When an outbreak happens at a restaurant, as opposed to an outbreak from a food item sold in grocery stores, the cause is frequently that one of the restaurant’s employees was ill and contaminated food. Often, other employees in the restaurant become sick as well, which can cause the problem of illness amongst customers to
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Chicagoland no stranger to foodpoisoning outbreaks
By Drew Falkenstein on
Posted in Foodborne Illness Outbreaks
Foodpoisoning is a major national health concern, with associated costs topping $152 billion annually. Currently, several major national outbreaks and recalls are occurring, resulting in likely many hundreds, if not thousands of cases of foodborne illness. Since July, over 245 confirmed cases of foodpoisoning (specifically salmonella) are linked to salami coated with black pepper…