Food poisoning deaths surge by 50 percent in four years - as Delta plane feeds passengers contaminated meals

Food poisoning deaths surge by 50 percent in four years - as Delta plane feeds passengers contaminated meals READ MORE: Is YOUR lunch a potentially deadly E.coli risk? By Maiya Focht Health Reporter For Dailymail.Com Published: 18:00, 3 July 2024 | Updated: 18:12, 3 July 2024 e-mail View comments The number of Americans killed by food poisoning has surged by 50 percent in four years, according to a new CDC report.

The US has also seen a 20 percent rise in the number of people hospitalized after eating bad food, and the same increase in potentially lethal cases. It comes amid emerging concerns about spoiled food served by some airlines — after a Delta flight was forced to make an emergency landing when staff realized passengers were given contaminated food. About a dozen of those on board were evaluated by medics for signs of food poisoning, although it is currently unclear how many ate the food.

The bacteria that most commonly contaminates food is Campylobacteria, which can cause vomiting, diarrhea and fever, and in rare cases, life-threatening sepsis . A Delta spokesperson told DailyMail.com its teams are probing the incident and have issued an apology to its costumers Food poisoning with different bacteria can kill if patients become severely dehydrated, leading to kidney failure or gets nervous system damage, according to Cleveland Clinic .

The latest report found that food poisoning caused 31,492 infections, 7,588 hospitalizations and 184 deaths in 2023 — up from 25,8.