The 1992–1993 Jack in the Box E. coli outbreak occurred when the Escherichia coli O157:H7 bacterium (originating from contaminated beef patties) killed four children and infected 732 people across four US states.

The outbreak strain of E. coli O157:H7 was isolated from 11 lots of patties produced on those two dates; these lots had been distributed to restaurants in all states where illness occurred. Approximately 272,672 (20%) of the implicated patties were recovered by the recall.

It traced the source of their illnesses back to E. coli O157: H7 bacteria that had contaminated hamburger patties sold at area Jack in the Box restaurants.

Jul 30, 2023 · Decades after fast food chain Jack in the Box served undercooked hamburgers, sickening 700 people and killing four children, lack of federal oversight of the nation’s food supply is still causing illness and death.

Many in the community, whether regulators, the industry, researchers, or advocates would agree that the most significant and impactful such event was the 1993 outbreak of foodborne illness associated with the Jack-in-the-Box restaurant chain.

After news of the Seattle outbreak broke, clusters of bloody diarrhea and lab-confirmed E. coli O157 infections were soon recognized as associated with Jack In The Box hamburgers in California, Nevada and Idaho — an association confirmed by molecular testing by the newly developed Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis (PFGE)method.

Dec 27, 2017 · 73 different Jack in the Box locations were linked to the E. coli outbreak. The bacteria sickened over 700 people in four states (602 of them from Washington) and led to 171 hospitalizations and four deaths.

Feb 6, 2023 · This article looks back at the events of the 1993 E. coli outbreak associated with hamburgers served at Jack in the Box restaurants along the U.S. West Coast, examining the regulatory changes inspired by the fatal outbreak and its impact.

Dec 18, 1992 · The 1992–1993 Jack in the Box E. coli outbreak occurred when the Escherichia coli O157:H7 bacterium (originating from contaminated beef patties) killed four children and infected 732 people across four US states.

coli O157:H7 infections was linked to the consumption of hamburgers from the Jack In The Box Restaurant chain. coli O157:H7 found in ill persons matched…