The 5 Deadliest Food-Borne Illnesses - and How to Prevent Them - Forbes

The 5 Deadliest Food-Borne Illnesses - and How to Prevent Them - Forbes

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5 - Hepatitis A
Surprised? "I admit, I was" says Melanie Haiken, Contributor. We don’t think of Hep A as a food-borne bacteria, but in fact contaminated food is proving to be a serious route of transmission for this deadly bacteria. The worst outbreak of Hepatitis A ever reported in the U.S. claiming more than 660 victims including four fatalities came from green onions served at a Chi-Chi’s restaurant in Pennsylvania. Frozen strawberries from Mexico contaminated with Hepatitis A caused a severe outbreak in 1997 as well, affecting thousands of schoolchildren who’d been served the strawberries in school lunches.