Outbreak Timeline

By eelimuy

  • Jalisco Cheese Outbreak

    Jalisco Cheese Outbreak
    sourceListeria- use of unpasteurized milk. Could not pasteurize all the milk purchased and used both raw and pasteurized milk in the product.
    142 people sick
    Location- Los Angeles County
    Source- http://www.foodsafetynews.com/2011/11/remembering-the-sad-1985-listeriosis-outbreak/#.VBbWhvldWSo

  • Jewel Food Store Milk

    Jewel Food Store Milk
    sourceSalmonella- outbreak traced to Bluebrook 2 percent milk with an expiration date of March 29. Bluebrook is a brand produced by Hillfarm, owned by the Jewel Company.
    Location- Illinois
    2 deaths.

  • E .Coli at Jack in the Box

    E .Coli at Jack in the Box
    sourceE. Coli- contaminated meat from undercooked beef patties at Jack in the Box restaurants
    Locations- Seattle, California, Idaho, Texas and Nevada
    4 deaths and hundreds ill

  • Frozen Strawberry Scare

    Frozen Strawberry Scare
    sourceHepatitis A- The U.S.D.A bought strawberries for a federal school lunch program, and they were shipped to schools in six states. The contaminated strawberries originated from Mexico, then moved to California where they were processed and shipped.
    Location- Calhoun County, Michigan
    No deaths, 260 sick

  • E. Coli at Sizzler

    E. Coli at Sizzler
    sourceE.Coli- Cross-contamination between the meat processing area and the ready-to-eat food preparation area.
    Location- Winsconsin
    1 death, 60 sick.

  • Pilgrim's Pride Meat Causes Listeria

    Pilgrim's Pride Meat Causes Listeria
    sourceListeria- Listeria Monocytogenes found at the plant linked to the turkey deli meat.
    Location- Started in Pennsylvania and moved to New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Michigan
    7 deaths, 46 sick and three miscarriages

  • Hepatitis A Outbreak at Chi-Chi's

    Hepatitis A Outbreak at Chi-Chi's
    sourceHepatitis A- green onions imported from Mexico were infected with Hepatitis A.
    Location- Monaca, Pennsylvania
    4 deaths, over 650 sick

  • Dole Baby Spinach Causes E. Coli

    Dole Baby Spinach Causes E. Coli
    sourceE. Coli- Spread from the cattle ranch nearby the spinach fields and a wild boar that was killed in one of the fields.
    Location- Source was California, and the whole nation was affected.
    4 deaths, 205 sick

  • Peanut Butter Causes Salmonella

    Peanut Butter Causes Salmonella
    sourceSalmonella- Salmonella infected peanuts found at the Peanut Corporation of America plant.
    Location- Source was in Blakely, GA. 46 states were affected.
    9 deaths, 714 sick

  • Cantaloupes Cause Listeria

    Cantaloupes Cause Listeria
    sourceListeria- Cantaloupes were contaminated with listeria bacteria which came from a farm 90 miles away from Rocky Ford. Many people did not wash their hands and clean the knives when they cut the cantaloupes.
    Location- Colorado, 28 states were affected
    33 deaths, at least 147 sick