Poisoned: The True Story of the Deadly E. Coli Outbreak That Changed the Way Americans Eat

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itpdx, July 31, 2011 (view all comments by itpdx)
This book started by making me cry. Benedict poignantly describes a couple holding their daughter as she dies, every parent's worst nightmare. Their child went from healthy to dying of a fast moving, virulent and mysterious illness in little more than a week. It turns out that she got it from eating a contaminated and undercooked hamburger at Jack in the Box.

Benedict takes us from the outbreak to the first arbitrated settlement of the E. coli illnesses and deaths on the west coast from Jack in the Box in the early 90's. He tells us the story through some of the people involved, mainly the plaintiffs' attorney, Bill Marley and the CEO of Jack in the Box, Bob Nugent. He includes parents, doctors, researchers, public health officials, industry consultants and attorneys.

Even though I knew the outcome, I found Benedict's story compelling.

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Product Details

ISBN:

9780983347804

Author:

Benedict, Jeff

Publisher:

Inspire Books

Subject:

Law : Personal Injury

Subject:

Health and Medicine-Illnesses

Publication Date:

20110531

Binding:

Hardcover

Language:

English