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Cause for Outbreak= Listeria sp.
How it got into the product= The company (Jalisco Cheese) used raw milk to produce the cheese.
Number of people sick=142, 28 died, 20 miscarriages
Location of where it started= Los Angeles and Orange counties in California
Source= http://www.foodsafetynews.com/2011/11/remembering-the-sad-1985-listeriosis-outbreak/#.VfsmUbTQQUU and http://www.healthline.com/health-slideshow/worst-foodborne-illness-outbreaks#4 -
Cause for Outbreak= E. coli 0157:H7
How it got into the Product= Undercooked Hamburgers
Number of people sick= 623
Location of where it started= Gresham, Oregon
Source= http://www.foodsafetynews.com/2013/02/jack-in-the-box-and-the-decline-of-e-coli/#.Vfs_sLTQQUU -
Cause for Outbreak= Hepatitis A
How it got into the product= Contaminated strawberries from Mexico were sent to Michigan
Number of people sick= 153
Location of where it started= Calhoun County, Michigan
Source= http://www.nytimes.com/1997/04/03/us/153-hepatitis-cases-are-traced-to-frozen-imported-strawberries.html and http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/00047129.htm -
Cause for Outbreak=Listeria monocytogenes
How it got into the product=In a drain at the Franconia facility,
Number of people sick=46 and 3 miscarriages
Location of where it started= Franconia, PA
Source=http://www.foodsafetynews.com/2011/07/listeria-concern-prompts-pilgrims-pride-recall/#.VftD1bTQQUU and http://www.healthline.com/health-slideshow/worst-foodborne-illness-outbreaks#9 -
Cause for Outbreak= Hepatitis A
How it got into the product=Infected green onions from Mexico
Number of people sick= 240
Location of where it started= Monaca, Pennsylvania
Source=http://www.healthline.com/health-slideshow/worst-foodborne-illness-outbreaks#10 and http://www.marlerclark.com/case_news/view/chi-chis-hepatitis-a-outbreak-pennsylvania -
Cause for Outbreak= E. coli 0157:H7
How it got into the product= A cattle ranch that leased land to a spinach farmer
Number of people sick=205, 4 deaths, 31 cases of hemolytic uremic syndrome, and 104 hospitalizations
Location of where it started= California’s Salinas Valley
Source= http://www.healthline.com/health-slideshow/worst-foodborne-illness-outbreaks#11 and http://www.foodsafetynews.com/2009/09/meaningful-outbreak-7-dole-spinach-e-coli-outbreak/#.VftFj7TQQUU -
Cause for Outbreak= Salmonella Enteritidis
How it got into the product=egg water wash in a packing facility
Number of people sick=1,608
Location of where it started= Galt, Iowa
Source= http://www.cdc.gov/salmonella/2010/shell-eggs-12-2-10.html and http://www.marlerclark.com/Wright_County_Egg_Salmonella_Outbreak/ -
Cause for Outbreak= Salmonella Agona
How it got into the product= contaminated Texas processing plant near the border of Mexico
Number of people sick= 106, 10 hospitalized
Location of where it started= McAllen, Texas
Source= http://www.cdc.gov/salmonella/2011/papayas-8-29-2011.html and http://www.foodsafetynews.com/2011/07/more-tainted-papaya-found-in-outbreak-investigation/#.VftKurTQQUU -
Cause for Outbreak= Salmonella Poona
How it got into the product=poultry litter from the farm the cucumbers were grown
Number of people sick= 341 illnesses, 2 deaths, and 70 hospitalized
Location of where it started= San Diego, California
Source= http://www.foodsafetynews.com/2015/09/1-death-more-than-300-confirmed-salmonella-cases-in-27-states-linked-to-mexican-cucumbers/#.VfXLDbTQQUU -
Cause for outbreak= Cyclospora
How it got into the product=salad mix contamination from distributors
Number of people sick= 373
Location of where it started= Iowa and Nebraska
Source= http://www.foodsafetynews.com/2013/07/bagged-salad-mix-implicated-in-cyclospora-outbreak/#.VftL37TQQUU
