80 cases of food
poisoning at ADC
Source of Article: http://www.gulflive.com/news/mississippipress/news.ssf?/base/news/1235042141102980.xml&coll=5 Thursday, February 19, 2009 By CHERIE WARD State Health Department officials were trying to determine Wednesday what
gave 80 maximum-security inmates food poisoning beginning last week and
resulted in five prisoners being taken to a local hospital this week. Liz Sharolt, director of communications with the
state Health Department, said there were 80 prisoners in the "But, the illness has run its course, and there are no new cases to
report," she said. Jackson County Sheriff Mike Byrd said Wednesday five inmates were taken to
The sheriff said four prisoners were treated and released Monday, but one
inmate remained hospitalized Wednesday afternoon. The inmate was in good
condition Wednesday, Byrd said, and should be released soon. "They mainly suffered from diarrhea, abdominal cramps, and throwing
up," Byrd said. He added that two prisoners experienced a low-grade
fever. Byrd said he believes the bacterial food-borne illness was not caused by
peanuts or peanut butter, but possibly by lettuce. He added that ARAMARK World has been the food service provider for the
jail for at least 16 years. The company purchases and prepares all food at
the jail. Byrd said the international company is conducting an independent
investigation. Officials with ARAMARK's home office in Sharolt said it could take weeks to determine
what caused the bacterial outbreak. "During the course of our investigation, we'll send numerous food
samples for testing. It's not uncommon for it to take several weeks to
pinpoint an exact cause." |
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