Restaurant Law Group

Amarillo Health Department officials have concluded that the salmonella poisonings linked to an Amarillo IHOP were caused by the restaurant’s practice of keeping the syrup bottles in hot water to keep the syrup warm and smooth-flowing. The water was contaminated with salmonella, which then transferred to the bottles and then to IHOP staff and customers.
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There have been 20 cases of salmonella reported so far that are related to an IHOP restaurant in Amarillo. Six more are pending. The restaurant is on an interstate, though, so no telling how many other cases are heading on down the highway.
The restaurant is closed pending an investigation and a very good scrubbing.

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The FDA announced that Mom’s Food Products, Fort Worth, Texas, is recalling several products due to an undisclosed egg ingredient in their salad dressing.
No illnesses related to the products have been reported, but the risk to a person with certain allergies could be terrible. The products — tuna-salad sandwiches, pimento cheese sandwiches, and potato salad [...]

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The largest outbreak of food poisoning in a decade is officially over, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
The outbreak of salmonella, which the FDA still attributes partially to tomatoes early on and then to serrano and jalapeno peppers grown in Mexico and processed in Texas, affected more that 1440 people.

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Two companes are recalling peppers and other products, according to the FDA.
Agricola Zaragoza, of McAllen, Texas, is recalling jalapeno peppers that were infected with the same strain of salmonella saintpaul that is responsible for more than 1,200 illnesses. It hasn’t yet been established if their particular peppers, distributed in Georgia and Texas, are responsible for [...]

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The FDA is urging consumers in New Mexico and Texas to stop eating raw tomatoes until they find the source of a salmonella outbreak that has been linked to the fruit.
So far, 57 cases of salmonella infections have been confirmed in New Mexico and Texas spanning from late April through May, and 17 of those [...]

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The FDA today ordered Hope Food Supply of Pasadena, Texas, to shut down immediately and recall all its products.
The company manufactures dried smoked catfish steaks and other smoked seafood products. It continued to operate even though it had not developed an adequate Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point plan (HACCP), which helps to ensure its [...]

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The USDA is naming names, specifically the names of 21 broiler chicken plants that have at least ten percent salmonella infection. The two facilities with the most contamination — as much as twenty percent — are a Pilgrim’s Pride plant in Georgia and a Tyson plant in Texas. Glad to see this little step in [...]

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No less than six sushi restaurants in Houston are serving fish with levels of mercury higher than federal mandates, according to the Houston Chronicle.
The toxicologist who did the study said that even though he is a connoisseur of sushi, after this, he’ll never have raw tuna again.

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