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http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-204_162-57596833/salads-served-at-olive-garden-red-lobster-tied-to-cyclospora-outbreak-in-2-states-fda-says/

Salads produced by Taylor Farms de Mexico and sold at U.S. restaurants appear to be the source of the cyclospora outbreak that has sickened hundreds in at least two states, Iowa and Nebraska, federal officials confirmed Friday night.

The Food and Drug Administration said an investigation revealed illness clusters at four restaurants that were traced to a common supplier, Taylor Farms de Mexico. "As a result of the current investigation FDA is increasing its surveillance efforts on green leafy products exported to the U.S. from Mexico," the FDA said in a statement.
The FDA told CBS News the restaurants include Olive Garden and Red Lobster restaurants in Iowa and Nebraska. Those two chains are owned by Darden Restaurants.

Darden issued a statement saying, "Nothing we have seen prior to this announcement gave us any reason to be concerned about the products we've received from this supplier. Iowa and Nebraska health authorities have said this is not an ongoing outbreak and the product is no longer in the food supply in those states. The health and safety of our guests is our top priority, and it is completely safe to eat in our restaurants."

A statement from Taylor Farms said, "The Mexico facility is state of the art and has an exceptional food safety record including an exceptional facility audit in 2011 by the FDA. The company is also working with the FDA on an environmental facility assessment of Taylor Farms de Mexico and is cooperating with the FDA in their ongoing investigation."

Yum, Olive Garden has all you can eat parasite salad.

More states than just Iowa and Nebraska MAY be affected. The FDA isn't sure yet.

Just warning people that have eaten at either chain recently.

 

[Link]

Not surprised at all. My hatred of the Olive Garden has been well-documented.

 

[mechashiva]

Nothing tied to cheddar biscuits or breadsticks though right?

 

[demon]

Great, so where am I supposed to go now for authentic Italian cuisine?

 

[Petrie]

Great, so where am I supposed to go now for authentic Italian cuisine?

Love me some bologna parmegean and spaghettios alfredo. mmm

 

[Stumpokapow]

"Nothing we have seen prior to this announcement gave us any reason to be concerned about the products we've received from this supplier. Iowa and Nebraska health authorities have said this is not an ongoing outbreak and the product is no longer in the food supply in those states. The health and safety of our guests is our top priority, and it is completely safe to eat in our restaurants."

See, this is the issue. If someone asked this dude "Is it safe to eat at your restaurants?" the day before this happened, he'd have said "The health and safety of our guests is our top priority, and it is completely safe to eat in our restaurants." -- now this happens, and he says "Well, that sucks, nothing we could have done. The health and safety of our guests is our top priority, and it is completely safe to eat in our restaurants."

Olive Garden: If we're not actively killing people right now, come on in!

 

[PorcellainThrill]

Great, so where am I supposed to go now for authentic Italian cuisine?

If you are willing to part with, let's say, 30 bucks I might just hook you up with some genuine Italian food.

 

[andthebeatgoeson]

Great, so where am I supposed to go now for authentic Italian cuisine?

Your mom? I mean, it's just like she used to make. Wait, I hate Olive garden too but why are we blaming them and not the farm?

 

[Sub_Level]

Sea food differently lol. Worked at two Red Lobster kitchens, and at the very least its cleaner than, say, Applebees whose kitchen I also worked in. But outbreaks like this are not tied to sanitation, especially when its already been shipped to the restaurants.

 

[ThaiGrocer]

This is a fun read: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyclospora_cayetanensis

As with many major food outbreaks... there's literally shit in your food.

 

[pje122]

If you are willing to part with, let's say, 30 bucks I might just hook you up with some genuine Italian food.

LOL!

 

[ConfusingJazz]

I thought this had to do with the failing health standards at a combination Olive Garden/Red Lobster.


Yes, they exist: http://www.journalpatriot.com/news/article_8d542812-b103-11e2-a4ab-0019bb30f31a.html

 

[XenodudeX]

If you are willing to part with, let's say, 30 bucks I might just hook you up with some genuine Italian food.

good job

 

[entremet]

Don't support those shitty chains.

It's funny you have a lot poster here complain about medium rare steaks and illness, though they never back up their claims with empirical data, yet you always here about that with salad greens. Hmm.

