Pittsburgh Food Poisoning

In Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, it's estimated that over 40 thousand suffer from food poisoning annually. McDonald's and Chipotle Mexican Grill are the most frequently mentioned brand names, and the most commonly mentioned product is chicken.

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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

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On 2/6, we bought a Shamrock shake. My teen drank an inch of it and asked me to taste the weirdness. It was super green. One sip gave me a headache and a fluttering kaleidoscope effect in my left eye for an hour. They put ten times … See More
more much green/mint in the off batch. Called the manager to let her know. Two days later, 2/8, teen asks to go back for a shake since they promised to recalibrate the ingredients. He immediately came down with lethargy, stomach cramps, a 102 fever. After sleeping for two hours and then vomiting, the fever drifted in and out through bedtime. Hopefully he can go to school tomorrow. He is sleeping but wiped out.  | Symptoms: Nausea, Vomiting, Fever, Cramps, Headache
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#mcdonalds #pittsburgh #pennsylvania #us #shake

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I’ve purchased at least ten bottles of Fairlife milk, fat free and 2%, over the past several months from the same store. The awful smell of poop and rotten eggs was in every bottle. I read that the milk is safe to drink and the smell is … See More
due to the additional protein in the milk. I only drank the milk in small amounts until yesterday. I drank three glasses of skim milk with lot 26-207 and became seriously ill. I’m still sick today with nausea, gut pain and diarrhea. I will never but Fairlife again.  | Symptoms: Nausea, Diarrhea, Other
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#gianteagle #fairlife #pittsburgh #pennsylvania #us #milk #fairlife

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Probably I think around Han 16th 2024 I got three chicken sandwich at Popeyes on William penn highway and two I made meals of one just sandwich and me niece daughter hours later headache throwing up diarea stomach pain two of us went to doctor had foid … See More
poisoning and I went in to Popeyes and told nan said was manager he offered remake I said no way and he gave mee we money I said we need to do something as medical bills and we lost hours job said stop back few days nothing I ask what we gonna do we have to do something just shakes head tea and week or so later I go in and another nan says ge just took over store he’d talk to old ngr come back in day that week I did haven’t seen him or old mgr but a lady and she always says can’t get a hold of mgr no access do still nothing. I try call Popeyes it goes busy uou text and nothing  | Symptoms: Nausea, Diarrhea, Vomiting, Headache, Stomach Pain
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#popeyes #pittsburgh #pennsylvania #us #chicken #sandwich #chickensandwich

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user-kwzjp695

Hope you feel better and I'm sorry but you broke my brain after reading that :(

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user-wwpy6342

Agreed. Almost gave me a headache trying to understand it.

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user-wwpy6342

Sorry my phone real small fact is Popeyes don’t care have to get help

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Target, Mount Nebo Pointe Drive, Pittsburgh, PA, USA

2 months ago reported by user-nfby2755

I don’t really know whether or not I was poisoned, but immediately after eating Amy’s Mushroom Bisque, I ran to the bathroom and felt extremely nauseous. I didn’t throw up but my stomach has been making a lot of concerning noises and I feel very sick. I … See More
keep on belching and though I haven’t throw up yet, I may soon.  | Symptoms: Nausea
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#target #amyskitchen #pittsburgh #pennsylvania #us #mushroom

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Chipotle Mexican Grill, McKnight Road, Pittsburgh, PA, USA

2 months ago reported by user-hqxjj951

Suspected food poisoning. Symptoms: Diarrhea, Nausea, Cramps, Chills
Suspected source: Chicken
Onset: 4 to 12 hours
Duration: 12 to 24 hours
Sick: Me
Additional information: had a bowl with chicken, rice, lettuce. This bowl and a McDonald’s cheeseburger were the only things eaten outside the home (family … See More
did not get sick in this time)  | Symptoms: Diarrhea, Nausea, Cramps, Chills
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#chipotlemexicangrill #mcdonalds #pittsburgh #pennsylvania #us #chicken #cheeseburger #lettuce #rice #bowl

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Had cinnamon sugar dust with milk and got super sick throwing up and diarrhea  | Symptoms: Nausea, Diarrhea, Vomiting

#cinnamontoastcrunch #pittsburgh #pennsylvania #us #cinnamon #milk #sugar

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user-pnjn2747

similar problem. Purchased last week, ate Monday morning. Monday afternoon - nausea, cramps, diarrhea. Box says "Best if used by 25AUG2024 AL173201 A"

#brooklyn #newyork

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McDonald's, Freeport Road, Pittsburgh, PA, USA

2 months ago reported by user-wjhm7673

We ordered double cheeseburgers, and I amd my mother in law got Clostridium perfringens. Day 3 or moderate diarrhea. Symptoms not extreme, but certainly uncomfortable. Consumed at 6pm, symptoms by 9am next morning, continued for 3 days so far, both parties have parallel symptoms.

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5th time in 2 years I've gotten sick from this place :') be careful!  | Symptoms: Nausea, Diarrhea, Vomiting
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#mcdonalds #pittsburgh #pennsylvania #us #cheeseburger

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Uber Eats, Panera Bread, Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, USA

2 months ago reported by user-hrwgc451

Ordered the rice and chicken soup from Uber eats and felt nauseous a few hours. During the evening at 6pm, i vomitted the majority of this rice soup. Couldn’t sleep well last night so i vomitted again this morning.  | Symptoms: Vomiting, Nausea

#panerabread #ubereatsdelivery #fooddelivery #pittsburgh #pennsylvania #us #chicken #rice #soup

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user-mkjbx949

That’s awful especially when you consider that one eats chicken and rice soup because they’re nauseous.

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