1999 Sun Orchard salmonellosis outbreak

The 1999 Sun Orchard salmonellosis outbreak occurred when more than 400 people became infected with Salmonella Muenchen as a result of drinking contaminated unpasteurized orange juice.^[1][2] The juice was produced by Sun Orchard, based in Tempe, Arizona, and sold to restaurants, hotels, retail and catering outlets in 15 US states and 2 Canadian provinces under a variety of different brand names, including Sun Orchard, Earls, Joey Tomato's, Trader Joe's, Markon, Aloha, Sysco, and Voila!^[3][4] The outbreak resulted in 1 fatality, and is the largest outbreak of salmonellosis associated with unpasteurized juice.^[5][6]

References

Notes

1. Drexler 2009, p. 75.
2. "Outbreak of Salmonella Serotype Muenchen Infections Associated with Unpasteurized Orange Juice—United States and Canada, June 1999". Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. Atlanta: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 48 (27): 582–585. July 16, 1999.
3. Bell & Kyriakides 2008, p. 45.
4. "DNA links salmonella outbreak to Sun Orchard orange juice". Arizona Daily Sun. Flagstaff. June 28, 1999. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
5. Winter, Greg (March 18, 2001). "Food safety serious U.S. health problem". Charleston Gazette-Mail. Charleston. Retrieved June 5, 2015 – via HighBeam Research.(subscription required)
6. Foster & Vasavada 2003, p. 108.

Bibliography

• Bell, Chris; Kyriakides, Alec (April 2008). Salmonella: A Practical Approach to the Organism and its Control in Foods. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley-Blackwell. ISBN 978-0-470-99944-8.
• Drexler, Madeline (23 December 2009). Secret Agents: The Menace of Emerging Infections (Revised ed.). New York, NY: Penguin Books. ISBN 978-0-143-11717-9.
• Foster, Tammy; Vasavada, Purnendu C., eds. (2003). Beverage Quality and Safety: Principles and Applications. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press. ISBN 978-1-587-16011-0.