Samples from Lunch Lady contaminated with salmonella
Posted Mar 24, 2012 02:49:35 AM.
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Samples taken from a local catering company have tested positive for salmonella.
Ottawa Public Health says that the samples of frozen ground beef taken on March 13th and raw Halal chicken taken on March 15th tested positive for salmonella.
No other food samples collected from the Lunch Lady catering company on Boyd Avenue were contaminated.
50 people have gotten sick since the outbreak began earlier this month.
13 schools, including one daycare have been affected by the illness.
The owner of the Lunch Lady catering company has shut down operations as the investigation continues.