 

[Acorn]

See, this is the issue. If someone asked this dude "Is it safe to eat at your restaurants?" the day before this happened, he'd have said "The health and safety of our guests is our top priority, and it is completely safe to eat in our restaurants." -- now this happens, and he says "Well, that sucks, nothing we could have done. The health and safety of our guests is our top priority, and it is completely safe to eat in our restaurants."

Olive Garden: If we're not actively killing people right now, come on in!

I demand you cease and desist from using my tagline for all my cooking.

 

[captive]

See, this is the issue. If someone asked this dude "Is it safe to eat at your restaurants?" the day before this happened, he'd have said "The health and safety of our guests is our top priority, and it is completely safe to eat in our restaurants." -- now this happens, and he says "Well, that sucks, nothing we could have done. The health and safety of our guests is our top priority, and it is completely safe to eat in our restaurants."

Olive Garden: If we're not actively killing people right now, come on in!

yea, but what exactly are they supposed to do? If they get supplied food, how are they supposed to test it for all kinds of shit?

 

[highrider]

My wife waits tables there on weekends, shitty company.

 

[Jack_AG]

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-204_162-57596833/salads-served-at-olive-garden-red-lobster-tied-to-cyclospora-outbreak-in-2-states-fda-says/



Yum, Olive Garden has all you can eat parasite salad.

More states than just Iowa and Nebraska MAY be affected. The FDA isn't sure yet.

Just warning people that have eaten at either chain recently.

The outbreak actually happened months ago and all offending greens been removed from circulation. I'm actually surprised at the late reporting on this.

People will be fine if they eat now and is no fault of any food chain, tbh.

 

[Poindexter]

A month ago my wife and I both got this. Lots of documented cases in Texas this year. Awful fucking feeling. But we didn't eat at olive garden or any of the other chains mentioned.

 

[shira]

Nothing tied to cheddar biscuits or breadsticks though right?

Those are baked "fresh" they should be good

 

[Stumpokapow]

yea, but what exactly are they supposed to do? If they get supplied food, how are they supposed to test it for all kinds of shit?

This is the first time I've ever heard someone ask "What are restaurants supposed to do? It's not their fault they're poisoning people."

 

[Leucrota]

This is the first time I've ever heard someone ask "What are restaurants supposed to do? It's not their fault they're poisoning people."

This is not the first time I have seen someone blame the restaurant and not the farm, and unrightly so.

 

[Narag]

If you are willing to part with, let's say, 30 bucks I might just hook you up with some genuine Italian food.

10/10

 

[captive]

This is the first time I've ever heard someone ask "What are restaurants supposed to do? It's not their fault they're poisoning people."

I'm not saying the restaurant is without blame, especially if they continued to serve the food after they found out. But again, i'm asking what specifically are they supposed to do? Are they supposed to have official taste testers for all food and wait for them to keel over?

If I go to the grocery store and buy tainted meat and i'm patient 0, how is the store supposed to know?

I think there is some testing done, but I don't know. It seems like whenever you hear about these massive recalls its almost always because multiple got sick, or the animals that were recently with the dead ones got sick and or died.

 

[Alucrid]

Don't support those shitty chains.

It's funny you have a lot poster here complain about medium rare steaks and illness, though they never back up their claims with empirical data, yet you always here about that with salad greens. Hmm.

but but but the cheddar biscuits

 

[DMczaf]

Fuck that. Illness is worth it for dem cheddar bay biscuits.

DEM BISCUITS!

 

[Cheese Raptor]

This is a fun read: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyclospora_cayetanensis

As with many major food outbreaks... there's literally shit in your food.

How The Last of Us outbreak started, damn you Olive Garden!!

 

[Cheese Raptor]

Fuck that. Illness is worth it for dem cheddar bay biscuits.

DEM BISCUITS!

You could probably very easily make those yourself, without getting dem shits.

 

[Count Dookkake]

They're gonna have to toss a lot of salad.

 

[Woody Invincible]

Great, so where am I supposed to go now for authentic Italian cuisine?

 

[nhlducks35]

If you are willing to part with, let's say, 30 bucks I might just hook you up with some genuine Italian food.

 

[Branduil]

All for the low low price of 30 dollars.

 

[demon]

Just like mom used to have delivered.

