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 represents multistate foodborne outbreak investigations since 2006 in which CDC was the lead public health agency. For a full list of foodborne outbreaks reported to CDC since 1998, 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.
I.M. Healthy SoyNut Butter – E. coli O157:H7
Beef Products – E. coli O157:H7
Flour – E. coli O121 and O26
Alfalfa Sprouts – E. coli O157
Rotisserie Chicken Salad – E. coli O157:H7
Mexican Style Restaurant Chain – E. coli O26
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, 2012
Multistate Outbreak – Escherichia coli O145, 2012
Raw Clover Sprouts – Escherichia coli O26, 2012
Romaine Lettuce – Escherichia coli O157:H7, 2011
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 – Escherichia coli O145, 2010
Beef – Escherichia coli O157:H7, 2010
Beef – Escherichia coli O157:H7, 2009
Beef – Escherichia coli O157:H7, 2009
Prepackaged Cookie Dough – Escherichia coli O157:H7, 2009
Beef – Escherichia coli O157:H7, 2008
Pizza – Escherichia coli O157:H7, 2007
Ground Beef Patties – Escherichia coli O157:H7, 2007
Mexican Style Restaurant Chain – Escherichia coli O157:H7, 2006
Fresh Spinach – Escherichia coli O157:H7, 2006
Maradol Papayas – Salmonella Urbana
Maradol Papayas – Salmonella Newport and Salmonella Infantis
Maradol Papayas – Salmonella Anatum
Maradol Papayas – Salmonella Infections
Shell Eggs – Salmonella Oranienburg
Alfalfa Sprouts – Salmonella Reading and Salmonella Abony
Pistachios – Salmonella Montevideo
Alfalfa Sprouts – Salmonella Muenchen and Salmonella Kentucky
Organic Shake & Meal Products – Salmonella Virchow
Raw Sprouted Nut Butter Spreads – Salmonella Paratyphi B variant L(+) tartrate(+)
Cucumbers Salmonella Poona
Pork Salmonella I 4,[5],12:i:- and Salmonella Infantis
Raw, Frozen, Stuffed Chicken Entrees – Salmonella Enteritidis
Raw, Frozen, Stuffed Chicken Entrees – Salmonella Enteritidis
Frozen Raw Tuna – Salmonella Paratyphi B variant L(+) tartrate(+) and Salmonella Weltevreden
Cucumbers – Salmonella Newport
Bean Sprouts – Salmonella Enteritidis
Nut Butter – Salmonella Braenderup
Organic Sprouted Chia Powder – Salmonella Newport, Salmonella Hartford, and Salmonella Oranienburg
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, 2011
Kosher Broiled Chicken Livers – Salmonella Heidelberg, 2011
Turkish Pine Nuts – Salmonella Enteritidis, 2011
Ground Turkey – Salmonella Heidelberg, 2011
Whole, Fresh Imported Papayas – Salmonella Agona, 2011
Alfalfa and Spicy Sprouts – Salmonella Enteritidis, 2011
Microbiology Laboratories – Salmonella Typhimurium, 2011
Turkey Burgers – Salmonella Hadar, 2011
Cantaloupe – Salmonella Panama , 2011
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
Mexican Style Restaurant Chain – 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
Rice and Wheat Cereals – Salmonella Agona, 2008
Cantaloupes – Salmonella Litchfield, 2008
Pot Pies – Salmonella I 4,[5],12:i:-, 2007
Vegetable Flavored Rice and Corn Snack – Salmonella Wandsworth, 2007
Peanut Butter – Salmonella Tennessee, 2007
Tomatoes – Salmonella Typhimurium , 2006
