This is a list of foodborne illness outbreaks. A foodborne illness may be from an infectious disease, heavy metals, chemical contamination, or from natural toxins, such as those found in poisonous mushrooms.
Deadliest
Canada
China
Germany
Japan
- Minamata disease
- Niigata Minamata disease
- 1996 Japan E. coli O157:H7
Spain
- 1981 Toxic oil syndrome
United Kingdom
- 2005 outbreak of E.coli O157 in South Wales
- 1996 outbreak of E. coli O157 in Lanarkshire, Scotland
- Loch Maree Hotel botulism poisoning
United States
In 1999, an estimated 5,000 deaths, 325,000 hospitalizations, and 76 million illnesses were caused by foodborne illnesses within the US. Illness outbreaks lead to food recalls.
See also
- List of foodborne illness outbreaks by death toll
- 1984 Rajneeshee bioterror attack
- Eosinophilia–myalgia syndrome
- List of food contamination incidents
- List of medicine contamination incidents
