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Everything about Foodborne Illness
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Illness caused by contaminated food or water. The CDC estimates 48 million Americans get sick from foodborne illness each year, with risks rising during power outages and emergencies.
Disaster History
Case studies and disaster history
Chipotle 2015: The Year "Food with Integrity" Met E. coli, Norovirus, and Salmonella - Simultaneously
In 2015, Chipotle Mexican Grill experienced a catastrophic series of simultaneous foodborne illness outbreaks: E. coli O26 across 11+ states, norovirus in Boston (141 sick after a manager vomited and
Jensen Farms 2011: The Deadliest US Food Outbreak in 25 Years - and the Pathogen That Lives in Your Refrigerator
In fall 2011, Listeria monocytogenes from whole cantaloupes grown at Jensen Farms in Holly, Colorado killed 33 people and sickened 147 in 28 states - the deadliest US foodborne illness outbreak in 25
The Parnell Peanut Butter Outbreak 2008–09: When Food Safety Failed From the Inside
In 2008–09, the Peanut Corporation of America knowingly shipped Salmonella-contaminated peanut paste. Nine people died. The largest food recall in U.S. history followed. Here is what it teaches us abo
Peanut Corporation of America 2008: "Just Ship It" - The Email That Killed Nine People
In late 2008 and early 2009, Salmonella-contaminated peanut butter paste from a single Virginia processing plant sickened 714 people and killed 9 in 46 states, triggering one of the largest food recal
Spinach E. coli 2006: How Wild Boar Feces on One Farm Put E. coli in Sealed Bags Nationwide
In fall 2006, E. coli O157:H7 linked to Dole baby spinach in sealed plastic bags sickened 205 people in 26 states, killed 3, and put 31 in kidney failure from HUS. The spinach was 'triple-washed.' The
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