“Everyone in my group who took a bite got diarrhea and stomach cramps. ”

“Took my boyfriend and friend there. My boyfriend had the marinara sauce and was sick within the hour and all night long. Vomiting, diarrhea, stomachs cramps. It was definitely food poisoning and that was the only thing he ate that we did not.  We ate about 4pm and less than... See More 45 minutes my boyfriend was cramping, vomiting, and diarrhea.  ”

“CFIA announced the recall of Celebrate brand frozen profiteroles and eclairs by Giant Tiger Stores Limited due to potential Salmonella contamination. There was also a Salmonella outbreak last year related to these products which investigation led to this recall.

CFIA advises consumers to return these products to the place of... See More purchase or to throw them away.

- Celebrate Mini Chocolate Eclairs (365 g). UPC: 8 858762 720047. All codes
- Celebrate Classical Profiteroles / Classic Profiteroles (325 g). UPC: 8 858762 720009. All codes

The recalled products were sold at the following locations:

- 417 Wellington St., St. Thomas, Ontario
- 350 Scott St., St. Catharines, Ontario
- 29 Chambers St., Smith Falls, Ontario
- 2480 Walkley Rd., Ottawa, Ontario
- 6061 Hazeldean Rd. Stittsville, Ontario
- 4501 Tecumseh Rd. East, Windsor, Ontario
- 330 avenue St-Laurent, Louiseville, Quebec
- 1254 boulevard Louis-XIV, Quebec City, Quebec
- 46 Robie St., Truro, Nova Scotia

Check the full recall notice on the CFIA website inspection.gc.ca

Source: CFIA ”

“Me and my family got carry-out on Saturday, January 25, 2020. 5 of us got chicken sandwiches (2 spicy, 3 classic) and 3 got chicken legs and fries. The 2 spicy sandwiches came with onion rings and red beans and rice as sides. This was the only meal that we... See More shared together that everyone ate in weeks! On Sunday morning, my 8-year-old daughter woke up very sick. She refused to eat breakfast and vomited before she could even try. I got very nauseous shortly after, followed by my 13-year-old niece. She started to vomit shortly after the nausea hit. My husband and sister felt nauseous soon after, followed by my 6-year-old daughter, who started vomiting right after lunch. We attempted to have dinner, but so many people were sick, the effort was futile. My 6-year-old niece vomited her lunch and went to bed early, my husband vomited his dinner right after eating it, my sister went to bed nauseous and weak, and all the kids were done as well. I started vomiting after heading to bed for the night and my brother-in-law was sick by Monday morning. The only person in the house who did not get sick was my almost 20-month-old son who did not eat there! ”

“Steamed KingCrabLegs With 30 minutes of eating the steamed king crab legs which really I should not have eaten because they were cold but I assumed they were making sure that they weren't sitting out longer than they should. Anyway I ate 3 king crab legs, 3 hush puppies which... See More were warm and tasted fine e and a very small slice of prime rib which was sliced fresh and was warm. So the crab legs must have been what made me sick. There was only o e bite that tasted funny but it was one of the last pieces that I ate. Within 10 minutes I started feeling grumbling in my stomach and 10min later I went and threw my guts up ”

“There is some confusion surrounding the current Coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak that began in December 2019 and whether you can get it through food. Here is some information:

Feb 26 UPDATE: The Chinese CDC is investigating the possibility that the virus can be spread through fecal matter that could possibly... See More contaminate food and water. The Chinese CDC has found live viruses in stool samples of COVID-19 patients and can be a partial explanation for the rapid spread of the disease. The agency is recommending strengthening sanitation and hygiene measures.

What is Coronavirus?
Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses found in both animals and humans. Past outbreaks include Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS). The current novel(a new strain that has not been previously identified in humans) Coronavirus strain called 2019-nCoV is thought to originate in live food markets in Wuhan, China through animals and human contact.

How is it transmitted?
Coronaviruses strains are usually transmitted through the respiratory system, so it is typically thought of as a low risk of infection from contaminated food. Restaurants can be a site of transmission of coronavirus because of the large numbers of people congregating in close quarters and then coughing/sneezing could spread the disease just like in other places (transportation, schools, etc). But the food itself normally isn’t a likely vehicle.

The current Coronavirus strains 2019-nCoV has been found in stool samples of COVID-19 patients by the Chinese CDC which means that the current outbreak might be transmitted from multiple routes not just through the respiratory system as usual.

Signs of infection?
Common signs of infection include respiratory symptoms, fever, cough, shortness of breath and breathing difficulties. In more severe cases and those with weakened immune systems, an infection can cause pneumonia, severe acute respiratory syndrome, kidney failure, and even death.

Recommendations:
World Health Organization (WHO) recommends standard measures to prevent infection spread include regular hand washing, covering mouth+nose when coughing/sneezing, and avoiding close contact with anyone showing symptoms of respiratory illness such as coughing and sneezing. Additional recommendations from the Chinese CDC include strengthening health publicity and education; maintaining environmental health and personal hygiene; drinking boiled water, avoiding raw food consumption, and implementing separate meal systems in epidemic areas; frequently washing hands and disinfecting of surfaces of objects in households, toilets, public places, and transportation vehicles; and disinfecting the excreta and environment of patients in medical facilities to prevent water and food contamination from patients’ stool samples.

For more info, please visit: who.int and weekly.chinacdc.cn ”

“I ordered a Medium Pepperoni pizza with peppercorn ranch. I had about 2 slices and I started to feel a bit unwell. After a few minutes I started feeling like I was going to throw up. I drank a glass of water but I still ended up being sick. ”

“I ordered 3 chicken sandwich and chicken wrap there around 2:30am, after eating half of the sandwich me and my friends noticed that the chicken is not fully cooked. When i woke up this morning i had bad stomach cramps and nausea then i msgd my friends if they also... See More have symptoms, one of my freind is also experiencing a stomach cramps so we knew this is from the under cooked chicken. ”

“I went with my Dad as a treat last night (31/1/2020) and ended up with food poisoning. Now I am a vegan so had which I would have thought would be safe from food poisoning, however my food had clearly been contaminated or not heated properly (maybe the rice) and... See More I have been sick ever since! ”

“I ate "FisherBoy" 120 pack fishsticks and "SeaPack family size butterfly shrimp. I cooked both at 500 degrees for 12 minutes. About three hours after eating the fish I was unable to stand up straight. I flushed my system with water, vomited, diarrhea for the next hours. I was the... See More only consumer. ”