The Ashland-Boyd County Health Department reported on Tuesday that customers of both Waffle House restaurant locations in Boyd County were potentially exposed to the highly contagious virus by an infected foodservice worker.
“The single employee worked at each location during the infectious period,” according to the public health alert. “The window of possible exposure was
According to the Arkansas Department of Health, officials are warning of a possible Hepatitis A exposure after a Taco Bell employee in Corning tested positive for the virus.
The FDA has investigated six complaints of illness and death in animals that have eaten the recalled products.
The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) is advising consumers that Stop & Shop in Warwick is issuing a consumer alert regarding deli sliced meat and cheese because of potential exposure to Listeria monocytogenes.
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced an E. coli O157:H7 outbreak that has sickened 17 people across 13 states. Although officials have not yet found the source of the outbreak, preliminary test show similarities to an ongoing outbreak in Canada linked to romaine lettuce that has sickened 41 with 1 death.
The Department of Health said a case of Hepatitis A has been identified from a food handler that worked while potentially contagious at a Huddle House in Dexter, Missouri.
Anyone who ate at the Jet’s Pizza at 15235 East Seven Mile Road from Nov. 30 through Monday (Dec. 11) should get a vaccine before Dec. 21, Detroit Health Department officials said.
Michigan health officials say the southeast part of the state is seeing a serious outbreak of hepatitis A cases.
Michigan health officials are urging customers who consumed food or beverages at two Detroit-area pizzerias to get vaccinated against hepatitis A after workers there tested positive for the liver disease.
A worker at Andy’s Pizza, 13280 North Line Road, in Southgate was confirmed to have Hepatitis A while working at the restaurant between Nov. 3 and 17.