Texas Toddler’s Battle with E. coli and Salmonella Leads to Wings-N-More Inspection
In Texas, a Corpus Christi toddler spent a week in the hospital battling infection from E. coli and Salmonella,the girl’s mother told KRIS-TV. The station’s report said Nueces County health authorities are investigating a refrigeration problem at a Wings-N-More, a restaurant where the girl had eaten chicken strips before becoming ill.
Health inspectors discovered that the restaurant had stored raw chicken strips at a temperature of 68-degrees — almost 30 degrees above the maximum recommended temperature, KRIS reported. The restaurant said the refrigerator would be replaced. The toddler’s mother said her daughter was placed in isolation at Driscoll Children’s Hospital for three days during her hospitalization, which ended this week, according to the television report.
Young children, older adults and people with weakened immune systems are the most susceptible to severe illness by infection from E. coli and Salmonella which are
microscopic bacteria that live in the intestinal tracts of infected animals and humans. If they pass from the feces of people or animals to other people or other animals, they can cause diarrheal illness in humans. Bacteria multiply rapidly between 40 °F and 140 °F. To keep food out of this “Danger Zone,” it is important to keep cold food cold and hot food hot, according to USDA guidelines. If present in food, Salmonella bacteria does not usually affect the taste, smell, or appearance of the food.
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