At that time, the FDA issued a nationwide alert telling consumers to avoid eating bagged fresh spinach, and during the next 68 weeks, sales of the product decreased by 20%.2īacteria, viruses, and parasites ingested through contaminated foods can enter the human body, resulting in foodborne illnesses. This occurred even after additional precautions were taken because of two other norovirus outbreaks at the same hotel earlier in the week.1 Nine people in Connecticut experienced severe diarrhea in 2009 after consuming Salmonella-contaminated potato salad at a reception, and there was a multistate outbreak of Escherichia coli in 2006 caused by contaminated spinach. For example, in April 2013, 200 of 825 guests became sick with stomach cramps caused by norovirus after a sorority brunch in a New York hotel. Lately, numerous news reports have detailed various food hazards that have tainted our food supply.

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