Food Illness Outbreaks

Botulism outbreak at Trini and Carmen's Restaurant

Mar 28, 1977

In 1977 at the mexican restaurant Trini and Carmen's served a sauce made with improperly canned jalepenos in Pontiac, Michigan. Type B Botulism was first recorded three days after the sauce was served. Ultimately, 58 people got seriously sick. This was the second outbreak in the U.S. due to improperly canned jalepenos. Source: http://thermalprocesstech.net/news/news3/michigan-history:-59-fall-ill-in-botulism-outbreak

Botulism

Feb 27, 1978

In 1977, in a New Mexico country club, members reported symptoms of Botulism. It was caused by faulty canning in Joan of Arc Butter Beans. There was 33 people sick and 2 deaths due to the outbreak. Source: http://www.healthline.com/health-slideshow/worst-foodborne-illness-outbreaks#3

Listeria

Apr 16, 1985

Caused by Jalisco soft Mexican-style cheese, Listeria infected 142 poeple in the Los Angeles and Orange County area. Nearly 40 people died from the infection that grew in a soft cheese that was not refrigerated properly.

Salmonella

Dec 14, 1985

Up to 12,000 people were affected in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, and Wisconsin. There was a packaging issue where milk with a wrong expiration date was sent to consumers in multiple states and was consumed by all of them. There was a few reported deaths, as there was such a huge number of people affected.

E. Coli 0157 H7

Jan 13, 1993

Hundreds of people were affected when ground beef distributed to many restaurants including those in the Seattle area was infected with E. Coli from not being correctly cleaned. Hundreds of people were infected but only a few children died from it.

Hepatitis A

Mar 4, 1997

Over a million pounds of frozen strrawberries were recalled due to improper treatment in their Mexico processing plant. 153 total cases were reported and there were no deaths. The strawberries were sent to schools in Calhoun County, Michigan where they were eaten by students. Source: http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/00047129.htm

E. Coli 0157 H7

Jul 31, 2000

In a Sizzler restaurant in Wisconson, E. Coli was caused by cross-contamination in a meat processing plant and ready to eat area. There was over 60 cases reported, but only one girl died from the outbreak.

Hepatits A

Nov 13, 2003

At Ch-Chi's restaurant in Monaca Pennsylvania, there was a Hepatitis A outbreak due to green onions being in contact with feces and not being cleaned properly. There was hundreds of people sickened by the disease and 4 total deaths. Source: http://www.healthline.com/health-slideshow/worst-foodborne-illness-outbreaks#10

E. Coli

Jun 30, 2006

Due to a cattle ranch leasing land to a spinach farmer, there was over 199 infections and 3 deaths, and 31 kidney failures. Dole recalled all of its bagged spinach. This took place in 26 states across the US. Source: http://www.healthline.com/health-slideshow/worst-foodborne-illness-outbreaks#11

Salmonella

Aug 21, 2011

Cargill recalled 36 million pounds of ground turkey after discovering that they had an infection that was resistant to antibiotics. There was a total of 79 illnesses in 26 states and only one death.