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Romaine Food Poisoning - Report It Now!

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Sweet Tomatoes, North Stephanie Street, Henderson, NV, United States

8 years ago •reported by user-qzpx4817 • details

Had spinach and romaine lettuce with honey mustard and hard boiled egg topping, caesar salad, Joans Broccolli Madness, strawberry lemonade (that contains pieces of fresh strawberries), ice water, potato leek soup, chili and a gluten friendly muffin.

The next morning I had a couple hours of nauseau… See more

#sweettomatoes #raw #henderson #nevada #unitedstates #broccoli #chili #fruit #honey #lettuce #potato #salad #soup #spinach #strawberry #vegetable #romaine #lemonade #muffin #egg #caesarsalad #strawberrylemonade #mustard

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Chipotle Mexican Grill, Main Street, Fairfax, VA, United States

8 years ago •reported by user-crbm4895 • details

Ordered steak burrito with while rice, black beans, tomato salsa, chili corn-salsa, sour cream, cheese and romaine lettuce, picked it up and had it for dinner. Less than 2 hours after eating it, I became nauseated and had diarrhea. I was having diarrhea when I started vomiting.… See more

#chipotlemexicangrill #fairfax #virginia #unitedstates #burrito #cheese #chili #corn #cream #lettuce #rice #salsa #steak #tomato #romaine #sourcream #blackbeans

Consumer Review - Food Safety Chipotle Mexican Grill, Main Street, Fairfax, VA, United States Ordered steak burrito with while ric... photo #1

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Chipotle Mexican Grill, Woodyard Road, Clinton, MD, United States

8 years ago •reported by user-twvw8197 • details

I had a barbacoa burrito bowl yesterday at 6:15 pm, with brown rice, black beans, fresh tomato salsa, roasted chili-corn salsa, sour cream, fajita veggies, cheese, and romaine lettuce. I also had chips and guacamole. Today at 3:54 am, I woke up because my stomach was hurting… See more

#chipotlemexicangrill #clinton #maryland #unitedstates #burrito #cheese #chicken #chili #chips #corn #cream #guacamole #lettuce #rice #salsa #tomato #romaine #sourcream #brownrice #chickenburrito #barbacoa #blackbeans #fajita #burritobowl #bowl

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Trader Joe's, South La Brea Avenue, L A, CA, United States

8 years ago •reported by user-mbzhv874 • details

Romaine Hearts; Immediately was sick at my stomach after eating a few leaves. | Symptoms: Nausea

#traderjoes #losangeles #california #unitedstates #romaine

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Chipotle Mexican Grill, Northeast Burnside Road, Gresham, OR, United States

8 years ago •reported by user-rqkmz975 • details

On Wednesday (9/13) around noon, I ate the salad bowl with chicken, brown rice, cheese and medium green salsa. Around 1:30 pm my stomach started feeling weird and by 3pm I had diarrhea. It is now Thursday night and my gut still feels horrible with a burning… See more

#chipotlemexicangrill #gresham #oregon #unitedstates #burrito #cheese #chicken #lettuce #quesadilla #rice #salad #salsa #romaine #brownrice #bowl

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Seed, Prytania Street, New Orleans, LA, United States

8 years ago •reported by user-zqrk2885 • details

I had a make-your-own salad with romaine lettuce, tomatoes, avocado, corn, and black beans with the balsamic dressing. Within two hours I was nauseous, within four hours I had vomiting and diarrhea. | Symptoms: Diarrhea, Nausea, Vomiting

#neworleans #louisiana #unitedstates #avocado #corn #lettuce #salad #romaine #blackbeans

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Chipotle Mexican Grill, Alpharetta Highway, Roswell, GA, United States

8 years ago •reported by user-pjfhv642 • details

Had a salad bowl with romaine lettuce, steak, pico, hot salsa and guacamole. Began feeling cold sweats about 4 hours later (hadn't eaten anything else between the chipotle and when symptoms started) and was running to the bathroom.. both vomiting and diarrhea | Symptoms: Diarrhea, Nausea, Vomiting

#chipotlemexicangrill #roswell #georgia #unitedstates #guacamole #lettuce #salad #salsa #steak #romaine #bowl

Consumer Review - Food Safety Chipotle Mexican Grill, Alpharetta Highway, Roswell, GA, United States Had a salad bowl with romaine... photo #1

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Chopt, 1300 Connecticut Avenue Northwest, Washington, D.C., DC, United States

8 years ago •reported by user-jfdg7568 • details

Romaine lettuce looked a little rusty. I picked out the bad pieces, I thought, but still felt ill a few hours after eating here. | Symptoms: Diarrhea, Nausea

#washington #districtofcolumbia #unitedstates #lettuce #romaine

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Chipotle Mexican Grill, 3rd Street, Santa Monica, CA, United States

9 years ago •reported by user-yrcg4724 • details

I ordered a bowl: brown rice, black beans, barbacoa, guacamole, tomatillo green-chili salsa, sour cream, cheese, and romaine lettuce. My symptoms started right before i went to bed, about 6hrs afterwards, which chipotle was my last meal for the day. My began with stomach ache to fever,… See more

#chipotlemexicangrill #santamonica #california #unitedstates #cheese #chili #cream #guacamole #lettuce #rice #salsa #romaine #sourcream #brownrice #barbacoa #blackbeans #bowl

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Panera Bread, Omaha, NE, United States

9 years ago •reported by user-ytpr4199 • details

I am an employee at Panera and was on break and ate the Caesar salad with no chicken I ended up throwing up later that night they continued every two hours the entire night my body felt weak and my muscles in my calves were very weak… See more

#panerabread #omaha #nebraska #unitedstates #chicken #lettuce #salad #romaine #caesarsalad