Poisoned: The True Story of the Deadly E. Coli Outbreak That Changed the Way Americans Eat
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"Poisoned: The True Story of the Deadly E. Coli Outbreak That Changed the Way Americans Eat" is a nonfiction investigative book that chronicles a landmark 1993 E. coli food poisoning outbreak and its profound impact on U.S. food safety regulations and the fast-food industry.
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| Poisoned: The True Story of the Deadly E. Coli Outbreak That Changed the Way Americans Eat canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Poisoned: The True Story of the Deadly E. Coli Outbreak That Changed the Way Americans Eat Context triple: [Jeff Benedict, notableWork, Poisoned: The True Story of the Deadly E. Coli Outbreak That Changed the Way Americans Eat]
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A.
Good Eats
Good Eats is a popular television cooking show created and hosted by Alton Brown that blends culinary instruction with science, humor, and quirky storytelling.
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B.
Food: A Love Story
Food: A Love Story is a humorous book by comedian Jim Gaffigan that explores his obsessions with food and American eating habits through observational comedy.
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C.
Food, Inc.
Food, Inc. is a 2008 documentary film that critically examines the industrialized food system in the United States and its impacts on health, the environment, and workers.
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D.
The Hot Zone
The Hot Zone is a nonfiction thriller by Richard Preston that chronicles the origins and terrifying outbreaks of deadly filoviruses like Ebola and Marburg.
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E.
Words I Might Have Ate
"Words I Might Have Ate" is a song by the American punk rock band Green Day from their early album "Kerplunk."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Poisoned: The True Story of the Deadly E. Coli Outbreak That Changed the Way Americans Eat Target entity description: "Poisoned: The True Story of the Deadly E. Coli Outbreak That Changed the Way Americans Eat" is a nonfiction investigative book that chronicles a landmark 1993 E. coli food poisoning outbreak and its profound impact on U.S. food safety regulations and the fast-food industry.
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A.
Good Eats
Good Eats is a popular television cooking show created and hosted by Alton Brown that blends culinary instruction with science, humor, and quirky storytelling.
-
B.
Food: A Love Story
Food: A Love Story is a humorous book by comedian Jim Gaffigan that explores his obsessions with food and American eating habits through observational comedy.
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C.
Food, Inc.
Food, Inc. is a 2008 documentary film that critically examines the industrialized food system in the United States and its impacts on health, the environment, and workers.
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D.
The Hot Zone
The Hot Zone is a nonfiction thriller by Richard Preston that chronicles the origins and terrifying outbreaks of deadly filoviruses like Ebola and Marburg.
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E.
Words I Might Have Ate
"Words I Might Have Ate" is a song by the American punk rock band Green Day from their early album "Kerplunk."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
investigative journalism book
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nonfiction book ⓘ |
| author | Jeff Benedict ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| depicts |
public health investigation of an outbreak
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victims of E. coli poisoning ⓘ |
| describes |
changes in U.S. food safety regulations
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role of media in food safety crises ⓘ scientific understanding of E. coli O157:H7 ⓘ |
| explores |
corporate responsibility in food production
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government oversight of food safety ⓘ impact of foodborne illness on families ⓘ legal strategies in food safety cases ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Jack in the Box restaurant chain
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fast-food industry ⓘ foodborne illness litigation ⓘ regulatory reform in meat inspection ⓘ |
| genre |
narrative nonfiction
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true crime ⓘ |
| hasImpactOn |
discussion of meat processing standards
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public awareness of E. coli risks ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
general adult readers
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readers interested in legal and regulatory issues ⓘ readers interested in public health ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
1993 Jack in the Box E. coli outbreak
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Escherichia coli O157:H7 ⓘ
linked to:
Escherichia coli
food safety in the United States ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | chronological account of an outbreak ⓘ |
| publisher | HarperCollins ⓘ |
| setting |
United States fast-food restaurants
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meat processing plants ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered |
1993
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early 1990s ⓘ |
| workType | book-length case study of an outbreak ⓘ |
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Poisoned: The True Story of the Deadly E. Coli Outbreak That Changed the Way Americans Eat
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