Jack in the Box was the cause of many people contracting E. coli O157:H7. The cause of the E. coli O157:H7 outbreak was “traced to undercooked hamburgers from Jack in the Box restaurants, has prompted Agriculture Secretary Mike Espy to call for new federal procedures to ensure safer meat.” (Shapiro) This was a serious problem as “Hundreds of people became ill and four people died from eating adulterated hamburger patties served at Jack in the Box restaurants in the Pacific Northwest.” (Bricher) After the E. coli O157:H7 outbreak, it prompted people to think “This was a wakeup call that there were some fundamental problems in our food safety system.” (PBS) There must be a reason why this outbreak was possible, the right procedures were not used that lead to this to happen. After the outbreak, Jack in the Box made sure to never repeat their actions that may lead to another dangerous situation. Jack in the Box started to change the way they operated their business and also how they inspected their food.
Jack in the Box was the cause of many people contracting E. coli O157:H7. The cause of the E. coli O157:H7 outbreak was “traced to undercooked hamburgers from Jack in the Box restaurants, has prompted Agriculture Secretary Mike Espy to call for new federal procedures to ensure safer meat.” (Shapiro) This was a serious problem as “Hundreds of people became ill and four people died from eating adulterated hamburger patties served at Jack in the Box restaurants in the Pacific Northwest.” (Bricher) After the E. coli O157:H7 outbreak, it prompted people to think “This was a wakeup call that there were some fundamental problems in our food safety system.” (PBS) There must be a reason why this outbreak was possible, the right procedures were not used that lead to this to happen. After the outbreak, Jack in the Box made sure to never repeat their actions that may lead to another dangerous situation. Jack in the Box started to change the way they operated their business and also how they inspected their food.