The Department of Environmental Health confirmed Wednesday four cases of salmonella linked to the Tacos Garcia at 1100 Ross St. All of the people with confirmed cases ate at the restaurant January 4th, reports the Amarillo Globe-News.
Infection by the salmonella bacteria causes salmonellosis, which can include diarrhea, fever and abdominal cramps as symptoms, according
In July 2004, USDA Undersecretary for Food Safety Dr. Elsa Murano released "Fulfilling the Vision: Initiatives in Protecting Public Health," a document that reviews recent successes and builds on the course laid out in 2003 to improve the prediction and response to food safety challenges in order to further reduce the incidence of foodborne illness.
The acute symptoms of salmonella gastroenteritis include the sudden onset of nausea, abdominal cramping, and bloody diarrhea with mucous. The onset of symptoms usually occurs within 6 to 72 hours after the ingestion of the bacteria. The infectious dose is small, probably from 15 to 20 cells.
There is no real cure for a salmonella
Seattle lawfirm Marler Clark has announced the settlement of two salmonella cases stemming from the May 2001 salmonella outbreak tied to contaminated cantaloupe.
The FDA advised consumers of an outbreak of salmonella poona linked to cantaloupe imported to the U.S. by Shipley Sales Service of Nogales, Arizona. The FDA detained all cantaloupe imported by Shipley
Diamondback’s Casino was closed by the Kittitas County Health Department Tuesday afternoon while it investigates a possible food-borne illness outbreak.
The Health Department reported more than 20 people have called with complaints of diarrhea, nausea and vomiting after eating at Diamondback’s sometime over the New Year’s weekend.
Diamondback’s manager and chef Bob Mayer said some
Vista’s eateries seemed to fare well last year, with only three facilities closed as of December.
The San Diego County Department of Environmental Health is responsible for conducting inspections of all food service establishments. County inspectors visited the 245 graded facilities in Vista more than 662 times in 2004, an average of more than twice
Blaming adverse publicity from a salmonella outbreak this past summer that sickened more than 400 people, Coronet Foods said it was ceasing operations today at its plant in Wheeling, West Virginia, leaving 220 workers without jobs.
The plant, which supplied bagged salads, vegetables and fruits to customers in about 20 states in New England, the
Marler Clark, a Seattle law firm with a long track record of successful lawsuits against food companies, has filed a nationwide class action lawsuit on behalf of all persons sickened and injured by unpasteurized orange juice contaminated with a rare strain of the salmonella bacteria. The contaminated juice was manufactured by Sun Orchard, which is
A grandmother is suing a Kennesaw restaurant, claiming she and her 4-year-old granddaughter were sickened after eating lunch there last month. The lawsuit was filed the same day the popular establishment reopened after a salmonella food poisoning outbreak.
Bonnie Bartley and Allison B. Luster, 4, of Marietta, claimed they both became extremely ill after eating
A Seattle personal injury law firm that specializes in food-borne illnesses has been retained by four victims of a June outbreak of salmonellosis at a Gates country club.
The people – three from a Rochester family and one man from Florida – have retained Marler Clark, the firm that in 1993 won a $15.6 million