Japan Air Lines food poisoning incident
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On 3 February 1975, 197 people fell ill aboard a Japan Air Lines Boeing 747 en route from Anchorage, Alaska, to Copenhagen, Denmark, after consuming an in-flight meal contaminated with Staphylococci. One hundred and forty-four people needed hospitalization, making it the largest food poisoning incident aboard a commercial airliner.
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Accident | |
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Date | 3 February 1975 |
Summary | Mass outbreak of food poisoning caused by Staphylococcus aureus |
Site | Copenhagen Airport, Denmark 55°37′5″N 12°39′22″E |
Aircraft | |
Aircraft type | Boeing 747-246B |
Operator | Japan Air Lines |
Registration | Unknown |
Flight origin | Tokyo International Airport (HND) |
1st stopover | Anchorage International Airport (ANC) |
2nd stopover | Copenhagen Airport (CPH) |
Destination | Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG) |
Occupants | 364 |
Passengers | 344 |
Crew | 20 |
Fatalities | 0 |
Injuries | 197 |
Survivors | 364 |
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