 

[Kibbles]

What's with the Olive Garden hate? Love me their salad and breadsticks

 

[Dishwalla]

This is a fun read: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyclospora_cayetanensis

As with many major food outbreaks... there's literally shit in your food.

There's a whole section in the book Fast Food Nation dealing with what's in your food(mainly beef). Really good read.

 

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The Food and Drug Administration said an investigation revealed illness clusters at four restaurants that were traced to a common supplier, Taylor Farms de Mexico.

The restaurant receives the salad mix from the supplier. They refrigerate and maintain a strong level of hygiene. They serve the salad. Everyone blames the restaurant instead of the supplier. Had this been some trendy, hipster ridden food establishment people would be bending over backward to defend them.

 

[Link]

What's with the Olive Garden hate? Love me their salad and breadsticks

Because, quite frankly, the salad and breadsticks are literally the only things people ever mention liking them for, ignoring the fact that anything else on their menu is decidedly average at best and not even close to being "authentic Italian" cuisine.

 

[way more]

Because, quite frankly, the salad and breadsticks are literally the only things people ever mention liking them for, ignoring the fact that anything else on their menu is decidedly average at best and not even close to being "authentic Italian" cuisine.

I only eat "authentic" spaghetti and meatballs.

 

[Link]

I only eat "authentic" spaghetti and meatballs.

If you're ordering spaghetti and meatballs at a restaurant and you're over 12 years old, you're doing it wrong.

 

[ZealousD]

The restaurant receives the salad mix from the supplier. They refrigerate and maintain a strong level of hygiene. They serve the salad. Everyone blames the restaurant instead of the supplier. Had this been some trendy, hipster ridden food establishment people would be bending over backward to defend them.

Exactly. If the safety checks fail at the farm level, and the chains do everything they need to do, then how is the restaurant at fault?

 

[Choppasmith]

Exactly. If the safety checks fail at the farm level, and the chains do everything they need to do, then how is the restaurant at fault?

I agree with this and the folks who say the cheese biscuits at Red Lobster are worth it regardless off trouble. I'd say they're only really at fault fit being cheap in their salad by getting it from Mexico (water supply with slightly lower health standards). My family and I have always enjoyed eating there. I only remember going to an Olive Garden once and never really caring for it. I'm lucky to have an OUTSTANDING local family-based Italian place in my area.

 

[diehard]

My hatred of salad justified again.

 

[Branduil]

If you're ordering spaghetti and meatballs at a restaurant and you're over 12 years old, you're doing it wrong.

What if it's really good spaghetti and meatballs? I don't see why that is inherently a "childish" meal.

 

[Link]

What if it's really good spaghetti and meatballs? I don't see why that is inherently a "childish" meal.

I'm sure there are restaurants that are known for having really good spaghetti and meatballs (mostly due to the meatball recipe), but I can confidently say the Olive Garden is not one of those places.

 

[Colonel]

I used to work at a place that ha about 11-14 people all get sick from the same thing. I was told it was the lettuce but by then the whole town had already formed a opoinin that are food was bad and we was closed up by the next year. Shit sucks too for something that was are suppliers fault but couldnt prove.

 

[ElectricBlanketFire]

What's with the Olive Garden hate? Love me their salad and breadsticks

Because they advertisement themselves as an Italian restaurant. And their "Italian" food is horrendous.

I'd rather eat canned Chef Boyardee.

I mean, just look at this delicious value!

 

[GrapeApes]

Looks like I have to stop eating them 4 course meals at Red Lobster now.

 

[slit]

I used to work at a place that ha about 11-14 people all get sick from the same thing. I was told it was the lettuce but by then the whole town had already formed a opoinin that are food was bad and we was closed up by the next year. Shit sucks too for something that was are suppliers fault but couldnt prove.

Well they were right, regardless if them getting sick from the food was Olive Garden's fault or not.

 

[Roland1979]

They're gonna have to toss a lot of salad.

 

[Capital_Five]

MOTHERFUCKER. I ate there last week because my parents wanted to bring me lunch while I was at work. I never go there on my own but was weak and hungry so I had them bring me a salad because it was healthier!!!

Jokes on me. I have diarrhea like every two weeks so that hardly counts but the muscle aches and loss of appetite seem like I could have it. Welp, so long guys, I had a good run. Thanks for all the laughs, GAF.