Not local - but Olive Garden patrons sick

Im gonna stop eating

http://www.cnn.com/2006/HEALTH/12/15/olive.garden/index.html

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana (CNN) -- -- About 300 people have reported becoming sick after eating at an Olive Garden restaurant in northeast Indianapolis, a spokesman for the Marion County Health Department told CNN on Friday.

The customers became ill after eating at the restaurant between Saturday and Wednesday, said John Althardt. They have reported nausea, vomiting, diarrhea and, in some cases, fever, and three have been hospitalized, he said.

Althardt said the health department hopes to start testing -- as early as Friday afternoon -- stool samples of the sick and leftovers that restaurant patrons took home. Results may be available in about 48 hours.

Steve Coe, director of media relations for Olive Garden, said in a written statement that the company is "working closely with the local health department ... and will temporarily close the restaurant to give the health department a better opportunity to investigate this matter that may be tied to employees that recently had flu-like symptoms."

"This is an isolated incident," he said. "There have been no related incidents reported at any other Olive Garden in the market or elsewhere."

Re: Not local - but Olive Garden patrons sick

I HATE the Olive Garden

Re: Not local - but Olive Garden patrons sick

aw, i love eating there

Re: Not local - but Olive Garden patrons sick

What the heck is safe to eat???

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Posted by MrsDiamondgrlie

What the heck is safe to eat???

Re: Not local - but Olive Garden patrons sick