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Toddler With Salmonella & E. Coli Prompts Health Department Restaurant Investigation
Posted: Aug 24, 2011 10:33 PM by Spencer Lubitz - slubitz@kristv.com
Updated: Aug 25, 2011 12:12 PM
CORPUS CHRISTI - The Nueces County Health Department is now investigating a refrigeration problem at a local wing restaurant, after a 2-year old girl spent the last week in the hospital after her mother says she contracted salmonella and E. coli.
The girl's mother said at first, doctors weren't exactly sure what was wrong with Ava. After subjecting her to a myriad of tests, she was found to have E. coli and salmonella. Her mother said she was then placed in isolation at Driscoll Children's Hospital for three more days.
Her mother said the last meal Ava ate was chicken strips from Wings-N-More.
She contacted the health department which soon launched in an investigation.
According to a health inspection report, the raw chicken strips being stored in the deli case were at 68-degrees. That's almost 30 degrees above the maximum recommended temperature.
According to the complaint report, the inspector wrote that he "had the manager verify the temperature of the product. At that time he did discard all the product that was in the deli case. He is going to keep the product on ice while he gets the refrigeration company out to get the unit fixed."
The health department was scheduled to return for a follow-up on Wednesday. But health officials said, Wings-N-More told them the refrigerator won't be replaced until Thursday.
Ava Rincon was released from the hospital earlier today with a clean bill of health.
We tried to contact Wings-N-More for a comment on the investigation, but our calls were not returned.
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