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Listeriosis Outbreak
Los Angeles- killing as many as 40 people. After an investigation, it was discovered that the victims (who included 10 infants) had all eaten a Mexican-style soft cheese produced by Jalisco Cheese. -
Salmonella Outbreak
Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan and Wisconsin. - The Salmonella outbreak was traced to cartons of two percent milk sold under Jewel Food Store’s Bluebrook brand, followed by tainted milk from the Hillfarm label. Both brands were processed at Jewel’s Melrose Park plant. There were two reported deaths -
E. Coli Outbreak
Seattle, California, Idaho, Texas and Nevada- caused by contaminated meat from Jack in the Box restaurants, four children died and hundreds of other customers fell ill. -
Hepatitis A Outbreak
Calhoun County, Michigan- The contaminated strawberries originated from Mexico, then moved onto California where they were processed and shipped. -
E. Coli
Wisconsin- over 60 cases of E. coli were linked to Sizzler restaurants. A 3-year-old girl who died from chemolytic uremic syndrome, a disease caused by the E. coli infection. An investigation found that the main cause of the outbreak was cross-contamination between the meat processing area and the ready-to-eat food preparation area. -
Listeria Outbreak
Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Michigan- Caused by sliced turkey deli meat from Pilgrim’s Pride Foods of PA. The outbreak, which included seven deaths, resulted in the recall of 27.4 million pounds of poultry products. -
Hepatitis A
Monaca, Pennsylvania- caused the death of four people and sickened hundreds of others. The cause was hepatitis A-infected green onions that were imported from Mexico. -
E. Coli
Over the U.S. - Dole Baby Spinach -hospitalizations to uncooked spinach in 26 states. Three people died, 31 suffered kidney failure, and a total of 199 people had diarrhea and dehydration. Investigators believe it came from a cattle ranch that leased land to a spinach farmer. -
E. Coli Outbreak- Taco Bell
two fast food taco restaurants had E. coli outbreaks linked to contaminated lettuce. 71 Taco Bell customers across five states were affected. 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. -
Salmonella outbreak- Cargill Inc.
recalled 36 million pounds of ground turkey after 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.
