people in the U.S., or 1 in 6 Americans, get sick from foodborne diseases each year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. About 128,000 are hospitalized and 3,000 people die each year from preventable foodborne illnesses.

Although there have been many incremental improvements to the nation’s food safety systems since the first major safety laws were passed and the Food and Drug Administration was created in 1906, there are still many barriers to getting recall information in the hands of the consumers who need it and getting them to take action to protect themselves.

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