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Listeria Caused by Jalisco Cheese
the cause of this outbreak was eaten a Mexican-style soft cheese produced by Jalisco Cheese. because of this outbreak 40 people died and the location this outbreak affected were residents of Los Angeles. the microorganism that started this outbreak was listeriosis souce http://www.healthline.com/health-slideshow/worst-foodborne-illness-outbreaks#5 -
Jewel Food Store Milk
the location of this outbreak was in Illinois the cause of this outbreak outbreak was traced to cartons of two percent milk sold under Jewel Food Store’s Bluebrook brand, followed by tainted milk from the Hillfarm labe only several people were sick due to this outbreak. the microorganism that started this outbreak was salmonella. source http://www.healthline.com/health-slideshow/worst-foodborne-illness-outbreaks#5 -
E. coli at Jack in the Box
contaminated meat from Jack in the Box restaurants in Seattle, California, Idaho, Texas and Nevada, four children died and hundreds of other customers fell ill.the microorganism was E.coli http://www.healthline.com/health-slideshow/worst-foodborne-illness-outbreaks#6 -
Frozen Strawberry Scare
In Calhoun County, Michigan, cases of Hepatitis A led to the recall of more than a million pounds of frozen strawberries. thousands of school children were affected by this outbreak because the strawberries were sold to schools. hepatitis got into the strawberries bc of poor handeling conditions, http://www.healthline.com/health-slideshow/worst-foodborne-illness-outbreaks#7 -
E. coli at Sizzler
over 60 cases of E. coli were linked to Sizzler restaurants in Wisconsin. The outbreak also claimed the life of a 3-year-old girl who died from complications of hemolytic uremic syndrome, a disease caused by the E. coli infection. this outbreak brought shock to the world due to the death of the little girl at such a young age. http://www.healthline.com/health-slideshow/worst-foodborne-illness-outbreaks#8 -
Pilgrim’s Pride Meat Causes Listeria
Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Michigan is where this outbreak took pace. this outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes. Listeriosis, an infection typically caused from eating contaminated food with Listeria monocytogenes, was linked, in this case, to sliced turkey deli meat from Pilgrim’s Pride Foods. seven deaths, resulted in the recall of 27.4 million pounds of poultry products. http://www.healthline.com/health-slideshow/worst-foodborne-illn -
Hepatitis A Outbreak at Chi-Chi’s
Chi-Chi’s restaurant in Monaca, Pennsylvania caused the death of four people and sickened hundreds of others, including high school students who passed it on to others. the microorganism was hepatitis caused by poor food making in bad conditions. http://www.healthline.com/health-slideshow/worst-foodborne-illness-outbreaks#10 -
E.coli Outbreak at Taco Bell
two fast food taco restaurants had E. coli outbreaks linked to contaminated lettuce. The first involved 71 Taco Bell customers across five states on the East Coast. Eight of those people suffered kidney failure. The second outbreak involved the Taco John’s chain in Iowa and Minnesota, involving a total of 87 people. the microorganism that caused this outbreak was E.coli many people started to dis like taco bell after this incident http://www.healthline.com/health-slideshow/worst-foodborne-illnes -
Hot Peppers & Peanut Butter Cause Salmonella
April to July 2008, more than 1,329 people across 43 states were infected with Salmonella poisoning, the largest Salmonella outbreak since 1985. They were linked to fresh tomatoes from Mexico and Florida, as well as fresh jalapeños and Serrano peppers from those areas. nine people died, and 22,500 more were sickened. http://www.healthline.com/health-slideshow/worst-foodborne-illness-outbreaks#15 -
Cargill Ground Turkey Causes Salmonella
Cargill, Inc recalled 36 million pounds of ground turkey after fears that it was contaminated with a strain of Salmonella resistant to antibiotics. It has been linked to at least one death and 79 illnesses across 26 states. this outbreak is still under investigation today because of the amount of food shiped out from cargil. http://www.healthline.com/health-slideshow/worst-foodborne-illness-outbreaks#13
