STOP Foodborne Illness

American public health organization

Stop Foodborne IllnessFounded| 1993

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Type| 501(c)(3)
Focus| Humanitarian
Location|

* Chicago, Illinois, US

Area served

| US and Canada
Method| Assistance and advocacy
Employees| 6
Website| https://stopfoodborneillness.org/

Stop Foodborne Illness, or STOP (formerly known as Safe Tables Our Priority), is a non-profit public health organization in the United States dedicated to the prevention of illness and death from foodborne pathogens.[1] It was founded following the West Coast E. coli O157:H7 outbreak of 1993 in California and the Pacific Northwest. STOP's headquarters are in Chicago, Illinois.[citation needed]

## History

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STOP formed as a grassroots organization out of the collective grief and anger of parents of victims of a major 1993 E. coli O157:H7 outbreak associated with Jack in the Box hamburgers. The outbreak, which resulted in the death of four children and more than 700 people falling ill, garnered nationwide media attention.[1]

## References

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1. ^ a b "Name Change for Food Safety Advocacy Group STOP". Food Safety News. April 21, 2011. Retrieved March 15, 2012.

## External links

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* Food Poisoning Bulletin | Food Safety and E coli News
* Spices Top List of Possibly Tainted Foods