This is a list of foodborne illness outbreaks. A foodborne illness may be from an infectious disease, heavy metals, chemical contamination, or from natural toxins, such as those found in poisonous mushrooms.
Deadliest edit
Canada edit
China edit
Germany edit
Japan edit
- Minamata disease
- Niigata Minamata disease
- 1996 Japan E. coli O157:H7[1][2]
Spain edit
- 1981 Toxic oil syndrome
United Kingdom edit
- 2005 outbreak of E.coli O157 in South Wales
- 1996 outbreak of E. coli O157 in Lanarkshire, Scotland[3]
- Loch Maree Hotel botulism poisoning
United States edit
In 1999, an estimated 5,000 deaths, 325,000 hospitalizations, and 76 million illnesses were caused by foodborne illnesses within the US.[4] Illness outbreaks lead to food recalls.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Takano, Junji. "How to Prevent Escherichia coli O157:H7". Pyro-Energen. Retrieved July 13, 2016.
- ^ Michino H, Araki K, Minami S, Takaya S, Sakai N, Miyazaki M, Ono A, Yanagawa H (1999). "Massive outbreak of Escherichia coli O157:H7 infection in schoolchildren in Sakai City, Japan, associated with consumption of white radish sprouts". Am J Epidemiol. 150 (8): 787–96. doi:10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a010082. PMID 10522649.
- ^ "FAO-WHO Global Forum of Food Safety Regulators". www.fao.org.
- ^ "Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC". Emerging Infectious Diseases journal.