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List of foodborne illness outbreaks

Index List of foodborne illness outbreaks

This is a list of foodborne illness outbreaks. [1]

19 relations: Chemical hazard, Eosinophilia–myalgia syndrome, Foodborne illness, Heavy metals, Infection, List of food contamination incidents, List of foodborne illness outbreaks by death toll, List of medicine contamination incidents, Minamata disease, Mushroom poisoning, Niigata Minamata disease, Outbreak, Product recall, Toxic oil syndrome, 1984 Rajneeshee bioterror attack, 2005 South Wales E. coli O157 outbreak, 2008 Canada listeriosis outbreak, 2008 Chinese milk scandal, 2011 Germany E. coli O104:H4 outbreak.

Chemical hazard

A chemical hazard is a type of occupational hazard caused by exposure to chemicals in the workplace.

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Eosinophilia–myalgia syndrome

Eosinophilia–myalgia syndrome (EMS) is an incurable and sometimes fatal flu-like neurological condition linked to the ingestion of the dietary supplement L-tryptophan.

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Foodborne illness

Foodborne illness (also foodborne disease and colloquially referred to as food poisoning) is any illness resulting from the food spoilage of contaminated food, pathogenic bacteria, viruses, or parasites that contaminate food, as well as toxins such as poisonous mushrooms and various species of beans that have not been boiled for at least 10 minutes.

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Heavy metals

Heavy metals are generally defined as metals with relatively high densities, atomic weights, or atomic numbers.

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Infection

Infection is the invasion of an organism's body tissues by disease-causing agents, their multiplication, and the reaction of host tissues to the infectious agents and the toxins they produce.

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List of food contamination incidents

Food may be accidentally or deliberately contaminated by microbiological, chemical or physical hazards.

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List of foodborne illness outbreaks by death toll

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.

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List of medicine contamination incidents

The following list encompasses notable medicine contamination and adulteration incidents.

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Minamata disease

, sometimes referred to as, is a neurological syndrome caused by severe mercury poisoning.

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Mushroom poisoning

Mushroom poisoning (also known as mycetism or mycetismus) refers to harmful effects from ingestion of toxic substances present in a mushroom.

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Niigata Minamata disease

is a neurological syndrome caused by severe mercury poisoning.

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Outbreak

In epidemiology, an outbreak is a sudden increase in occurrences of a disease in a particular time and place.

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Product recall

A product recall is a request to return a product after the discovery of safety issues or product defects that might endanger the consumer or put the maker/seller at risk of legal action.

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Toxic oil syndrome

Toxic oil syndrome or simply toxic syndrome (Spanish: síndrome del aceite tóxico or síndrome tóxico) is a musculoskeletal disease most famous for a 1981 outbreak in Spain which killed over 600 people and was likely caused by contaminated colza oil.

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1984 Rajneeshee bioterror attack

The 1984 Rajneeshee bioterror attack was the food poisoning of 751 individuals in The Dalles, Oregon, through the deliberate contamination of salad bars at ten local restaurants with Salmonella.

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2005 South Wales E. coli O157 outbreak

An outbreak of the Escherichia coli O157 bacterium occurred in South Wales in 2005.

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2008 Canada listeriosis outbreak

The 2008 Canadian listeriosis outbreak was a widespread outbreak of listeriosis in Canada linked to cold cuts from a Maple Leaf Foods plant in Toronto, Ontario.

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2008 Chinese milk scandal

The 2008 Chinese milk scandal was a widespread food safety incident in China.

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2011 Germany E. coli O104:H4 outbreak

A novel strain of ''Escherichia coli'' O104:H4 bacteria caused a serious outbreak of foodborne illness focused in northern Germany in May through June 2011.

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List of foodborne illness outbreaks by country, List of foodborne illness outbreaks in North America.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_foodborne_illness_outbreaks

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