Larimar County Health Department is warning consumers who ate or drank at Tortilla Marissa’s North of the Border Café at 2635 S. College Avenue in Fort Collins, Colorado, that they may have been exposed to hepatitis A. A food handler has been confirmed with the illness. That person worked at the restaurant while they were infectious. … Read more
Public health officials in Texas named Fuego Tortilla Grill in College Station as the likely source of an ongoing Salmonella Typhimurium outbreak on Friday. The restaurant closed its doors voluntarily. The restaurant is “statistically significant” in the outbreak of S. Typhimurium, Ohio strain, according to public health officials. The Brazos County Health Department has been working … Read more
The Springfield-Greene County Health Department is alerting the public about a possible hepatitis A exposure at the Red Robin restaurant at 3720 S. Glenstone Avenue in Springfield, Missouri. An individual recently diagnosed with the disease worked there while he or she may have been contagious. Officials fear that 5,000 people may have been exposed to … Read more
Seems like it’s the season for hepatitis A. A confirmed case of acute hepatitis A has been identified in a food handler at the La Fontana restaurant in Nyack, New York. Anyone who ate there between March 19 and April 1, 2014 may have been exposed to hepatitis A. The County of Rockland Department of … Read more
The outbreak at the Wild Chef Japanese Steakhouse Bar & Grill was caused by norovirus. At least 300 people have been sickened in this outbreak. Public health officials in Michigan are waiting for laboratory results to determine whether the cause was a sick employee, contaminated food, or another cause. A questionnaire was posted online for … Read more
The Ottawa County Department of Public Health is investigating a gastrointestinal illness outbreak associated with the Wild Chef Japanese Steakhouse Grill and Bar in Holland Township, Michigan, according to WWMT.com. The restaurant closed voluntarily on Tuesday, April 1, 2014 after a number of customers reported becoming ill. More than 100 cases are associated with the … Read more
According to the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC), customers and staff at Hudson’s Seafood House on the Docks in Hilton Head Island may have been exposed to the hepatitis A virus. An employee who worked at the restaurant on the evening of February 15, 2014 has tested positive for the virus. … Read more
Updated Information: The Minnesota Department of Health has confirmed that the Salmonella outbreak is linked to eating at Old Country Buffet in Maple Grove, Minnesota. A Salmonella outbreak in Minnesota may be linked to a restaurant in Maple Grove, Food Poisoning Bulletin has learned. A cluster of Salmonella Enteritidis infections has been identified and may be … Read more
A study published in the Journal of Food Protection has found there is a big problem in restaurants and chicken preparation. The study found that many restaurants do not follow the FDA Food Code guidance about cross-contamination prevention and proper cooking, and that managers do not have the basic food safety knowledge about chicken. Forty … Read more
The Allegheny County Health Department is announcing that there are several cases of E. coli O157:H7 illness among employees and customers of The Porch restaurant in Oakland, Pennsylvania. Health care providers are asked to test patients if they present with bloody diarrhea or other symptoms of this infection. Five people have been diagnosed with E. … Read more