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Tainted green onions may have proven a ready culprit in part because of their involvement in at least one widely reported prior outbreak of E. coli. In 2003, green onions were suspected as the cause of a foodborne illness involving the Chi-Chi's restaurant chain in western Pennsylvania that killed 4 people and sickened 660. [5]
In September 2006, there was an outbreak of foodborne illness caused by Escherichia coli (E. coli) bacteria found in prepackaged spinach in 26 U.S. states. [4] [2] The initial reports of the outbreak came from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). [citation needed]
Outbreaks of foodborne illnesses are pretty rare for well known restaurant chains, but they do happen. This week, an outbreak of E. coli food poisonings linked to McDonald’s Quarter Pounder ...
At the time, it was the largest-ever payout related to foodborne illness. [32] [better source needed] [3] Victims of the Jack in the Box E. Coli crisis sued Foodmaker Inc. because they were responsible for supplying the meat for Jack in the Box Restaurants.
With a seeming uptick in food recalls at stores and restaurants nationwide linked to foodborne illnesses, here is what you need to know to stay safe.
A few illnesses, including E. coli infections, are well above federal targets for reducing foodborne illness. There were more than 5 E. coli illnesses for every 100,000 people in the US in 2023, a ...
The Oregon Health Authority announced [82] that they had linked at least 10 E. coli infections to a strawberry farm in Newberg, Oregon. Four patients had been hospitalized and an elderly woman died from kidney failure associated with her E. coli illness. The strawberries were sold to buyers who resold them at roadside stands and farmer's markets.
The strain involved, E. coli O157:H7, can cause serious illness and was the source of a 1993 outbreak that killed four chil (Reuters) -One person died and dozens fell ill from E. coli infections ...