Applebee’s Grill + Bar, Merle Hay Road, Des Moines, IA, USA

“i ate their bourbon chicken and shrimp and a short time after felt sick and then in so much pain abdominally and diarrheaing and vomiting and sweating and a lot of pain ”

“3 people. My 1 year old, my husband and myself. My son started diarrhea first, then my husband like 2 hrs after eating, then myself the following morning after eating  ”

“I had an order of Nachos with hamburger on it about 6:30 PM. About 1:30 AM that evening I woke up nauseated and threw up. I threw up all night. In the morning I seemed better. The following evening the nausea and vomiting returned. Then I fell better the next... See More day and the nausea and vomiting/wrenching returned. Super Bowl Sunday night I was wrenching and had nothing to throw up. I had tried to hydrate myself but I felt terrible and every muscle in my body ached. I went to the emergency room at Trinity Regional. They did a blood test, tested me for influenza which was negative, and started an IV, giving me 3 liters of fluid In 2 hours. I then felt much better. I left with prescriptions for anti nausea and instructions. I was wrung out but improved over the next few days. I called them and spoke to the manager. I was told he would report it to Continental insurance and someone would be contacting me. No one has contacted me. This is the first time I have ever had food poisoning. At 74 it was really hard on me. With heart disease and kidney disease, all the wretching and dehydration could have manifested more severe problems for me. Im not happy that they did not check back with me. ”

“Had wings and chicken wontons that I split with my friend. Both my friend and I got sick with nausea, vomiting, headache, body cramps and fever. ”

“I ate the honey bbq boneless wings at the restaurant and ordered a bacon cheeseburger, which I didn't eat and instead took to my friend's house with me. When I got to her house, I took 4 bites of the burger and about 45 minutes later was stricken with excruciating... See More stomach pain. I eventually vomited. I felt better, but when I got home, I began to feel the severe pain again and vomited again. ”

“I went to lunch with my dad and I got the bourbon chicken and shrimp along with boneless wings and blue cheese. I was a little skeptical about the shrimp but I figured it was okay. Immediately after eating my food, my stomach started to turn and it was hurting... See More for quite a while. Later on that night, my boyfriend and a huge group of our friends when there. It was after 10pm. I ordered a cranberry vodka and spinach dip w chips. After eating, my face turned white and my cheeks were red. I was super nauseous, feeling like I was constantly going to throw up. I went to the store afterwards to pick up some pepto because my stomach was putting my in tears. It’s the next morning and I still feel like that. ”

“I ordered an Oriental Chicken Salad & only took 5 -6 bites, it didnt taste right. Within an hour I had diarrhea, then got sit & now severe pain in right side of stomach. ”

“I think it was the broccoli . I ate some of the broccoli and it taste strange.  I ordered two orders of the wonton chicken stir fry to go on Monday March 9,2020.  I ate one of the entree’s on Monday, my stomach hurt a little later that evening but... See More I didn’t think anything of it. I ate the other entree on Tuesday March 10,2020. When I woke up this morning (March 11, 2020) I am having sharp pain in the lower right side of my stomach. ”

“I picked up a Norovirus after eating there 2/29/2020. I had boneless wings and beef queso dip around midnight. 2 hours later throwing up like crazy, diarrhea TERRIBLE nausea BAD stomach pain. I've got others ill with stomach bug since the 29th. My sister with whom I live and my... See More boyfriend. Both short term vomiting diarrhea. ”

“I ate around 8-9 PM and I had a 2 for $22 Baby back ribs , fries and boneless bbq wings. I started feeling weird to my stomach around 11 but tried to sleep it off then I woke up throwing up and so did my grandmother who ate a... See More burger and fries around the same time I ate. ”

“I ate crawfish and shrimp mixed in there special with spicy level: hot. I believe it started while I was actually eating the food; when the food was almost gone. My stomach was hurting and so was my head. It was as if I hadn’t eaten anything but had just... See More eaten almost an entire pound of crawfish, shrimp, and a potato. About 2-3 hours after I ate the food I had a bowel movement. Not too long after that, I started to feel extremely sick. My stomach was in complete knots, head was hurting, and I felt as if I had to throw up. I went to the restroom and had another bowel movement (this one looked more like diarrhea.) Immediately after that was finished I threw up in the toilet. I immediately started to feel better after that but my stomach continued to hurt and I continued to feel sick but I did not throw up the rest of the night. ”

