Some Statistics

Here are some statistics about food born illnesses at several countries.

Average Number of cases of foodborne illnesses in the United States: 76 million (or 26 people in every 100)

Average Number of cases of foodborne illnesses in Canada: 2 million (or 6 people out of every 100)

Average number of foodborne illnesses in France: 750,000 cases (pdf file and en francais) (or 1.2 out of every 100 people).
(via Accidental Hedonist)