List of foodborne illness outbreaks by death toll

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This is a list of foodborne illness outbreaks by death toll, caused by infectious disease, heavy metals, chemical contamination, or from natural toxins, such as those found in poisonous mushrooms.

List by agent

Year Event Agent Vehicle Company Infected Deaths Notes
1985 1985 California listeriosis outbreak in cheese Listeria queso fresco Jalisco Cheese >86[1] 47 or 52[2] Deadliest bacterial foodborne outbreak in US.[2][3] Deadliest Listeria outbreak.
2011 2011 Germany E. coli O104:H4 outbreak E. coli O104:H4 fenugreek sprouts[4] >3,950[5] 53[6] Deadliest bacterial foodborne outbreak in Europe. Deadliest E. Coli outbreak.
2011 2011 United States listeriosis outbreak in cantaloupes Listeria cantaloupe[2] Jensen Farms 146 30[7] Second deadliest bacterial foodborne outbreak in US. Second deadliest Listeria outbreak.
2008 2008 Canadian listeriosis outbreak in cold cuts Listeria cold cuts Maple Leaf Foods[8] >50 22[9] Deadliest foodborne outbreak in Canada.
1998 1998 United States listeriosis outbreak in cold cuts Listeria cold cuts and hot dogs Bil Mar Foods >100 18 or 21[2][10]
2014 2013 - 2014 Danish listeriosis outbreak Listeria Spiced lamb roll, pork, sausages, bacon, liver pâté etc.[11] Jørn A. Rullepølser > 37 15[12] Deadliest[citation needed] foodborne outbreak in Denmark.
1985 1985 United States salmonellosis outbreak in milk Salmonella milk Hillfarm Dairy 5,295[13] 9[13] Largest foodborne salmonella outbreak in milk.
2008 2008 United States salmonellosis outbreak in peanuts Salmonella peanuts Peanut Corporation of America >200 9 Largest foodborne salmonella outbreak in peanut butter. One of the largest food recalls in United States history.[14]
2002 2002 United States listeriosis outbreak in poultry Listeria poultry Pilgrim's Pride >50[15] 8[15]
1993 1993 Jack in the Box E. coli outbreak E. coli O157:H7 undercooked hamburgers Jack in the Box >700[15] 4[15] First deadly foodborne E. coli O157:H7 outbreak.
2003 2003 United States hepatitis A outbreak Hepatitis A green onions 555[16] 3[16] Largest foodborne hepatitis outbreak.
2006 2006 North American E. coli O157:H7 outbreak in spinach E. coli O157:H7 spinach Dole Foods[15] >205[15] 3 [17]
1963 1963 botulism case from canned tuna Botulism canned tuna A&P 2 [18]
1971 1971 botulism case from Bon Vivant soup Botulism vichyssoise soup Bon Vivant Company 2[19] 1[19]
1996 1996 Odwalla E. coli outbreak E. coli O157:H7 unpasteurized apple juice Odwalla 66[20] 1[21] Unpasteurized juice sold for the health market. Rotten apples used when safety officer was overruled.[21]
2005 2005 South Wales E. coli O157 outbreak E. coli O157 meat local butcher 157[22] 1[22] Largest E. coli outbreak in Wales.[22] Second largest E. Coli outbreak in UK.[22]
1996 1996 Wishaw E. coli outbreak E. coli O157 meat local butcher >200 20 At the time the world's deadliest outbreak of E. coli poisoning. Butchers John M. Barr & Son provided cooked meat products to several events including a birthday party and a pensioners' luncheon club. The source of the contamination was traced to a boiler used for cooking joints and stew, and a vacuum packing machine used for cooked and raw meats.[23]

By chemical contamination

Year Event Food Contaminant Location Affected Deaths Notes
1971 1971 Iraq poison grain disaster wheat, barley methylmercury Iraq >650 650 Seeds treated with methylmercury as a fungicide for planting were used as food
1981 1981 Spain rapeseed oil toxicity rapeseed oil possibly aniline Spain ~25,000 600 Industrial oil sold as food oil.[24]
1955 Morinaga milk arsenic poisoning Powdered milk arsenic trioxide Japan 12,344 130 By mistake, arsenic was mixed in powdered milk produced by Morinaga Milk Industry, and many babies were poisoned.
1858 1858 Bradford sweets poisoning candy arsenic trioxide England ~200 20 Arsenic was accidentally sold as "daft". Daft was a standard adulterant to bulk up the candy
2008 2008 Chinese milk scandal milk melamine and urea China >300,000 6 Milk diluted with water then melamine added to fool the test for protein content

See also

References

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