"When we can't be bothered to cook, or we're celebrating a special occasion, or we just feel like making an average Tuesday a little more exciting, most of us head to a restaurant. But one thing that can seriously ruin a meal? Getting sick because the food you were served contained foodborne bacteria. Another thing? Suffering third-degree burns because you were served a beverage that was dangerously hot. Slipping on a bathroom floor and ending up with life-changing injuries is another thing guaranteed to leave you with a bad taste in your mouth forever."
"In the early 1990s, Jack in the Box was responsible for one of the biggest scandals involving foodborne bacteria of all time. In 1993, after the Washington State Department of Health launched an investigation into an E.coli outbreak in the area, it was revealed that 73 locations of the fast-food chain had sold contaminated burgers. As a result, more than 700 people fell ill, more than 170 people were admitted to the hospital, and four people died."
Restaurant incidents have produced multimillion-dollar lawsuits stemming from foodborne bacteria, dangerously hot beverages, hazardous premises, and employment disputes. Food contamination led to mass illness and deaths in notable outbreaks. The 1993 E.coli outbreak linked to Jack in the Box involved contaminated burgers at 73 locations, sickening more than 700 people, hospitalizing over 170, and causing four deaths. Investigations traced the bacterial source to slaughterhouses, while the chain was found to have served undercooked burgers. Class-action suits against chains have also addressed unfair dismissal, wage-transparency failures, and public-relations controversies involving celebrities and customers.
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