Infected cantaloupes have left 29 people dead in what has become the deadliest U.S. outbreak of a foodborne disease since the CDC began tracking cases of listeria in 1973, according to the agency. Infection incidence rates actually decreased 23% in the U.S. between 1996 and 2010, but news of a contaminated food product always creates headlines. Here are the 10 most high-profile foodborne disease outbreaks
Tainted cantaloupes have left 29 people dead in what has become the deadliest U.S. outbreak of a food-borne illness since the CDC started keeping track of listeria cases in 1973, according to the agency. Incidence rates of infection actually decreased 23% in the U.S. between 1996 and 2010 but news of a contaminated food product always creates headlines. Here are the 10 most high-profile food-borne illness outbreaks since 2001.