Pork Food Poisoning

started and lasted about 4 days. I’m not even sure if what I ate was pork…  | Symptoms: Nausea, Diarrhea, Vomiting, Stomach Pain

Saw they were serving drinking water from a bucket in the back too…  | Symptoms: Nausea, Diarrhea, Vomiting, Stomach Pain, Fever, Chills

open and operating. Priority foundation violation 7-38-012, citation issued

10. Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible
- comments: observed no hand drying provision at the handwashing sinks in the main food prep area, in the basement prep/ dishwashing area, in the basement prep area. Must provide and maintain. Priority foundation violation 7-38-030(c), citation issued

10. Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible
- comments: observed no handwashing signage at the exposed handwashing sinks throughout and washbowls in the toilet rooms on site. Instructed to provide and maintain.

10. Adequate handwashing sinks properly supplied and accessible
- comments: no soap at handwashing sinks in the prep/dishwashing area in the basement and in the employee toilet room in the basement. Instructed to provide and maintain. Priority foundation 7-38-030(c), consolidated with above citation

16. Food-contact surfaces: cleaned & sanitized
- comments: observed low-temperature dishwashing machine in use not properly sanitizing. Sanitizing strength of sanitizer (chlorine) at the time of inspection was 0 ppm. Instructed not to use until equipment is properly sanitizing. Unit was tagged at this time. Please review comments for tag removal. Priority violation 7-38-025, citation issued

23. Proper date marking and disposition
- comments: observed temperature control for safety foods (cooked pork, cooked chicken) without date marking, stored longer than 24 hours in walk-in cooler. Instructed to provide proper date marking for foods prepared on site and held over 24 hours in cold holding unit. Approximately 20lbs at $100 discarded at this time. Priority foundation violation 7-38-005, citation issued.

35. Approved thawing methods used
- comments: observed a bag of egg rolls thawing in the lower compartment of the expeditor table in the main food prep area. Instructed to use proper thawing methods for tcs foods and maintain. The egg rolls were in compliance with the cold holding temperature, so no foods affected at this time.

36. Thermometers provided & accurate
- comments: observed no probe stem thermometer for taking food temperatures. Must provide. Priority foundation 7-38-005, citation issued

36. Thermometers provided & accurate
- comments: observed no ambient air thermometers inside of the prep coolers in the main food prep area. Instructed to provide and maintain.

38. Insects, rodents, & animals not present
- comments: observed evidence of a roach infestation observed approximately 50 or more live roaches on site, approixmately 60 rat droppings, and small flies. The roaches were observed in the basement in the follwing areas: on the wall under the drain board of the low temperature dishwashing machine, on the buckets of the chemicals stored under the drain board of the low temperature dishwashing machine, on the grease trap under the drainboard of the low temperature dishwashing machine, in the openings in the walls in the hot water tank storage closet, coming out of the crevices of the floors near low temperature dishwashing machine, on the floor and inside an opening in the wall where the hot water tank is stored. The rat droppings were observed throughout the facility in the following areas on the floors: under the table in the dining area, in the main food prep area embedded in the non-slip mats in the prep area, under all of the shelving units in the basement, in the hot water tank storage closet, on the side of the two door cooler in the dining area. The rat droppings were also observed in the shelving units behind the from service counter, inside the wall in the hot water tank storage closet in the basement, and on the cooking equipment on the shelving unit under the food prep table in the basement prep area, dishwashing area. Lastly, the small flies were observed on the walls near the low temperature dishwashing machine in the basement. Instructed to eliminate live roach and small fly activity, clean rodent droppings and sanitize affected areas and recommended contacting pest control for a service. Priority violation 7-38-020(a), citation issued

38. Insects, rodents, & animals not present
- comments: observed dead roaches on the floors on the side of the ice machine in the basement and surround the grease trap in the basement. Instructed to remove, clean and sanitize areas with dead roaches.

48. Warewashing facilities: installed, maintained & used; test strips
- comments: observed water spilling on to the floor form the faucet head being to long on the three compartment sink. Instructed to replace mentioned faucet head, to avoid water spilling when the three compartment sink is in use.

49. Non-food/food contact surfaces clean
- comments: observed the inside of the oven in the food prep area with grime and grease build up. Also, observed the insides of the cold holding units on site with slight food debris. Instructed to clean and maintain all said equipment

55. Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
- comments: observed openings in the walls in the hot water tank storage closet, in the floors near the low temperature dishwashing machine, and in the walls near the low temperature dishwashing machine. All mentioned openings were observed in the basemrnt. Instructed to seal all openings to avoid harborage points for pest and rodents and to make surfaces smooth and easily cleanable.

55. Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
- comments: observed cardboard boxes on the floors in the main food prep area and unneccessary items stored under the food prep table in the basement. Instructed to remove all cardboard boxes and unneccessary items.

55. Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
- comments: observed floors under the cooking equipment on the main food prep area with grease build up and not maintained. Instructed to clean all floors and maintain.

56. Adequate ventilation & lighting; designated areas used
- comments: observed dust build up above the deep-frying units and the wok station in the in food prep area. Instructed to remove dust and maintain.

Source: chicago.gov

possible contamination. (cos)(priority 7-38-010)(citation issued)

21. Proper hot holding temperatures
- comments: observed improper temperature of tcs cooked foods such as 10lbs. Cooked steak-130. 1f on grill. 3lbs. Cooked pork-58. 1f. Product was discarded by manager. Must have hot holding foods at 135. 0f or above. Appx. 13lbs. $98. (priority 7-38-005)(cos)(citation issued)

22. Proper cold holding temperatures
- comments: obsered improper temperature of tcs ready to eat foods such as 10lbs. Shredded lettuce-49. 8f-50. 2f. 6lbs. Diced tomato-45. 9f on topside of cold holding unit. Product was duscarded by manager must have cold holding foods at 41. 0f or below. Appx. 16lbs. $36. 50(cos)(priority 7-38-005)(consolidated violation)

36. Thermometers provided & accurate
- comments: must provide thermometers for interior of table top refrigerator and 1-door prep cooler.

39. Contamination prevented during food preparation, storage & display
- comments: observed food storage containers on floor in walk in cooler must elevate off of floor to prevent cross contamination.

46. Gloves used properly
- comments: observed male food handler putting on plastic gloves before washing hands.

47. Food & non-food contact surfaces cleanable, properly designed, constructed & used
- comments: must eliminate crates used for equipment storage and provide a easily cleanable surface.

48. Warewashing facilities: installed, maintained & used; test strips
- comments: observed no chemical test kit to check sanitizing solution ppm's at 3- compartment sink for sanitizer being used. Must provide and maintain. (priority foundation 7-38-005)(citation issued)

49. Non-food/food contact surfaces clean
- comments: must clean grease and food debris build up from grill tables,fryer cabinet.

55. Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
- comments: must clean debris and food splatter from walls throughout premises.

55. Physical facilities installed, maintained & clean
- comments: must clean debris build up from floor under, around,along wallbases of equipment.

Source: chicago.gov

service sanitation manager and certificate must be on site at all times while tcs foods are prepared and served to the public. Priority foundation violation. 7-38-012. Citation issued. Manager arrives at 9:50 am.

60. Previous core violation corrected
- comments: found continued non- compliance from inspection report #2583556 conducted on 10/18/2023. 4-101. 17 observed raw wood around the utility sink. Instructed to seal raw wood. 2-102. 13 observed one female employee without a food handlers certificate. Instructed to meet requirement within 30 days of hire. The following previous core violations were not corrected. Instructed manager to comply. Priority foundation violation. 7-42-090. Citation issued.

Source: chicago.gov

the Canadian Food Inspection Agency. The recall is classified as Class 3, indicating a low risk of adverse health consequences if consumed.

The recall includes four products under the Canada 653 brand:
- Medium Ground Beef Pork Blend (variable size, batch "16697") - best-before date of 24/03/22.
- Regular Ground Beef (454g, UPC 0 062639 375195) - best-before date of 24/03/22.
- Extra Lean Ground Beef (454g, UPC 0 062639 375201) - best-before date of 24/03/22.
- Lean Ground Beef (454g, UPC 0 056364 902603) - best-before date of 24/03/22.

If you have this product at home, do not consume it and return it to the store where it was purchased.

Consuming food contaminated with plastic pieces can potentially cause harm, depending on the size and shape of the plastic. Small, sharp pieces could cause injury to the mouth, throat, or digestive tract. Larger pieces could potentially cause choking or blockages in the digestive system. However, small, non-sharp pieces are likely to pass through the digestive system without causing harm. It's important to note that repeated or long-term exposure to certain types of plastics may have additional health effects, but this is outside the scope of foodborne pathogens and illnesses.

If you or a loved one are harmed or experiencing any symptoms, it is important to report it. Reporting can help to detect & resolve outbreaks early and prevent others from being harmed, and enables better surveillance. If symptoms persist, seek medical care.

Source: recalls-rappels.canada.ca

Same thing happened after purchasing an oven roaster last week, got sick again. Last night for Easter bought a nice pork roast, was so tough and dry we couldn’t eat it! I threw it out. I’ve called the store several times. manager offered a refund but didn’t seem overly concerned. I won’t buy any meat there ever again.  | Symptoms: Diarrhea, Cramps

but an hour later I can hardly stand up. Intense stomach pain, diarrhea. I feel like I want to throw up but can’t. Hopefully I will soon.
Onset: Less than 4 hours
Duration: Less than 4 hours
Sick: Me
Additional information: I’m still hurting bad. Hoping this pain passes soon!!!  | Symptoms: Diarrhea, Nausea, Vomiting, Stomach Pain, Cramps