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Nacho Cheese Doritos, Adams, WI, USA

11 months ago •reported by user-ckzj5826 • details

Ate a Family Size bag of Nacho Cheese Doritos. It tasted extra oily and extra cheesy and soon I had watery diarrhea. It’s been 3 days and it hasn’t stopped. Might have to go to hospital. | Symptoms: Diarrhea

#doritos #adams #wisconsin #unitedstates #cheese #nacho

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Waldo's Chicken & Beer, 4th Avenue North, Nashville, TN, USA

11 months ago •reported by user-wzwn4764 • details

Ordered a kids meal, two tenders and Mac and cheese. The tenders were extremely soggy and breading was white. It seemed extremely off in taste as well.

I gave up eating half way through and became immediately sick to my stomach. Haven’t been able to eat, and… See more

#nashville #tennessee #unitedstates #cheese #chickentenders

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Twin Mart Food & Tobacco, 5360 W Division St, Chicago, Il, USA

11 months ago •source chicago.gov • details

Report date: Jul 23, 2025
2. City of chicago food service sanitation certificate
- comments: observed no certified food manager on site during the inspection, while the time/temperature control for safety foods was prepared on site. A certified food manager must be on site with the original… See more

#tobacco #chicago #illinois #unitedstates #beef #cheese #chips #turkey #meat

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Crêpes & Waffles Centro Comercial Caribe Plaza, Pie de la Popa, Cartagena Province, Bolivar, Colombia

11 months ago •reported by user-rdqyq324 • details

On July 23 around 8 PM we ate at this location. My daughter had a chicken and broccoli with cheese crepe and I had a chicken, cheese, and mushroom crepe together with a natural lemonade and a raspberry drink with Yerba Buena. For dessert we had a… See more

#bolivar #colombia #broccoli #cheese #chicken #cream #icecream #mushroom #lemonade #raspberry

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Safeway, West Neider Avenue, Coeur d'Alene, ID, USA

11 months ago •reported by user-cjmw8528 • details

I got sick after cooking a family meal, no one else was ill. The only thing I ate with the meal that no one else ate was Lucerne brand cream cheese purchased from this Safeway. | Symptoms: Nausea, Diarrhea

#safeway #coeurdalene #idaho #unitedstates #cheese #cream

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Outbreak

Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Family Cow Milk

11 months ago •source alleghenycounty.us • details

The Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD) has issued a public health alert advising residents to discard all The Family Cow brand raw milk and raw-milk cheese products following the detection of Salmonella. Four residents have fallen ill in Allegheny County since July 1, 2025, after consuming these… See more

#pennsylvania #unitedstates #cheese #milk

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The Stopalong At The Boiler Room, 2210-2212 N California Ave, Chicago, Il, USA

11 months ago •source chicago.gov • details

Report date: Jul 18, 2025
19. Proper reheating procedures for hot holding
- comments: observed facility not meeting reheating for hot holding requirements; food handlers place cold items, cheddar cheese sauce, from cold holding directly inside hot holding unit. Informed person in charge and food handlers of… See more

#chicago #illinois #unitedstates #cheddar #cheese #fries #pizza #frenchfries #cheesesauce

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Recall notice

Mount Becher Buffalo Medium Cheese recalled due to Listeria

11 months ago •source recalls-rappels.canada.ca • details

Natural Pastures Cheese Company has issued a recall of its Mount Becher Buffalo Medium Cheese due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The product was distributed in British Columbia and Ontario in Canada.

Affected products:
- Brand: Natural Pastures Cheese Company
- Product: Mount Becher Buffalo Medium Cheese… See more

#recall #canada #buffalo #cheese

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Jalisco Mexican Restaurant, Neff Avenue, Harrisonburg, VA, USA

11 months ago •reported by user-bzcj7449 • details

Sudden onset nausea and vomiting on drive home. Consistent with S Aureus in my opinion.
Only person from group with symptoms and only one who ordered dish with shredded
Dish: chicken chimichanga type dish with cheese sauce and rice.
Very fast symptoms. Probably S Aureus. Only person who had | Symptoms: Nausea, Vomiting, Fever

#harrisonburg #virginia #unitedstates #cheese #chicken #rice #cheesesauce #chimichanga

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Nifty Fifty's (Folsom), MacDade Boulevard, Folsom, PA, USA

11 months ago •reported by user-kgwmr337 • details

My family of four chose Nifty Fifty’s to have dinner on 7/20/2026. We arrived between 7 and 7:30pm. The restaurant was at capacity with a wait time to be seated of about 10 to 15 minutes. We were seated and I ordered a cheesesteak and my wife… See more

#folsom #pennsylvania #unitedstates #cheese #chicken #sandwich #steak #ketchup

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