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STOP Foodborne Illness

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Stop Foodborne Illness
Founded1993
Type501(c)(3)
FocusHumanitarian
Location
Area served
US and Canada
MethodAssistance and advocacy
Employees
6
Websitehttps://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.
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