List of Selected Multistate Foodborne Outbreak Investigations
When two or more people get the same illness from the same contaminated food or drink, the event is called a foodborne disease outbreak. The list on this page primarily represents multistate foodborne outbreak investigations since 2006 where CDC was the lead public health agency. For a complete listing of reported outbreaks please use the Foodborne Outbreak Online Database (FOOD) tool.
Public health officials investigate outbreaks to control them, so more people do not get sick, and to learn how to prevent similar outbreaks from happening in the future.
List of Selected Outbreak Investigations, by Year
- Pork – Salmonella I 4,[5],12:i:-
- Unknown - Cyclospora
- Raw, Frozen, Stuffed Chicken Entrees Produced by Aspen Foods – Salmonella Enteritidis
- Raw, Frozen, Stuffed Chicken Entrees Produced by Barber Foods – Salmonella Enteritidis
- Frozen Raw Tuna - Salmonella Paratyphi B variant L(+) tartrate(+)
- Blue Bell Ice Cream – Listeria monocytogenes
- Cucumbers – Salmonella Newport
- Commercially Produced, Prepackaged Caramel Apples – Listeria monocytogenes
- Bean Sprouts – Salmonella Enteritidis
- Wholesome Soy Products Sprouts– Listeria monocytogenes
- Oasis Brands Cheese – Listeria monocytogenes
- Cilantro – Cyclospora Infections in Texas
- Nut Butter – Salmonella Braenderup
- Organic Sprouted Chia Powder – Salmonella Newport, Salmonella Hartford, and Salmonella Oranienburg
- Raw Clover Sprouts – Escherichia coli O121
- Ground Beef – Escherichia coli O157:H7
- Roos Foods Dairy Products – Listeria monocytogenes
- Tyson Chicken – Salmonella Heidelberg
- Raw Cashew Cheese - Salmonella Stanley
- Ready-to-Eat Salads – Escherichia coli O157:H7
- Foster Farms Chicken – Salmonella Heidelberg
- Raw Shellfish – Vibrio parahaemolyticus
- Fresh Produce – Cyclospora
- Crave Brothers Farmstead Cheeses – Listeriosis
- Pomegranate Seeds – Hepatitis A
- Tahini Sesame Paste – Salmonella Montevideo and Salmonella Mbandaka
- Cucumbers – Salmonella Saintpaul
- Frozen Food Products – Escherichia coli O121
- Chicken – Salmonella Heidelberg
- Ground Beef - Salmonella Typhimurium
- Spinach and Spring Mix - Escherichia coli O157:H7
- Peanut Butter – Salmonella Bredeney
- Frescolina Marte Brand Ricotta Salata Cheese –Listeria monocytogenes
- Mangoes – Salmonella Braenderup
- Cantaloupe – Salmonella Typhimurium and Newport
- Ground Beef - Salmonella Enteritidis
- Multistate Outbreak – Escherichia coli O145
- Raw Scraped Ground Tuna Product - Salmonella Bareilly and Salmonella Nchanga
- Raw Clover Sprouts at Jimmy John's Restaurants -Escherichia coli O26
- Restaurant Chain A - Salmonella Enteritidis
- Ground Beef - Salmonella Typhimurium
- Romaine Lettuce - Escherichia coli O157:H7
- Kosher Broiled Chicken Livers - Salmonella Heidelberg
- Turkish Pine Nuts - Salmonella Enteritidis
- Jensen Farms Cantaloupes - Listeria monocytogenes
- Ground Turkey - Salmonella Heidelberg
- Whole, Fresh Imported Papayas - Salmonella Agona
- Alfalfa and Spicy Sprouts – Salmonella Enteritidis
- Travel to Germany - Shiga toxin-producing E. coli O104
- Microbiology Laboratories - Salmonella Typhimurium
- Turkey Burgers - Salmonella Hadar
- Lebanon Bologna - Escherichia coli O157:H7
- Del Monte Cantaloupe - Salmonella Panama
- Hazelnuts - Escherichia coli O157:H7
- Alfalfa Sprouts - Salmonella I 4,[5],12:i:-
- Shell Eggs - Salmonella Enteritidis
- Cheese - Escherichia coli O157:H7
- Cheesy Chicken Rice Frozen Entrée - Salmonella Chester
- Frozen Mamey Fruit Pulp - Salmonella Typhi (Typhoid Fever)
- Restaurant Chain A - Salmonella Hartford and Salmonella Baildon
- Alfalfa Sprouts- Salmonella Newport
- Shredded Romaine Lettuce from a Single Processing Facility - Escherichia coli O145
- Red and Black Pepper/Italian-Style Meats - Salmonella Montevideo
- Beef from National Steak and Poultry - Escherichia coli O157:H7
- Raw Produce - Salmonella Saintpaul
- Beef from Kroger/Nebraska Ltd - Escherichia coli O157:H7
- Malt-O-Meal Rice/Wheat Cereals - Salmonella Agona
- Cantaloupes - Salmonella Litchfield
- Totino's/Jeno's Pizza - Escherichia coli O157:H7
- Banquet Pot Pies - Salmonella I 4,[5],12:i:-
- Topp's Ground Beef Patties - Escherichia coli O157:H7
- Veggie Booty - Salmonella Wandsworth
- Peanut Butter- Salmonella Tennessee
- Taco Bell - Escherichia coli O157:H7
- Tomatoes - Salmonella Typhimurium
