E. coli Infection

Other Places To Get Help

Online Resource

National Food Safety Information Network
Web Address:	www.foodsafety.gov
This Web site is maintained by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition. The National Food Safety Information Network helps the public find information about food safety. This site contains many links to other government organizations, as well as news and safety alerts, consumer advice, education initiatives, industry assistance, and information on where to report any illness resulting from suspected food contamination.

Organizations

International Food Information Council (IFIC)
1100 Connecticut Avenue NW
Suite 430
Washington, DC  20036
Phone:	(202) 296-6540
Fax:	(202) 296-6547
E-mail:	foodinfo@ific.org
Web Address:	http://ific.org
The International Food Information Council (IFIC) is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to communicate science-based information on food safety, nutrition, and health to health and nutrition professionals, educators, government officials, journalists, and others who provide information to consumers.
S.T.O.P.
P.O. Box 4352
Burlington, VT  05406
Phone:	1-800-350-7867 (victims and victims' families) 1-802-863-0555 (media and business)
E-mail:	mail@safetables.org
Web Address:	http://www.stop-usa.org
Safe Tables Our Priority (S.T.O.P.) is a nonprofit organization that works to inform the public and lobby for government action to eliminate or reduce all food-borne illnesses.
U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
1600 Clifton Road
Atlanta, GA  30333
Phone:	1-800-311-3435 (404) 498-1515 public inquiries
E-mail:	cdcinfo@cdc.gov
Web Address:	www.cdc.gov
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, working with state and local health officials and the public in the fight against communicable diseases and cancer. The agency provides information to the public about disease prevention and treatment.

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Author:	Ralph Poore	Last Updated: June 27, 2006
Medical Review:	Adam Husney, MD - Family Medicine Kathleen Romito, MD - Family Medicine W. David Colby IV, MSc, MD, FRCPC - Infectious Disease
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