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Safeway, Nutley Street Southwest, Fairfax, VA, USA

7 years ago •reported by user-bbpxx348 • details

On Wednesday 1/16 I purchased three prepared foods, hot salsa, mild guacamole and velveeta cheese sauce all sold together for $10 and displayed at the south entrance to Safeway. When I arrived home I immediately made an entree of nachos and baked them first to brown the… See more

#safeway #fairfax #virginia #unitedstates #baked #cheese #chips #guacamole #salsa #cheesesauce

Consumer Review - Food Safety Safeway, Nutley Street Southwest, Fairfax, VA, USA On Wednesday 1/16 I purchased three prepared food... photo #1

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Chipotle Mexican Grill, Nicholasville Road, Lexington, KY, USA

7 years ago •reported by user-fthw3368 • details

I ate here last Friday 1/11/19 I got vegan tacos (shell, beans, rice, guac, tomatoes, hot salsa, and lettuce) within an hour of eating I became super ill. I had to leave work. I threw up and had diarrhea all night. | Symptoms: Diarrhea, Fever, Nausea, Vomiting

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Chipotle Mexican Grill, North High Street, Columbus, OH, USA

7 years ago •reported by user-cytfw985 • details

Ordered a burrito bowl on 1/13/19 with white rice, black beans, chicken, fajita vegetables, mild and medium tomato salsa, sour cream, cheese and lettuce. Ordered right before they closed at 10pm. Woke up the following day with uncontrolled watery diarrhea and high fever. Symptoms continue nearly 2… See more

#chipotlemexicangrill #columbus #ohio #unitedstates #burrito #cheese #chicken #cream #lettuce #rice #salsa #tomato #sourcream #blackbeans #fajita #burritobowl #bowl

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Mucho Burrito Fresh Mexican Grill, Lansdowne Street West, Peterborough, ON, Canada

7 years ago •reported by user-zcyxq266 • details

Saturday the 12th late at night I ordered a chicken burrito with mild salsa, 50/50 rice and grains, guacamole, and black beans. Five hours after consuming it I vomited out the entire burrito, and vomited a couple times an hour for the following eight hours. I experienced… See more

#peterborough #ontario #canada #burrito #chicken #guacamole #rice #salsa #chickenburrito #blackbeans

Consumer Review - Food Safety Mucho Burrito Fresh Mexican Grill, Lansdowne Street West, Peterborough, ON, Canada Saturday the 12th... photo #1

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Mucho Burrito Fresh Mexican Grill, 109 Street Northwest, Edmonton, AB, Canada

7 years ago •reported by user-crpvv757 • details

I ate a veggie bowl on January 13, 2019 with guac at about 5:30 pm. I woke up at 3 am with stomach cramps and felt sick and dizzy. I had diarrhea until about 7 am, then I started throwing up.
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Consumer Review - Food Safety Mucho Burrito Fresh Mexican Grill, 109 Street Northwest, Edmonton, AB, Canada I ate a veggie bowl on... photo #1

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Trader Joe's, Roosevelt Road, Glen Ellyn, IL, USA

7 years ago •reported by user-zkry7764 • details

I ate Trader Joes's Extra Hot Habanero Ghost Pepper Salsa by Trader Joes, and had the worst food posioning of my life for 72 hours. I am a healthy person, and I am convinced that what I experienced could of killed someone, older or younger. The salsa… See more

#traderjoes #glenellyn #illinois #unitedstates #pepper #salsa

Consumer Review - Food Safety Trader Joe's, Roosevelt Road, Glen Ellyn, IL, USA I ate Trader Joes's Extra Hot Habanero Ghost Peppe... photo #1

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Chipotle Mexican Grill, Hooper Avenue, Toms River, NJ, USA

7 years ago •reported by user-zyny3112 • details

At about 6pm, my husband got a Chipotle bowl with mild salsa, cheese, lettuce, steak, black beans, brown rice, and sour cream. He also had a bagged Dole Classic Caesar Salad kit: N006009 10:30. Produce of USA, Mexico, Romaine grown in Central MX, Yuma AZ. 3.5 hours… See more

#chipotlemexicangrill #dole #tomsriver #newjersey #unitedstates #cheese #cream #lettuce #rice #salad #salsa #steak #romaine #sourcream #brownrice #blackbeans #caesarsalad #bowl

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Chipotle Mexican Grill, Perimeter Center West, Perimeter Center, Atlanta, GA, USA

7 years ago •reported by user-fdjhw243 • details

I went to the Chipotle yesterday (1/9/18) at around 4:15pm yesterday. I ordered a bowl to go with white rice, black beans, chicken, corn salsa, cheese, lettuce, and sour cream. Almost immediately after eating half of my food, I began to feel nauseous. By 8pm, I was… See more

#chipotlemexicangrill #atlanta #georgia #unitedstates #cheese #chicken #corn #cream #lettuce #rice #salsa #sourcream #blackbeans #bowl

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Chipotle Mexican Grill, Katella Avenue, Cypress, CA, USA

7 years ago •reported by user-cntzr527 • details

Didn’t pack my lunch for work yesterday 1/9/19 so I decided to get a salad from chipotle without rice or beans. I had cheese, sour cream, steak, green salsa and vinaigrette. I start feeling nauseas throughout the day and in the middle of the night I was… See more

#chipotlemexicangrill #cypress #california #unitedstates #cheese #cream #rice #salad #salsa #steak #sourcream

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Chipotle Mexican Grill, Dixwell Avenue, Hamden, CT, USA

7 years ago •reported by user-wvvb9829 • details

I had a veggie bowl with white rice, black and pinto beans. Fajita veggies, mild salsa, hot salsa, corn, guacamole, cheese and lettuce. I had it on the evening in January 8th and slept fine. I woke up at 1 am and could not stop vomiting. And then I spiked a mild fever. | Symptoms: Fever, Nausea, Vomiting

#chipotlemexicangrill #hamden #connecticut #unitedstates #cheese #corn #guacamole #lettuce #rice #salsa #veggie #fajita #bowl