for commercially canned products. cdc medical epidemiologist dr. michael lynch said the last such u.s. case dates to the 1970s. the roughly 25 cases reported each year were mainly from home canned foods. salmonella from peter pan and great value peanut butter (both manufactured by conagra) in 44 states. by march 7, 2007, the outbreak had grown to 425 cases in 44 states since its start in august 2006. the cdc said it is believed to be the first salmonella outbreak associated with peanut butter in united states history. in april and may, 14 people in 11 states were sickened after eating e. coli o157:h7-tainted beef packed by united food group. the meat packing company ultimately recalled 5.7 million pounds of potentially contaminated meat. 2008 2008 united states salmonellosis outbreak. as of 28 august 2008, from april 10, 2008, the rare saintpaul serotype of salmonella enterica caused at least 1442 cases of salmonellosis food poisoning in 43 states throughout the united states and canada. as of july 2008, the u.s. food and drug administration suspects that the contaminated food product is a common ingredient in fresh salsa, such as raw tomato, fresh jalapeño pepper, fresh serrano pepper, and fresh cilantro. it is the largest reported salmonellosis outbreak in the united states since 1985. during a house subcommittee hearing into food supply safety and the recent salmonella contamination, a top federal official told panel members that agencies have found the source of the contamination after it showed up in yet another batch of mexican-grown peppers. adam acheson, food and drug administration associate commissioner for foods, said the fda tracked the salmonella positive test to serrano peppers and irrigation water at a packing facility in nuevo león, mexico, and a grower in tamaulipas. new mexico and texas were proportionally the hardest hit by far, with 49.7 and 16.1 reported cases per million, respectively. the greatest number of reported cases have occurred in texas (384 reported cases), new mexico (98), illinois (100), and arizona (49). there have been at least 203 reported hospitalizations linked to the outbreak, it has caused at least one death, and it may have been a contributing factor in at least one additional death. the centers for disease control and prevention (cdc) maintains that "it is likely many more illnesses have occurred than those reported." if applying a previous cdc estimated ratio of non-reported salmonellosis cases to reported cases (38.6:1), one would arrive at an estimated 40,273 illnesses from this outbreak. 2009 an aggressive strain of salmonella, the newport serotype, was found in beef products made by a fresno, california-based unit of cargill (beef packers inc.) in august 2009, resulting in a large recall. salmonellosis in peanut butter from peanut corporation of america in blakely, georgia has become "one of the nation’s worst known outbreaks of food-borne disease" in recent years. nine are believed to have died and an estimated 22,500 were sickened. criminal negligence was alleged after product tested positive then re-tested "negative" by a second testing agency, and shipped on several occasions. the product was in turn used by dozens of other manufacturers in hundreds of other products which have had to be recalled. the ceo of peanut corporation of america was sentenced to 28 years in prison for his role in the outbreak. e. coli o157:h7 was believed to have contaminated nestlé toll house refrigerated cookie dough. nestlé recalled its products after the fda reported there was a possibility that the e. coli o157:h7 outbreak, which sickened at least 66 people in 28 states, might be a result of raw cookie dough consumption. according to marler clark, the number of illnesses reached 70 in 30 states by june 23, 2009, with 35 hospitalizations required, and seven cases of hemolytic-uremic syndrome. the products which were originally believed to have been tainted came from a danville, virginia, plant. however, no e. coli o157:h7 has been found in the plant, according to the fda. many media sources have failed to report that e. coli contamination has not been confirmed in nestlé products. the cdc has reported that ground beef is not a likely source of contamination. 2010s 2010 more than 500 million eggs were recalled after dangerous levels of salmonella were detected in the eggs of two iowa producers, wright county egg and hillandale farm, that distribute eggs in 14 u.s. states. nearly 2,000 illnesses were reported between may and july, approximately 1,300 more than usual for this strain of the bacteria. jack decoster and peter decoster plead guilty to the "distribution of adulterated eggs in interstate commerce," and quality egg "admitted to falsifying expiration dates on egg cartons" as well as to two attempts to bribe a usda inspector in august 2010, the company recalled 380 million eggs in connection with a salmonella outbreak, and a related company, hillandale farms, recalled 170 million eggs. 2011 in 2011, the united states saw an outbreak of listeriosis from cantaloupes from colorado that lasted from july to september. 30 people died, making it the second-deadliest recorded u.s. outbreak since the cdc began tracking outbreaks in the 1970s. in june 2011, twenty people fell ill from eating cantaloupe from del monte fresh produce infected with salmonella panama from guatemala. the centers for disease control and prevention had found that eight of the people sickened had eaten cantaloupes purchased from costco, and they used the purchase records to figure out that the food in common was cantaloupes, and they had come from the same guatemalan farm. del monte went to court to lift the import ban by the food and drug administration. an investigation found that a pipe carrying raw sewage emptied into an open ditch about 110 yards from the farm's packing house. andrew williamson fresh produce voluntarily recalled one lot of organic grape tomatoes sold under the limited edition and fresh & easy labels due to a possible health risk from salmonella. emporia, kansas-based tyson fresh meats (tyson foods) announced it was recalling 131,300 pounds of ground beef products due to possible e. coli o157:h7 contamination. publix super markets issued a voluntary recall for spinach dip because it may have been adulterated with listeria