Discussing the Top 10 Biggest Food Safety Disasters of 2014

1. Top 10 Biggest Food Safety
Disasters of 2014

2. Nevada Church Potluck Salmonella
Outbreak
• Over 140 to 150 people got sick due to Salmonella
infantis
• Site of outbreak: Logandale, Nevada; at a Church of
Jesus Christ and Latter-day Saints-hosted potluck
dinner
• No specific dish were identified as the source
because the event had no leftovers
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3. Foster Farms Salmonella Outbreak
• 134 people got sick due to the outbreak
• Caused by contaminated poultry from Foster
Farms
• Was traced to a Heidelberg strain of
Salmonella which was antibiotic-resistant
• Resulted from improper food handling and
undercooking
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4. North Carolina Holiday Inn
Salmonella Outbreak
• 103 people got sick from the salmonella
outbreak; 6 were hospitalized
• Site of outbreak: Fayetteville, North Carolina
• Was traced back to food sold at the Holiday
Inn Bordeaux
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5. MN Football Banquet Norovirus
Outbreak
• 75 people got sick due to the Norovirus
outbreak; 34 were students
• Outbreak was traced back to food at an eat-allyou-can celebration for high-school football
players
• Site of outbreak: Brooklyn Park Minnesota
• People experienced the symptoms two days
after the banquet
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6. Shigella Outbreak in Sioux City,
Iowa
• 105 people got sick due to the Shigella
outbreak
• Health authorities have yet to determine the
source of the infection
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7. E.Coli Outbreak from Mexican
Restaurant in Arizona
• -- 94 people were infected with E.coli
O157:H7
• - Health authorities are still determining the
source of the outbreak
• - Site of outbreak: a branch of Mexican
restaurant Frederico’s in Litchfield
Park, Arizona
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8. OxyElite Pro Supplements
Hepatitis Contamination
• 56 people got sick with Hepatitis; 1 died
• Was traced back to a dietary supplement called
OxyElite Pro
• Site of outbreak: Hawaii
• Hawaii State Department of Health is yet to
determine whether the cause of the outbreak
was a contaminant, ingredient or a production
mistake
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9. Nationwide Cyclospora Outbreak
• 631 people got sick due to Cyclospora; 49 were
hospitalized
• 26 states were reported to have been impacted
by the outbreak
• Occurred in June 1 to August 29, 2013
• The outbreak was traced back to the fresh
cilantro and a particular brand of salad mix
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10. Townsend Farms Organic
Antioxidant Blend
• 162 people got sick from Hepatitis A; 71 were
hospitalized
• The foodborne illness-related outbreak affected 10
states
• Was traced back to a frozen berry mix called
Townsend Farms Organic Antioxidant Blend

11. • Products were already recalled but foodborne
illnesses incidences continued to crop up in
10 states
• Health authorities report that the foodborne
infection was traced to the pomegranate
seeds included in the frozen berry mix
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12. Wyoming Norovirus Outbreak
• 200 people got sick due to the foodborne
illness outbreak
• Site of outbreak: Yellowstone National Park
and Grand Teton National Park
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• Source:
http://www.foodsafetynews.com/sections/foodb
orne-illness-outbreaks/