First Taco Hell, now Olive Garden?

**banyon** · 12-15-2006, 04:22 PM

Now that's Italian!
Over 250 sick after eating at Indiana Olive Garden
2 hours, 3 minutes ago

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - More than 250 people have reported becoming sick after eating at an Olive Garden restaurant in Indianapolis, Indiana, a county health official said on Friday, a day after an outbreak of E.coli at Taco Bell restaurants was declared over.

The news makes Olive Garden at least the third U.S. restaurant chain this month to be linked to widespread customer illnesses.

Some customers who ate at the Olive Garden restaurant in northeast Indianapolis between December 9 and December 13 have reported nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and in some cases fever, said John Althardt, a spokesman for the Marion County Health Department.

Three of those people have been hospitalized.

Tests of the sick peoples' stool and leftovers they took home from the restaurant will be conducted later today or Monday, Althardt said. He added that the tests would take about 48 hours.

A spokesman for Olive Garden parent Darden Restaurants Inc. was not immediately available for comment.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061215/...n_illness_dc_4

12-15-2006, 04:22 PM	Topic Starter
banyon Supporter Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Hermosa, SD Casino cash: $10176551	First Taco Hell, now Olive Garden? Now that's Italian! Over 250 sick after eating at Indiana Olive Garden 2 hours, 3 minutes ago LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - More than 250 people have reported becoming sick after eating at an Olive Garden restaurant in Indianapolis, Indiana, a county health official said on Friday, a day after an outbreak of E.coli at Taco Bell restaurants was declared over. The news makes Olive Garden at least the third U.S. restaurant chain this month to be linked to widespread customer illnesses. Some customers who ate at the Olive Garden restaurant in northeast Indianapolis between December 9 and December 13 have reported nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and in some cases fever, said John Althardt, a spokesman for the Marion County Health Department. Three of those people have been hospitalized. Tests of the sick peoples' stool and leftovers they took home from the restaurant will be conducted later today or Monday, Althardt said. He added that the tests would take about 48 hours. A spokesman for Olive Garden parent Darden Restaurants Inc. was not immediately available for comment. http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061215/...n_illness_dc_4
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