I heard the lead-in for this on the news earlier this week, but didn't hear the news story itself. Anyway, we are not surprised ---
RENO, Nev., January 14
Customers of Reno sushi restaurant were victims of e-coli
We now know what made several people sick after eating at a Reno sushi restaurant last month.
The Centers for Disease Control says customers at Sushi Pier 2 were infected by a form of e-coli bacteria.
Officials say the restaurant could have been infected by someone who didn't wash their hands properly and then handled food, or the food could have been contaminated by someone else during the distribution process.
Kathleen Hanley of Environmental Health Services says that contaminated food is the most common way people contract e-coli. "People usually get infected after eating food that's contaminated. It could have been contaminated if the food came in that way, or someone who has not washed their hands properly and handled food water or ice."
Sushi Pier 2 has hired a food service consultant to monitor food safety at the restaurant.
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