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The Onions
In Peoria, Illinois, 28 people were hospitalized and 20 were treated with an antitoxin. All these people contracted Type A Clostridium Botulinum after eatting raw onions from the Skewer Inn Restaurant located inside Northwoods Mall. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_foodborne_illness_outbreaks_in_the_United_States -
the deadly cheese
142 people were infected with Listeriosis and 52 died from eatting soft Mexican-style cheese from Jalisco in California. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1985_California_listeriosis_outbreak_in_cheese -
the Fish
Four members of a Fort Lee family were infected with Botulism from eatting whitefish bought from Jersey City. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_foodborne_illness_outbreaks_in_the_United_States -
Jack In The Box
E. coli O157:H7 was found in undercooked hamburgers at Jack In The Box restraunts in the Seattle area, infecting 700 and killing 4 children. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_foodborne_illness_outbreaks_in_the_United_States -
The virus-berry
Hepatitis A was found in frozen strawberries from Andrew & Williamson Sales Co. of San Diego, California. These infected strawberies infected thousands of students in Arizona, California, Georgia, Iowa, Michigan, and Tennessee. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_foodborne_illness_outbreaks_in_the_United_States -
Worst hepatitis A outbreak in U.S. history
More than 660 people were infected and othose, 4 died. The cause, green onions at Chi-Chi restraunt in Pennsylvania and West Virginia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_foodborne_illness_outbreaks_in_the_United_States -
Green Onions strike again
Taco Bell's in South Plainfield, New Jersey and Long Island were the cause of 39 peple to get infected with E. coli O157:H7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_foodborne_illness_outbreaks_in_the_United_States -
EGG-ponentially Egg problem
50 million eggs were recalled due to high levels of Salmonella found in them. These eggs were from Iowa's two farms Wright County Egg and Hillandale Farm. There was about 2,000 reports of illness. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_foodborne_illness_outbreaks_in_the_United_States -
Watermelon's Cousin
20 people were sickened after eating cantaloupe from Del Monte Fresh Produce containing Salmonella. The states that suffered were California, Maryland, Oregon, and Washington. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_foodborne_illness_outbreaks_in_the_United_States -
Glass Onion Chicken Salads
At a Trader Joe's in California, 28 people were infected with E. coli O157:H7 after eatting their Glass Onion Chicken Salads. This outbreak also occured in 3 other states.
http://www.foodsafetynews.com/2013/12/the-10-biggest-u-s-outbreaks-of-2013/#.VfMrXFxhP8u
