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Guacamole Food Poisoning

Guacamole Food Poisoning

Guacamole is one of the leading causes of food poisoning. Guacamole is made with fresh ingredients such as avocados, tomatoes, onions, and peppers that can be contaminated in the field or processing. The main culprits that cause guacamole food poisoning are Salmonella and norovirus.

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Product: Guacamole

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Report date: Jan 26, 2024
16. Food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized
- comments: observed ice scooper being stored on the side of the ice machine with the food contact surface exposed. Instructed on how to properly store ice scoop between uses.

16. Food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized … See More

- comments: observed low temperature warewashing machine located in the kitchen's dish area not properly sanitizing. The sanitizing residual concentration was observed at 0ppm at time of inspection. Instructed person in charge to repair to meet sanitizing requirements of 50-100ppm. Dish machine was serviced during inspection and is now reading a concentration of 100ppm. Priority violation #7-38-025. Citation issued.

22. Proper cold holding temperatures
- comments: observed time/temperature control for safety food (guacamole) at improper cold holding temperature at 52. 8 f located in the two door salad cooler. Instructed to discard 5lbs 3 oz of guacamole worth $40 said tcs foods and to maintain a cold holding temperature of 41f at all times. Priority violation. 7-38-005. Citation issued.

36. Thermometers provided & accurate
- comments: observed no thermometer inside the salad prep cooler conspicuously posted to monitor the ambient air temperature of equipment. Instructed to equip all refrigeration units with accurate and working thermometers. A thermometer was provided at the time of inspection.

48. Warewashing facilities: installed, maintained & used; test strips
- comments: observed no chlorine chemical test kit available during inspection to monitor sanitizer concentration. Instructed manager to provide test kit for proper concentration in sanitizing solutions. Priority foundation 7-38-005 citation issued.

Source: chicago.gov
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#chicago #illinois #us

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QDOBA Mexican Eats, North McCarran Boulevard, Reno, NV, USA

3 months ago reported by user-wrrg8667

I got a steak quesadilla with a sides of guacamole, sour cream, pico de gallo salsa, and nacho sauce and chips. About 5 hours after eating I started feeling horrible stomach cramps followed by an entire night of diarrhea and vomiting. I’m also pregnant so this was … See More
very alarming, but thankfully I’m doing better the next day.  | Symptoms: Nausea, Diarrhea, Vomiting, Cramps
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#qdoba #reno #nevada #us #chips #cream #guacamole #quesadilla #salsa #steak #sourcream #nacho

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Chipotle Mexican Grill, Jog Road, Lake Worth, Florida, USA

3 months ago reported by user-dytvy467

Ordered the salad bowl from Chipotle for lunch (included guacamole, sofritas, chicken, lettuce, tomato and veggies) then within 1 hour of eating it I had bad abdominal pain then after another hour I am now stuck on the toilet nonstop explosive diarrhea, bloating, and abdominal pains. When … See More
I looked in the toilet bowl, I saw all the contents of the salad bowl that I got from Chipotle
#chipotle #lakeworth #Florida # salad bowl  | Symptoms: Diarrhea, Bloating
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#chipotlemexicangrill #lakeworthbeach #florida #us #chicken #guacamole #lettuce #salad #tomato #bowl

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I got a burrito bowl with chicken, lettuce, black beans, cheese, sour cream, guacamole, corn, salsa, pico de gallo, no rice. And have food poisoning.  | Symptoms: Nausea, Diarrhea, Vomiting

#chipotlemexicangrill #seattle #washington #us #burrito #cheese #chicken #corn #cream #guacamole #lettuce #rice #salsa #sourcream #blackbeans #burritobowl #bowl

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Sainsbury's, Rodgers Quay, Carrickfergus, UK

3 months ago reported by user-dxzhz282

I am a fan of the Holy Moly guacamole product, which I regularly purchase in Sainsbury's in Carrickfergus. However, I noticed some serious issues with recent batches. One packet from just before Christmas turned brown and was clearly off despite being officially well in date. Another set … See More
I purchased in the new year gave me terrible runs (I hadn't eaten anything else for breakfast). I chanced it again two days later with another pack, and it was even worse. I suspect that there is a serious quality control issue going on.  | Symptoms: Diarrhea
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#sainsburys #northernireland #gb #guacamole

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Los Panchos Parham, 1517 North Parham Road, Henrico, VA, USA

3 months ago reported by user-ztrm6166

Suspected food poisoning. Symptoms: Diarrhea, Nausea, Chills, Headache
Suspected source: Guacamole
Onset: Less than 4 hours
Duration: 12 to 24 hours
Additional information: My friend who also ate the guacamole is also sick  | Symptoms: Diarrhea, Nausea, Chills, Headache

#henrico #virginia #us #guacamole

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Chipotle Mexican Grill, Hampton Avenue, St. Louis, MO, USA

3 months ago reported by user-bwmy9742

I should’ve known something was off I didn’t get the guacamole because it was brown and rotten. Overall food was disgusting won’t be eating there anymore. I had the burrito bowl with chicken pico de gallo cheese sour cream and lettuce white rice and beans an hour … See More
after I ate my bowl I was throwing up and on the toilet. Be careful!  | Symptoms: Nausea, Diarrhea, Vomiting
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#chipotlemexicangrill #stlouis #missouri #us #burrito #cheese #chicken #cream #guacamole #lettuce #rice #sourcream #burritobowl #bowl

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