monocytogenes. roundy's super markets inc., a milwaukee, wisconsin-based company with an establishment in kenosha, wisconsin, recalled 360 pounds of breaded chicken breast products, that should have been fully cooked, because they may have been undercooked. e. coli in strawberries from newberg, oregon, killed one person on august 8, 2011. the oregon health authority announced that they had linked at least 10 e. coli infections to a strawberry farm in newberg, oregon. four patients had been hospitalized and an elderly woman died from kidney failure associated with her e. coli illness. the strawberries were sold to buyers who resold them at roadside stands and farmer's markets. one dead in california from salmonella and 76 more people sickened in 26 states. on august 3, 2011, cargill recalled 36,000,000 pounds of fresh and frozen ground turkey products produced at the company's springdale, arkansas, facility from february 20, 2011, through august 2, 2011, due to possible contamination from salmonella heidelberg. in march and april 2011, jennie-o recalled almost 55,000 pounds of turkey burgers because drug-resistant salmonella was found in its products. in june 2011, nearly 3,000 cases of dole food company salad bags were recalled after a random test found the bacteria listeria monocytogenes in a bag of the salad. the fda said papayas imported from mexico and distributed by agromod produce inc. of mcallen, texas, is likely the source of 97 cases of salmonella agona. to date, 10 people have been hospitalized but there have been no reported deaths. as a result, all papayas sold before july 23, 2011, were voluntarily recalled by agromod. the cases were reported between january 1 and july 18 in 23 states. more than half of the cases were women, with ages ranging from 1 to 91 and an average age of 20; texas had the most cases with 25 people falling ill. 2012 the 2012 salmonella outbreak caused sickness in hundreds of people in the netherlands and the united states via salmonella-tainted salmon. a peanut butter recall was voluntarily issued in september 2012 by sunland inc. due to salmonella. after further investigation, the recall included all 240 products, made at sunland's production plant in portales, new mexico manufactured since march 1, 2010. a total of 35 people from 19 states were sickened from tainted products, most of them children. the center for disease control (cdc), said the majority of those who became ill claim it was between june 11, 2012, and september 2, 2012. officials from the food and drug administration (fda) found salmonella all over plant including improper handling of the products, unclean equipment and uncovered trailers of peanuts outside the facility. the total of people and states rose to 41 people in 20 states sold by trader joe's, whole foods, safeway, target and other large grocery chains. on november 26, 2012, the fda suspended sunland's registration to produce and distribute food product. sunland had the right to a hearing and prove to the fda that its facilities are clean and can reopen. sunland closed and filed for chapter 7 bankruptcy on october 9, 2013. an unusual strain of e. coli bacteria caused the reported illness of 33 people across several states in the us, carried on organically grown greens like spinach and spring mix. this strain produces shiga toxin, which is thought to have been transferred to the species from the shigella bacterium, by a bacteriophage, a kind of virus that infects bacteria. cases of food poisoning began to be reported in the new york state area on october 18, 2012. the cdc eventually concluded this was an example of o157:h7, its code for a strain of e. coli that is noteworthy for seeming to have genes from a different species, shigella, producing an unusual toxin, though not one especially lethal to human beings. overall, 33 people in 5 states are known to have been infected. there were no deaths reported. this outbreak seems to have originated with food from state garden, an organic produce company in chelsea, massachusetts. 2013 july – august. the e. coli o157:h7 outbreak at federico's mexican restaurant in litchfield park, arizona, (a suburb of phoenix) grew to include 79 people. at least 23 people were hospitalized in the outbreak, the largest e. coli outbreak in the united states for several years. at least two people developed hemolytic uremic syndrome (hus), a severe complication of an e. coli o157:h7 infection that can destroy the kidneys. victims filed civil suits against federico's parent company, femex llc, in maricopa county superior court. 2014 as of may 16, 2014, 12 cases of e. coli o157:h7 in 4 states (massachusetts, michigan, missouri, and ohio) from tainted ground beef from wolverine packing company of detroit, michigan. 2015 in march 2015, organic food company amy's kitchen voluntarily recalled 74,000 cases of its products that could contain listeria, due to contaminated organic spinach. in august through september 2015, over 300 people were infected with salmonella. the bulk of the cases were in california and arizona with the states of california and texas having one fatality each. it was traced to cucumbers from mexico distributed by andrew & williamson fresh produce who, on september 4, 2015, voluntarily issued a recall. in october through november 2015, 45 people contracted e. coli from chipotle mexican grill restaurants. the cases were in washington state, california, minnesota, new york, ohio, and oregon. at least 16 people were hospitalized. the outbreak warranted the closing and sanitization of over 40 chipotle restaurants across washington and oregon. the restaurants reopened after discarding all supplies and ordering fresh ingredients. 2016 in april 2016, crf frozen foods recalled over 400 organic and traditional frozen food products sold under 40 different brands due to contamination with listeria monocytogenes. the outbreak was linked to 8 cases of listeriosis in the united states. 2017 in april 2017, a contained outbreak of the botulism toxin was confirmed in california, linked to a cheese sauce. there was no recall of the product. 2018 hickory harvest foods announced a recall of organic nut mix, potentially infected by listeria monocytogenes in may 2018. a strain of escherichia coli bacteria caused the reported illness of 210 people across 36 states in