Sometimes as a college student you find yourself doing school work whenever and wherever you can, like in a car full of people. Usually it’s fine, you’re on a trip to an event and maybe somebody will help you with the chemistry problem you’re stuck on, may you will have to strategically attempt to hide your tears while reading, or maybe you’ll get distracted and get no work done. One of those applied to me this semester and I’ll admit to, it the accounts of parents recorded by author Jeff Benedict’s, in his book, Poisoned: The True Story of the Deadly E.Coli Outbreak that Changed the Way Americans Eat, had me silently crying within the first 50 pages. Benedict tells the story of a specific E. Coli outbreak and those involved in what he viewed
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Coli O157:H7 that occurred in 1993. Infected meat was not cooked to the proper temperature in a number of western Jack in the Boxes, and hundreds of people were infected many of whom were very young children. In this work of nonfiction, Benedict covers both the emotional struggles of the of the families involved as well as the journey of those working through the lawsuit. The books opens with the account of Roni Austin whose daughter was the first of four children to die during this outbreak from the ingestion of undercooked beef at a Jack in the Box. Continuing on Benedict introduces the reader to all of the characters in the story, Suzanne Kiner the mother of the most publicized victim, Bill Marler the attorney who represented those effected, Bob Piper who represented Jack in the Box, Robert Nugent the President of Jack in the Box at the time and many more players in the outbreak. Most the the second half of the book focuses on Bill Marler as he fights for what he think is owed to the children wrecked by Ecoli, in the end winning $15.6 million on behalf of Brianne Kiner, the highest profile case, and millions more for others. Along with lawsuit Benedict includes views and actions of the corporate side, specifically how Jack in the Box misstepped, but also how they cleaned up their act and changed the standards within the fast food
Coli O157:H7 that occurred in 1993. Infected meat was not cooked to the proper temperature in a number of western Jack in the Boxes, and hundreds of people were infected many of whom were very young children. In this work of nonfiction, Benedict covers both the emotional struggles of the of the families involved as well as the journey of those working through the lawsuit. The books opens with the account of Roni Austin whose daughter was the first of four children to die during this outbreak from the ingestion of undercooked beef at a Jack in the Box. Continuing on Benedict introduces the reader to all of the characters in the story, Suzanne Kiner the mother of the most publicized victim, Bill Marler the attorney who represented those effected, Bob Piper who represented Jack in the Box, Robert Nugent the President of Jack in the Box at the time and many more players in the outbreak. Most the the second half of the book focuses on Bill Marler as he fights for what he think is owed to the children wrecked by Ecoli, in the end winning $15.6 million on behalf of Brianne Kiner, the highest profile case, and millions more for others. Along with lawsuit Benedict includes views and actions of the corporate side, specifically how Jack in the Box misstepped, but also how they cleaned up their act and changed the standards within the fast food