Starke, Yolanda; Ralston, Katherine L.; Brent, C. Philip; … - Economic Research Service, Department of Agriculture - 2002
More Americans are eating hamburgers more well-done than in the past, according to national surveys. This change reduced the risk of E. coli O157:H7 infection by an estimated 4.6 percent and reduced associated medical costs and productivity losses by an estimated $7.4 million annually. In a 1996...