Case Study Articles

In 2014, a shocking incident at Dickey’s Barbecue Pit in South Jordan, Utah, made national headlines when a woman, Jan Harding, unknowingly consumed iced tea contaminated with a highly toxic industrial cleaning chemical. This tragic accident highlighted the critical...

Introduction In 2011, the United States faced one of its most severe foodborne illness outbreaks in recent decades, traced back to contaminated cantaloupes from Jensen Farms in Colorado. This case study examines the outbreak's causes, the response from public health...

In early 1993, a catastrophic E. coli outbreak tied to Jack in the Box fast-food restaurants rocked the United States, marking a turning point in food safety history. This public health disaster affected over 700 individuals, led to 171 hospitalizations, and...