Fighting for safer patties

摘要

It was 23 years ago, back in 1993, that a pathogen new to a lot of people, E. coli O157:H7, was found in undercooked beef patties served in the Jack in the Box restaurant chain. The outbreak of the pathogen caused 732 illnesses in 73 Jack in the Box restaurants in California, Idaho, Nevada and Washington, and the majority of victims were children under age 10. Four children died and 178 other victims suffered permanent injuries, including brain and kidney damage.