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Food Safety Failures Through the Years | Lafayette Louisiana News
Foodborne illness is back in the spotlight with major outbreaks of cyclospora and salmonella linked to lettuce and jalapeños, sparking recalls and raising alarms. While today’s cases are serious, they pale compared to historic disasters: a 1924 oyster outbreak killed 150 and birthed the National Shellfish Sanitation Program; a 1985 listeria scare from Mexican cheese took 28 lives, including infants; Jack in the Box’s 1993 E. coli outbreak sickened hundreds and killed four kids, forcing sweeping safety reforms. Other recent scares — Schwan’s ice cream (1994), spinach (2006), peanut butter…
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