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 List of foodborne illness outbreaks by death toll
Canada 2008 Canada listeriosis outbreak
China 2008 Chinese milk scandal
Germany 2011 Escherichia coli O104:H4 outbreak
Japan Minamata disease Niigata Minamata disease 1996 Japan E. coli O157:H7
Russia 2024 Russian botulism outbreak
Spain 1981 Toxic oil syndrome
United Kingdom 2005 outbreak of E.coli O157 in South Wales 1996 outbreak of E. coli O157 in Lanarkshire, Scotland Loch Maree Hotel botulism poisoning
United States
In 1999, an estimated 5,000 deaths, 325,000 hospitalizations, and 76 million illnesses were caused by foodborne illnesses within the US. Such outbreaks have led to food recalls.
See also 1984 Rajneeshee bioterror attack Eosinophilia–myalgia syndrome List of foodborne illness outbreaks by death toll List of food contamination incidents List of medicine contamination incidents
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