Major Chemical contaminants outbreaks
Melamine contamination of infant formula and dairy products, China, 2008Melamine (chemical contaminant, not a pathogen)Powdered infant formula and other dairy products · China · 200854000 cases, 3 deathsAflatoxin poisoning outbreak linked to maize, Eastern and Central provinces, Kenya, 2004Aflatoxin B1 (a mould toxin, not an infectious pathogen)Locally grown maize stored damp · Kenya · 2004317 cases, 125 deaths