Mississippi

  • 59 confirmed sick: Don Julio’s was the salmonella source in Mississippi

    Posted: December 13th, 2011 - 8:04pm by Doug Powell

    After dancing around the possible source of a salmonella outbreak in Corinth, Mississippi, with lots of reassurances that restaurants were safe, state health types announced what most suspected since Dec. 7, 2011:

    “As of today, a total of 59 patrons and employees of Don Julio Mexican Restaurant, 1901 Virginia Lane in Corinth, have had positive cultures confirming the presence of salmonella.”

    But this time the health types stressed that “salmonella is no longer an ongoing risk to the public in Corinth, Miss.”

    "Our investigation has shown that the incident does not appear to be a food producer or supplier issue," said Northeast Mississippi District Health Officer Dr. Jessie R. Taylor. "It appears to be an isolated problem with this particular restaurant, and the restaurant is working closely with us to correct the problem."

    And that’s all … for now.

     

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  • 22 sick with salmonella in Miss; vegetables suspect?

    Posted: December 10th, 2011 - 4:48pm by Doug Powell

    As the number of sick people doubled from 11 to 22 and one restaurant, Don Julio’s, closed voluntarily Thursday, the Cornith, Mississippi, visitors bureau said no one should hesitate to continue supporting area restaurants.

    Health officials had found no evidence of any food contamination at Don Julio’s, and it was not ordered to close, a sign on the door said.

    However, concern about contamination of vegetables from a supplier and the safety of customers prompted the move.

    Don Julio’s and any other restaurant where confirmed salmonella victims say they ate will come under scrutiny, a state health department spokeswoman said Wednesday.

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  • At least 11 sick with salmonella in Mississippi

    Posted: December 7th, 2011 - 12:36pm by Doug Powell

    Officials at Magnolia Regional Health Center in Corinth, Miss. say the hospital has received 11 positive salmonella cultures since Nov. 28 and some cases have been hospitalized.

    A definitive source is yet to be determined.

    State health officials have interviewed the patients to find out what foods they'd eaten. They also are taking food samples from local restaurants. No restaurants have been closed by the state.

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  • Is that a lobster in your pants or are you just happy to see me – Mississippi edition

    Posted: September 8th, 2011 - 3:27am by Doug Powell

     A man in southern Mississippi is accused of trying to walk out of a D'Iberville grocery store without paying for food items he'd stuffed into his cargo shorts including live lobsters.

    Police Chief Wayne Payne says a 35-year-old man was arrested Saturday after allegedly being caught stuffing food into his cargo shorts — two bags of jumbo shrimp, a pork loin and two live lobsters.

    Payne says Hardy, of Biloxi, tried to escape by throwing the pork loin at employees at the local Winn Dixie but fell while running away. He was arrested at the scene.

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  • Raw oysters from Louisiana sicken 11 in Mississippi with norovirus

    Posted: March 25th, 2010 - 2:45am by Doug Powell

    The Louisiana state Department of Health and Hospitals has closed a large section of east bank Plaquemines Parish waters to oyster fishing through at least mid-April, after 11 people in Mississippi – at a seafood conference, repeat, at a seafood conference -- became sick after eating oysters believed to be traced to that area.

    The Times-Picayune reports the state has also issued a recall of any oysters harvested from that area since March 6, meaning wholesalers must review their records and contact any restaurants, brokers or other buyers who bought oysters from those waters. Under Food and Drug Administration and state health guidelines, oyster dealers are required to have a recall plan in effect.

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