Flash-lit_macro_TomatoesIllinois Subway Restaurants Lettuce, Tomatoes, Olives 2010

Ninety seven customers of 49 Subway Restaurant locations, in 28 Illinois counties, developed Salmonella Hvittingfoss, a rare strain of Salmonella. The counties where cases had eaten included Bureau, Cass, Champaign, Christian, Coles, Dekalb, DeWitt,…Read More »

Michigan Restaurant Tomatoes 2009

A confirmed outbreak of Salmonella Saintpaul was associated with eating tomatoes at a restaurant in Michigan. No additional details were available.…Read More »

California Private Home Mole or Pasta with Tomato Sauce 2008

A confirmed outbreak of Salmonella Blockley occurred among people who had eaten an unspecified type of mole, or who had eaten pasta with tomato sauce, at a private home in California. Mole refers to sauces that are used in various latino ethnic dish…Read More »

Adobo Grill Restaurants Tomatoes 2008

Two Adobo Grill restaurants in Chicago, Illinois, were identified as the source of nine cases of Salmonella. Six cases had eaten at the Wicker Park location, and three cases had eaten at the Old Town location. Ill restaurant patrons had eaten tomat…Read More »

Multistate Unknown Location or Private Home Tomato 2008

A confirmed outbreak of Salmonella Enteriditis occurred in multiple states. Tomatoes were the implicated vehicle. The exposure locations were described as private homes or unknown; the involved states were not described. The type of tomatoes were …Read More »

Multistate Tomatoes and Peppers 2008

New Mexico public health identified the first four cases of Salmonella Newport associated with this outbreak. Soon after cases were identified in Texas and the Navajo Nation through PulseNet. Eventually cases in 43 states and Canada were identified…Read More »

Iowa Restaurant Tomato and Green Salad 2008

A confirmed outbreak of Salmonella Braenderup was associated with eating tomato or green salad at a restaurant in Iowa. No further description of the vehicles was available.…Read More »

Rochester, Minnesota Quiznos Restaurant Tomatoes 2007

Diners at a Rochester, Minnesota, Quiznos Restaurant became ill with the same strain of Salmonella Typhimurium. An investigation traced the illnesses to the raw tomatoes that had been used in the sandwiches. Initially the source of the illnesses wa…Read More »

New York Unknown Location Tomato 2007

An outbreak of Salmonella Newport occurred in New York state. The vehicle of infection was tomato. The exposure location was not named.…Read More »

Washington, D.C. Tomato, Avocado, Guacamole, Cilantro 2007

A confirmed outbreak of Salmonella Newport was linked to a restaurant and to a private home in Washington, D.C. Tomato, avocado, guacamole, and cilantro were named as the vehicles of infection.…Read More »

Maryland Restaurant and Private Home Tomato, Cheese, Chicken, Fruit 2007

A confirmed outbreak of Salmonella Javiana occurred at a restaurant and in a private home in Maryland. Tomato, cheese, chicken, and fruit were named as the vehicles of infection.…Read More »

Multistate Large Tomatoes 2006

A multistate outbreak of Salmonella Typhimurium was associated with eating raw, large, red, round tomatoes at restaurants. Implicated tomatoes were traced to a single packinghouse in Ohio supplied by three tomato growers from 25 fields in three coun…Read More »

Eastern and Central United States Multistate Large Tomatoes 2006

A multistate outbreak of Salmonella Newport occurred between July and November, 2006. Illness was associated with eating raw, large, red, round tomatoes at restaurants. The implicated tomatoes had been purchased whole and sliced at the restaurants.…Read More »

Multistate Tomatoes 2006

A multistate outbreak occurred that was associated with eating raw tomatoes in restaurants. No single restaurant or restaurant chain was associated with this outbreak. The source of the implicated tomatoes was never determined. The strain of Salmo…Read More »

Maryland Restaurant or Private Home Lettuce or Tomato 2006

A confirmed outbreak of Salmonella Typhimurium occurred in Maryland. The vehicles of infection were lettuce or tomato. The exposure locations were restaurant or private home.…Read More »

Pennsylvania Restaurant or Nursing Home or Hospital Tomatoes 2006

A confirmed outbreak of Salmonella Berta occurred in Pennsylvania among people who had eaten tomatoes. The exposure locations were described as restaurant, nursing home, or hospital.…Read More »

Restaurant Roma Tomatoes 2005

Raw, pre-diced Roma tomatoes were implicated in a multistate outbreak. Twenty of the cases had eaten tomatoes at a chain restaurant. The tomatoes had been grown in one of two tomato fields in Florida and were pre-diced and packaged at a firm in Ken…Read More »

Large Red Tomatoes Eaten in Restaurants 2005

An outbreak of Salmonella Newport occurred in multiple states during the summer of 2005. Case patients were more likely than controls to have eaten in restaurants and to have eaten large, sliced tomatoes. A traceback of the tomatoes led to two farm…Read More »

New York Tomatoes 2005

In July, seven individuals in four counties (Genesee, Livingston, Monroe, and Oneida) became ill with salmonellosis after consuming sliced tomatoes obtained at restaurants and grocery stores. Individuals who became ill reported diarrhea, bloody diarr…Read More »

Sand’s Cafe Eggs or Tomatoes 2005

Sand’s Cafe in Rock Springs, Wyoming, was cited as the source of a Salmonellosis outbreak. Epidemiologic studies indicated that either eggs, or tomatoes, were the vehicles in the outbreak.…Read More »

Virginia Bible Study Camp Dinner Hamburgers or Tomatoes 2005

A Bible study camp was stricken with Salmonella Hartford in June, 2005. The Augusta County camp served a dinner on June 28 that included hamburgers and tomatoes. Both of these foods were found to be significantly associated with infection. Health …Read More »

Sheetz Convenience Store Tomatoes 2004

Patrons of Sheetz convenience stores developed illness in early July due to Salmonella. Sheetz is a mid-Atlantic chain of gas stations with deli take-out sections. Sheetz stores are located in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, and east…Read More »