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Food Safety Lessons from History | Dayton News
Foodborne illness outbreaks are hitting the headlines again—with cyclospora and salmonella linked to Mexican produce forcing major chains to pull products. But these current scares pale compared to past disasters: a 1924 oyster outbreak killed 150, sparking the National Shellfish Sanitation Program; a 1985 listeria outbreak from Mexican cheese killed 28, including 10 newborns; and the 1993 Jack in the Box E. coli crisis that killed four kids and reshaped food safety. From spinach to peanut butter to cantaloupes, each crisis pushed for stricter standards—reminding us that what we eat is never…
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