--- title: E. Coli Salmonella Contamination: CDC FDA Outline Where They Travel description: Beef and vegetable row crops carried E. Coli in more than 80% of instances of disease related to the pathogen, according to a new report. canonical: https://time.com/3721103/e-coli-salmonella-food/ author: Justin Worland article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-02-25T16:45:35.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-22T04:40:44.218Z article:section: Health og:title: E. Coli Salmonella Contamination: CDC FDA Outline Where They Travel og:description: Beef and vegetable row crops carried E. 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Coli_ illnesses were traced to beef and vegetables, according to a new [report](http://time.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/ifsac-project-report-508c.pdf) on foodborne illness. Salmonella, meanwhile, is transmitted in many different kinds of foods, including seeded vegetables, eggs, fruits, chicken, sprouts, beef and pork. The report, the result of collaboration between three federal agencies that handle food safety, examined nearly 1,000 instances of patient infection with foodborne illness to provide a reliable understanding of how pathogens spread. Researchers hope the findings will “enhance efforts to inform and engage stakeholders, including industry and consumers, about food safety strategies,” the report says. The news comes as members of Congress push for new federal laws to strengthen food safety. More than 9 million people are infected with foodborne illness every year, and more 50,000 people are hospitalized, according to the report. “For more than a decade, our fragmented federal food safety system has been in need of dramatic reform,” wrote Senator Richard Durbin of Illinois and Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro of Connecticut in an [op-ed](http://thehill.com/opinion/op-ed/229987-food-safety-is-a-matter-of-national-security) in _The Hill_ last month. “This leaves millions of Americans vulnerable to foodborne illness and contamination, whether intentional or unintentional.” The pair noted that 15 federal agencies are responsible for monitoring the food supply, diminishing their effectiveness. (Among them are the three organizations behind the report—the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Food and Drug Administration and the Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service). 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