Editing Jack in the Box (section)

===1992–1993 ''E. coli'' scare and outbreak===
{{main|1992–1993 Jack in the Box E. coli outbreak}}
In 1993, Jack in the Box suffered a major corporate crisis involving [[Escherichia coli O157:H7|''E.&nbsp;coli'' O157:H7]] bacteria. Four children died of [[hemolytic uremic syndrome|HUS]].<!----and 178 others were left with permanent injury including kidney and brain damage.----> Another 600 were reported sick after eating undercooked patties contaminated with fecal material containing the bacteria at a location in [[Tacoma, Washington]], and other parts of the [[Pacific Northwest]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Detwiler|first1=Darin|title=Do Meat and Poultry Handling Labels Really Convey Safety?|url=http://www.foodquality.com/details/article/6033271/Do_Meat_and_Poultry_Handling_Labels_Really_Convey_Safety.html?tzcheck=1|website=Food Quality and Safety|publisher=Wiley Periodicals, Inc.|access-date=June 4, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714142700/http://www.foodquality.com/details/article/6033271/Do_Meat_and_Poultry_Handling_Labels_Really_Convey_Safety.html?tzcheck=1|archive-date=July 14, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref><!---<ref>{{Cite news|title=Killer in beef spreads alarm|first=Lois|last=Rogers|work=[[The Times]]|location=London|date=April 16, 1995|page=1 |id={{ProQuest|318273338}}}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Children risk death from burger bug|last=Sylvester|first=Rachel|work=[[The Sunday Telegraph]]|location=London|date=June 11, 1995|page=9 |id={{ProQuest|309266408}}}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Foodmaker|work=[[Financial Times]]|location=London|date=February 25, 1998|page=1 |id={{ProQuest|248542525}}}}</ref>{{sfn|Roberts|2008|p=182}}---->
The chain was faced with several lawsuits, each of which was quickly settled (but left the chain nearly bankrupt and losing customers). At the time, Washington state law required that hamburgers be cooked to an internal temperature of at least {{convert|155|°F|°C}}, the temperature necessary to kill ''E.&nbsp;coli'' bacteria, although the FDA requirement at that time was only {{convert|140|°F|°C}}, which was the temperature Jack in the Box cooked. After the incident, Jack in the Box mandated that in all nationwide locations, their hamburgers be cooked to at least {{convert|155|°F|°C}}.<ref>{{cite web |last=Wilma |first=David |url=http://www.historylink.org/essays/output.cfm?file_id=5687 |title=HistoryLink Essay: Food contamination by ''E. coli'' bacteria kills three children in Western Washington in January and February 1993 |publisher=Historylink.org |date=April 8, 2004 |access-date=November 6, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Thirteen Years Since Jack in the Box |website=Marler Blog |url=http://www.marlerblog.com/2006/07/articles/legal-cases/thirteen-years-since-jack-in-the-box/ |date=July 28, 2006 |publisher=Marler Clark, LLP |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Jack in the Box ''E. coli'' Outbreak |url=http://www.about-ecoli.com/ecoli_outbreaks/view/jack-in-the-box-e-coli-outbreak |website=About E. coli |date=<!--undated--> |publisher=Marler Clark, LLP |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->}}</ref>