At least 74 people have been sickened in the E. coli O157:H7 outbreak at Federico’s Mexican Restaurant in Litchfield Park, Arizona. Twenty-three people are currently hospitalized or were hospitalized and released. No exact food or cause of the outbreak has been pinpointed at this time. The investigation by public health officials is ongoing. Two children … Read more
The outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 at Federico’s Mexican Restaurant at 13132 W. Camelback in Litchfield Park, Arizona has now sickened at least 68 people. Twenty-three people have been hospitalized and several are experiencing renal failure, according to public health officials. Those people have either eaten at that restaurant or purchased food from the facility. … Read more
The outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 apparently linked to Federico’s Mexican Restaurant in Litchfield Park, Arizona has grown to include 52 people. Of those, 18 people have been hospitalized. According to ABC 15, Dr. Bob England, director of the Maricopa County Departments of Health (MCDPH), said that a few of the patients have experienced renal failure. … Read more
If you start experiencing the symptoms of food poisoning, what should you do? First of all, the food you just finished eating most likely did not make you sick, which is contrary to what most people believe. Most pathogens, whether bacteria, viruses, or parasites, have an incubation period of at least 12 to 24 hours. … Read more
Two Illinois restaurants served the Crave Brothers soft French cheeses that have been linked to a multistate Listeria outbreak. Girl & The Goat in Chicago, and the Hilton Hotel in Chicago sold the recalled cheese. Anyone who ate Les Frères, Petit Frère, or Petit Frère with Truffles at those restaurants may be at risk for developing listeriosis, a … Read more
The Iguana Joe’s restaurant at 18319 West Lake Houston Parkway in Humble, Texas has passed inspection after being closed for a Salmonella outbreak in June. No violations were found in the inspection conducted on June 29, 2013, although there is no word on whether or not the restaurant has reopened. But on several occasions earlier … Read more
The outbreak of norovirus at Mulvaney’s restaurant in Sacramento we told you about in March has been confirmed and updated. Laura McCasland, Communication & Media Officer of the Sacramento County Department of Health & Human Services told us that 138 people were sickened in this outbreak. The ill persons ate at the restaurant between Friday, … Read more
The E. coli outbreak that has sickened at least five people in Brazos county, Texas has been linked to ground beef served at the Coco Loco restaurant off George Bush Drive in College Station. We don’t know how the ground beef was cooked; if it was served as hamburgers or as part of another dish such as … Read more
Billygan’s Roadhouse in Salmon Creek, Washington was closed Friday when at least 22 customers developed gastroenteritis. According to KOIN Local 6, the Clark County Public Health Department closed the Vancouver-area restaurant for at least 48 hours. Last year, a Salmonella Virchow outbreak closed the On the Border Mexican restaurant in Vancouver when at least 113 … Read more
According to the Casper-Natrona County Health Department, the Golden Corral restaurant closed voluntarily for 24 hours to “thoroughly clean and disinfect” the facility. Corporate management proposed the closing to “help break the transmission chain”. The health department states that almost 200 people have reported becoming ill after eating at the restaurant in Casper, Wyoming. Public … Read more