County officials are now reporting that at least 16 people have become infected with Salmonella after eating at a Mexican restaurant in Valencia, CA. People who dined at Madre Oaxacan Restaurant & Mezcaleria late this past week began reporting symptoms of food poisoning, and Public Health was alerted to the situation on Tuesday, Sept. 17.
Initially only four sick people were reported. The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health temporarily closed the restaurant, which could be reopened on Sept. 23.
According to Public Health’s media relations division, the department began receiving reports of “gastrointestinal symptoms.” “On Tuesday, Sept. 17, the Department of Public Health, Environmental Health Division, received several reports of people experiencing gastrointestinal symptoms after consuming food at Madre Oaxacan Restaurant located at 27007 McBean Parkway, Valencia,” reads a statement from Becky Schlikerman, director of external communications for Public Health.
“The department’s Outbreak Investigation and Evaluation Unit is investigating.” As part of the investigation, Public Health sent out a survey asking those who dined at the restaurant to fill it out to “determine the nature and extent of this incident.” The survey can be found at tinyurl.
com/2p9zvahs and any questions can be directed to the food safety unit at the acute communicable disease control division at 213-240-7941. According to Patrick Moody, spokesman for Henry Mayo Newhall Hosp.
