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November 20, 2004 • Salmonella
Restaurant inspection records should be public
EDITORIAL November 20, 2004 In Pennsylvania, the state releases reports of restaurant inspections when no violation is found but does not disclose those in which serious violations have been discovered. All inspection records of Pennsylvania restaurants should be available to the public, as they are in New York and New …
November 19, 2004 • Salmonella
ACMC employees become ill after salmonella outbreak
Thirty people who ate a catered meal last Friday for Affiliated Community Medical Center employees in Marshall have been infected with salmonella, reports Rae Kruger. The state and Countryside Public Health would not release the name of the caterer, saying the incident is under investigation. Spokesman Doug Schultz said two …
November 19, 2004 • Outbreaks
November 19, 2004 • Outbreaks
November 18, 2004 • Hepatitis A
1 Year After The Hepatitis Outbreak Is Our Food Safer?
FDA Recently Approved Produce Safety Plan Becky Thompson November 18, 2004 PITTSBURGH — One year ago, the hepatitis outbreak at Chi-Chi’s had us all asking tough questions about the safety of our food supply. But one year later, has anything really changed? Federal investigators linked contaminated green onions from Mexico …
November 18, 2004 • Outbreaks
November 17, 2004 • Hepatitis A
Hepatitis scare restaurant gets county OK
BY LAURA WILLIAMS DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER November 17, 2004 A swanky New Hyde Park restaurant was deemed fit for operation yesterday – despite a Health Department warning of possible hepatitis contamination. After a kitchen worker at Villa Leone restaurant was diagnosed with hepatitis A, health officials said anyone who …
November 17, 2004 • Salmonella
Salmonella outbreak traced to private parties
Erie County’s recent salmonellosis outbreak that sickened 54 people originated at two private events. County health officials continue to investigate the outbreak, which occurred in September and October and left two people hospitalized. Both victims have since recovered. "We don’t see this as a threat to the public health," said …
November 17, 2004 • Salmonella
Chesterton restaurant reopens after salmonella outbreak
NWI Times reports that Lakeshore Cafe opened at 6 a.m. Tuesday for the first time since a salmonella outbreak forced owners to close the doors last week. Restaurant owners and employees sanitized the restaurant Monday and then took a handwashing and food safety course. County health officials were there when …
November 16, 2004 • Outbreaks
November 16, 2004 • Outbreaks
November 16, 2004 • Outbreaks
November 16, 2004 • Hepatitis A
Another Hepatitis “A” Warning
Nikita Hairston November 16, 2004 The Chemung County Health Department is issuing another warning for those who may have had contact with Hepatitis A. The department says someone with the virus handled fresh fruits and vegetables in the food cupboard at the United Methodist Church in Pine City on November …
November 16, 2004 • Hepatitis A
Hepatitis Scare At Long Island Restaurant
November 16, 2004 MINEOLA, N.Y. — Patrons of a Long Island restaurant may have been exposed to hepatitis A. The Nassau County Department of Health says the restaurant, Villa Leone, of New Hyde Park, has reported that one of their food workers had hepatitis A last month. The health department …
November 15, 2004 • Hepatitis A
Case of Hepatitis Tied to Area Restaurant
New York -WABC November 15, 2004 A case of hepatitis has been linked to a Nassau County restaurant. The county department of health says a food handler is infected. He works at Villa Leone on Union Turnpike in New Hyde Park. The department says anyone who ate at Villa Leone …
November 13, 2004 • Salmonella
Officials link salmonella outbreak to employees
Employees carrying salmonella bacteria caused an outbreak that has sickened at least nine patrons of a restaurant here in late October and early November, reports the NWI Times. Porter County Health Department Administrator Keith Letta said at least three of the Lakeshore Cafe’s 29 employees and owners have tested positive …
November 12, 2004 • Outbreaks
November 12, 2004 • Outbreaks
November 12, 2004 • Outbreaks
November 12, 2004 • Outbreaks
November 11, 2004 • Outbreaks
November 11, 2004 • Outbreaks
November 11, 2004 • Hepatitis A
Attorneys Call for Mandatory Hepatitis A Vaccinations for all Foodservice Workers
November 11, 2004 SEATTLE – The hepatitis A outbreak linked to an infected foodservice worker at a Chemung County restaurant provides further support for case in favor of mandatory hepatitis A vaccinations for all such workers. The Chemung County Health Department warned this week that at least three consumers contracted …
November 11, 2004 • Outbreaks
November 11, 2004 • Salmonella
Two more salmonella cases linked to cafe
Porter County health officials on Wednesday linked two more cases of salmonella to the Lakeshore Cafe in Chesterton, bringing the total to seven cases. One patron ate at the restaurant Oct. 31 and got sick Nov. 2, while the other ate there Nov. 2 and became sick Nov. 4, according …
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