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The 10 Deadliest Outbreaks in U.S. History — Revisited

By Dan Flynn on April 4, 2012

The list of the 10 most deadly outbreaks of food- and waterborne illness in U.S. history, previously published by Food Safety News, has been revised for a presentation in Sacramento to the California Environmental Health Association.

Added to the list is a 1903 outbreak of typhoid fever in Ithaca, NY…

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Raw Milk Killed 48 in Boston Outbreak – 100 Years Ago

By Dan Flynn on March 16, 2012

Editor’s Note:  In May 1911, as many as 1,400 people in the Boston area were infected with micro-organisms – most likely staphylococci or streptococci – spread by contaminated raw milk during an outbreak that killed 48. At the time, the illnesses were called septic sore throat or simply tonsillitis. …

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Deadliest U.S. Foodborne Illness Outbreaks

By Dan Flynn on November 8, 2011

The ongoing Listeria outbreak caused by contaminated cantaloupe, with 29 deaths, has been called the most deadly foodborne illness in recent U.S. history.   

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta was recently asked by the USA Today newspaper to review its files for larger fatal outbreaks going back…

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Publisher's Platform: Deadliest Catch

By Bill Marler on September 26, 2011

I love watching “The Deadliest Catch” when I ever watch T.V.   The thought of working in freezing weather in 30-foot swells catching crab for rich people has certain flair to it.  The risk is palpable – food meets death.  However, I am not so certain that the popular “Rocky…

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