Table of contents
- Acknowledgements
- Executive Summary
- 1. Introduction
2. Valuation Methodology
3. Incidence of Foodborne Illness, Health Care and Lost Productivity- 4. Health Care Service Costs
- 5. Cost of Surveillance and Control of Foodborne Illness8
- 6. Health Costs Borne by Businesses and Households
- 7. Industry Costs
- 8. Total Annual Cost of Foodborne Illness
- Appendix A: Epidemiological Data
- Appendix B: Sources of Data for Costing Health Care Services
- Appendix C: Cost of Foodborne Illness: Results From the Australia New Zealand Food Authority and Applied Economics
- Abbreviations
- References
The Annual Cost of Foodborne Illness in Australia
2.2 Public Foodborne Illness Surveillance and Control Costs
Government agencies across Australia:
- carry out foodborne illness surveillance
- conduct diagnostic testing
- conduct surveillance of specific infections
- investigate outbreaks of foodborne illness
- monitor food recalls.
Chapter 5 describes surveillance and control costs based on the regular staffing of surveillance units.
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