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In 1993 a bacteria epidemic killed several children in the Pacific Northwest. The bacteria was a virulent strain of E. coli and was traced to undercooked hamburgers at Jack-in-the-Box restaurants. The outbreak was the largest and most serious for E. coli with a total of 400 confirmed or probable instances. Ultimately the tainted hamburgers forced 125 people to be admitted to a hospital and led to kidney failure in 29 people.
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Dubin, J.A. (2001). Financial Market Reaction to the Fast Food Hamburger Health Scare of 1993. In: Empirical Studies in Applied Economics. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-1461-9_9
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