“Company name: Tiffany Food Corporation
Brand name: Huangfushanzen Huang Mountain Tea Mushroom
Product recalled: Dried Mushrooms
Reason of the recall: Undeclared Sulfites
FDA Recall date: March 24, 2020
Recall details: Tiffany Food Corp. of Brooklyn, NY is recalling Huangfushanzen Huang Mountain Tea Mushroom (黄府山珍茶花菇) Dried Mushrooms with UPC 6 943153... See More 804047 and no other coding, because it may contain undeclared sulfites. People who have a severe sensitivity to sulfites run the risk of serious or life-threatening allergic reaction if they consume this product.Huangfushanzen Huang Mountain Tea Mushroom (黄府山珍茶花菇) Dried Mushrooms was distributed in FL, OH, CA, MA and through grocery stores and food markets. The product is packaged in 170g/6oz clear, green, gold, and red plastic bags with UPC 6 943153 804047. No other coding is present on the bag. This is a product of China and additional information on product preparation can be found on the bag written in Chinese. No illnesses have been reported to date. The recall was initiated after routine sampling by Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) and subsequent analysis revealed the presence of sulfites in Huangfushanzen Huang Mountain Tea Mushroom (黄府山珍茶花菇) Dried Mushrooms which were not declared on the label at a level that could cause a life-threatening reaction in sulfite-sensitive individuals. Retailers should remove this product from sale and place on hold until they receive further instructions from the recalling firm. Consumers who have purchased 170g/6oz packages of Huangfushanzen Huang Mountain Tea Mushroom (黄府山珍茶花) Dried Mushrooms are urged to return them to the place of purchase for a full refund.
Check the full recall details on fda.gov
Source: FDA ”

“My husband and I had beverages around 2 pm: He had a triple vente mocha (hot) and I had a tall pineapple ginger (cold) and we have both become violently sick with terrible stomach cramps, diarrhea and nausea. ”

“Double Chocolate glazed donut. I ate the last donut in the case and it was a double chocolate glazed donut. When I took the first bite and started chewing it was really rich in flavor by the 3rd bite I didn’t want to eat it anymore because it was going... See More down too thick. However, I finished the donut. When I got on the bus shortly after I felt my stomach growling. Few minutes later I burped and I felt acid reflux, didn’t think anything wrong. Now I get on the train and my stomach starts hurting and I can feel my insides getting hot. I start sweating from everywhere. I get out the train and start walking home I feel pain in my belly and my fingers and legs start loosing their feelings. I get home and I drink a cup of water, As I drank that water I started feeling like I had to poo with sharp pains. As I sat down to poo I started throwing up instead nothing but chocolate the donut. Now my stomach has an unbearable pain that I want to secreet and as soon as I start pooing nothing but chocolate poo and water started coming out ”

“After my children (5) ate there food. My second youngest start to complain about her tummy. 2 hours later she started throwing up. About an hour later the rest of my children started throwing up pooping on themselves. They have fevers my second youngest has hives and I dont get... See More no sleep. I want my refund. ”

“Frozen pizza  I bought three different pizzas, two were the same brand and the other a different brand. My son ate the pizza with mixed meat and he was the only one to get sick. He felt sick within a half hour of eating the pizza then was vomiting and... See More had diarrhea all night. It finally calmed down around 4 in the morning  ”

“On this day 21 March 2020 at about 9,30am I visited this place. I notice two lady also consume . I started to HV the symptoms after about 3 to 4 hrs
I ordered a bowl of Mee Siam this stall name is Johore Mee Siam n Mee rubus it... See More is next to the drink stall . On the same day at about 2pm I was at home and begin to have a stomache . And I though it was normal n went to the toilet . About 2hrs later I begin to feel like vomitting and started to have diarrhea. I did not visit the doctor and took some medicine I have at home and rested at home. As the diarrhea persisted thru the night and I only went to see the doctor in the morning . I was prescribed the neccessary medicine . I visited the Central 24hrs clinic I was given a day MC. Kindly look into this matter as other people might consume the food as well. Thanks ”

“A puff seller gave me a food poisoned puff over there I got troubled 2 3 people got sick due to this the owner refused to take money but the stall owner of puff he took double he amount of food. I got a headache after a hour I ate... See More that food from the store and my body started paining in my joints ”

“My son had chicken nuggets, I had a spicy chicken sandwhich and once we got home we started feeling sick. My son had vomiting, fever and diarrhea. I had stomach pains, diarrhea and fever. My husband only had one bite of my food and took one more day to get... See More sick and he had vomit and diarrhea. Symptoms lasted about 5-6 days. ”

“I ate deep dish cheese pizza and three cheese bread from this location. About 10 hours later, I’m experiencing cramping, nausea, and diarrhea at 5:00 am. I ate the same items from another location on 3/1/2020 and had more severe versions of these symptoms, plus vomiting, in the middle of... See More the night. I’ve been eating there for 19 years and trust them. Given this recent frequency from different locations, I’m guessing the problem is coming from a supplier. I just want to alert others, and I will also call the restaurants in the morning. ”