Four people in King County have been sickened with E. coli since May 23 after eating at three different Homegrown stores: Redmond, Kirkland, and the Westlake Avenue shop in Seattle. All of the people sickened at the chicken pesto sandwich, according to health officials....
If you have eaten at Homegrown and have E. coli symptoms - bloody diarrhea in particular - visit your physician to get tested for the virus. [It's a bacteria, not a virus ] ...
Homegrown released a statement about the outbreak, saying the stores are taking "aggressive" action to prevent further infections.
"The incidents occurred at our Redmond, Kirkland and South Lake Union stores in Washington State. We are taking aggressive action to ensure these are isolated incidents. Specifically, we removed the sauce from our stores as soon as we were notified of the incidents, and we are working closely with all vendors in our supply chain to ensure that all potential food safety risks are eliminated," the statement read.
One of several links: Local news: Salmonella outbreak linked to pre-cut Walmart melonSalmonella in pre-cut melon. I can't link, but there is an article on CNN. In the mid-West, eight states, sold through Kroger, Costco, Walmart and other outlets.
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SPRINGFIELD, Illinois — The Illinois Department of Public Health is recommending that no one eat pre-cut melon bought at a Walmart store in the state, due to an outbreak of salmonella.
So far, six cases have been reported in the state – as well as several other cases in Indiana, Michigan, Missouri and Ohio – in all regions of Illinois, the IDPH release stated. Janet Hill, COO of the Rock Island County Health Department, said the agency hasn’t indicated whether any cases are from the Illinois Quad-Cities, but urged consumers to not eat pre-cut melon from area Walmarts.
A Centers for Disease Control investigation determined that the multistate outbreak indicates pre-cut melons and fruit salads are the likely source of the salmonella cases.
“The Illinois Department of Public Health is urging people not to eat pre-cut melon purchased from any Walmart store in Illinois, or any of the other affected states, at this time,” said IDPH Director Nirav D. Shah. “If you have recently purchased pre-cut melon from
Walmart, throw it out. If you have recently eaten pre-cut melon from a Walmart store and experience diarrhea, fever, and cramps, contact your health care provider.”
I have a number of Giant Microbes. Sadly, Ebola, my favorite, my dog chewed its head off.Specifications
Brand - GIANT MICROBES
Gender - Unisex
Age Range - 12 Years & Up
Color - White
Assembled Product Dimensions (L x W x H) - 5.98 x 2.85 x 1.65 Inches