In an unusual move, federal authorities have indicted a Downstate man on felony charges of conspiracy, transporting uninspected poultry and lying to federal authorities in a 2002
food poisoning incident that sickened more than 100 children and teachers at a Joliet school.
U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin and Rep. Jan Schakowsky called Tuesday for the U.S. Department of Agriculture to explain what role the agency played in
a food poisoning incident that left 42 Joliet pupils and teachers ill after eating chicken tenders sodden with ammonia.
Since 1999 there have been at least 41 suspected
food poisoning incidents at Chicago schools, in which at least 215 children were sickened, city Department of Public Health reports and school records show.
Last year, Mexican restaurant chain Chipotle was in the spotlight for all the wrong reasons when multiple
food poisoning incidents sickened hundreds of customers.
Not exact matches
«A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study found that from 1998 to 2008, leafy greens were associated with more
incidents of
food poisoning than any other single
food category (though contaminated poultry led to more deaths),» Harrington reports.
The 1904 Olympic marathon was a story of fraud, thievery, raw eggs, rat
poison,
food poisoning, liquor, feral dogs, and at least three separate
incidents of near - death.
Within the last year, nightly news reports have informed the public of several isolated
incidents of accidental
food poisoning at some public schools.
An
incident of
food poisoning can cause serious long - term health problems, and Alan Sackrin has seen victims who are still dealing with the consequences of
food borne illnesses months and even years after the initial illness.