The variety of these types of events necessitated a broad search of the literature. [...] While this may be the result of a limited search strategy, A study in England and Wales found that between data from The Centre for Science in the Public January,1992 to December, 1994, the Public Health Interest’s Outbreak Database (1990-2007) indicates Laboratory Service Communicable Disease that only a small proportion of outbreaks associated Surveillance Centre identified 1,590. [...] Six hundred and forty-two (50%) were food-borne and 101 (16%) of these food-borne outbreaks were associated with food Leading causes of food-borne prepared for large numbers on domestic premises.9 Another study of 279 outbreaks of gastrointestinal pathogens in general and disease in the northeast region of England found that linked to homes about 10% may have been linked to social events.10 In the [...] Salmonella was associated with 77 (76%).9 knowledge and application of safe food handling In most cases, the outbreaks occurred during summer practices among consumers, which may result in and the most common vehicles implicated were food-borne disease.11,12,26 The disparity between food poultry and eggs. [...] Consumer food handling outbreak of Norwalk-like virus gastroenteritis in the home: A review of food safety studies.