- Fresh Spinach- Escherichia coli O157:H7
List of Selected Outbreak Investigations, by Pathogen
- Raw Clover Sprouts – Escherichia coli O121
- Ground Beef – Escherichia coli O157:H7
- Ready-to-Eat Salads – Escherichia coli O157:H7
- Frozen Food Products – Escherichia coli O121
- Spinach and Spring Mix - Escherichia coli O157:H7
- Multistate Outbreak – Escherichia coli O145
- Raw Clover Sprouts – Escherichia coli O26
- Romaine Lettuce – Escherichia coli O157:H7
- Travel to Germany – Shiga toxin-producing E. coli O104, 2011
- Lebanon Bologna – E. coli O157:H7, 2011
- Hazelnuts – Escherichia coli O157:H7, 2011
- Cheese – Escherichia coli O157:H7, 2010
- Shredded Romaine Lettuce from a Single Processing Facility – Escherichia coli O145, 2010
- Beef from National Steak and Poultry – Escherichia coli O157:H7, 2010
- Beef from Fairbank Farms – Escherichia coli O157:H7, 2009
- Beef from JBS Swift Beef Company - Escherichia coli O157:H7, 2009
- Prepackaged Cookie Dough – Escherichia coli O157:H7, 2009
- Beef from Kroger/Nebraska Ltd – Escherichia coli O157:H7, 2008
- Totino's/Jeno's Pizza – Escherichia coli O157:H7, 2007
- Topp's Ground Beef Patties – Escherichia coli O157:H7, 2007
- Taco Bell – Escherichia coli O157:H7, 2006
- Fresh Spinach – Escherichia coli O157:H7, 2006
- Blue Bell Ice Cream – Listeria monocytogenes
- Commercially Produced, Prepackaged Caramel Apples – Listeria monocytogenes
- Wholesome Soy Products Sprouts – Listeria monocytogenes
- Oasis Brands Cheese – Listeria monocytogenes
- Roos Foods Dairy Products – Listeria monocytogenes
- Crave Brothers Farmstead Cheeses – Listeria monocytogenes
- Frescolina Marte Brand Ricotta Salata Cheese –Listeria monocytogenes
- Jensen Farms Cantaloupes - Listeria monocytogenes
- Pork – Salmonella I 4,[5],12:i:-
- Raw, Frozen, Stuffed Chicken Entrees Produced by Aspen Foods – Salmonella Enteritidis
- Raw, Frozen, Stuffed Chicken Entrees Produced by Barber Foods – Salmonella Enteritidis
- Frozen Raw Tuna - Salmonella Paratyphi B variant L(+) tartrate(+)
- Cucumbers – Salmonella Newport
- Bean Sprouts – Salmonella Enteritidis
- Nut Butter – Salmonella Braenderup
- Organic Sprouted Chia Powder – Salmonella Newport, Salmonella Hartford, and Salmonella Oranienburg
- Tyson Chicken – Salmonella Heidelberg
- Raw Cashew Cheese - Salmonella Stanley
- Chicken – Salmonella Heidelberg
- Tahini Sesame Paste – Salmonella Montevideo and Salmonella Mbandaka
- Cucumbers – Salmonella Saintpaul
- Chicken – Salmonella Heidelberg
- Ground Beef - Salmonella Typhimurium
- Peanut Butter – Salmonella Bredeney
- Mangoes – Salmonella Braenderup
- Cantaloupe – Salmonella Typhimurium and Newport
- Ground Beef - Salmonella Enteritidis
- Raw Scraped Ground Tuna Product - Salmonella Bareilly and Salmonella Nchanga
- Ground Beef - Salmonella Typhimurium
- Kosher Broiled Chicken Livers - Salmonella Heidelberg
- Turkish Pine Nuts - Salmonella Enteritidis
- Ground Turkey - Salmonella Heidelberg
- Whole, Fresh Imported Papayas - Salmonella Agona
- Alfalfa and Spicy Sprouts - Salmonella Enteritidis
- Microbiology Laboratories - Salmonella Typhimurium
- Turkey Burgers - Salmonella Hadar
- Del Monte Cantaloupe - Salmonella Panama
- Alfalfa Sprouts - Salmonella I 4,[5],12:i:-
- Shell Eggs - Salmonella Enteritidis, 2010
- Cheesy Chicken Rice Frozen Entrée - Salmonella Chester, 2010
- Frozen Mamey Fruit Pulp - Salmonella Typhi (Typhoid Fever), 2010
- Restaurant Chain A - Salmonella Hartford and Salmonella Baildon, 2010
- Alfalfa Sprouts - Salmonella Newport, 2010
- Red and Black Pepper/Italian-Style Meats - Salmonella Montevideo, 2010
- Alfalfa Sprouts - Salmonella Saintpaul, 2009
- Pistachios - Salmonella (multiple types), 2009
- Peanut Butter - Salmonella Typhimurium, 2008 – 2009
- Raw Produce - Salmonella Saintpaul, 2008
- Malt-O-Meal Rice/Wheat Cereals - Salmonella Agona, 2008
- Cantaloupes- Salmonella Litchfield, 2008
- Banquet Pot Pies - Salmonella I 4,[5],12:i:-, 2007
- Veggie Booty- Salmonella Wandsworth, 2007
- Peanut Butter - Salmonella Tennessee, 2007
- Tomatoes - Salmonella Typhimurium , 2006
- Unknown - Cyclospora (2015)
- Cilantro – Cyclospora Infections in Texas (2014)
- Raw Shellfish – Vibrio parahaemolyticus
- Fresh Produce – Cyclospora (2013)
- Pomegranate Seeds – Hepatitis A
- Page last reviewed: August 14, 2015
- Page last updated: August 14, 2015
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