Taco Bell Restaurants Involved in the E. coli Outbreak
(Update: The numbers for this outbreak continue to change. Two new restaurants were added below Dec. 7, 2006. Both New Jersey and New York are investigating numerous reports of illness that may be associated with this outbreak.) Interviews of the New Jersey victims revealed that 28 of them ate at 5 different Taco Bell restaurants. At least 9 of the 15 New York victims ate at possibly 10 different Taco Bell restaurants in New York. Connecticut and Pennsylvania are investigating illnesses that may be linked to Taco Bell restaurants, but there are not any confirmed cases yet.
New Jersey and New York Health officials have named the following Taco Bell restaurants in the following cities and counties as being involved in the E. coli outbreak:
- South Plainfield, New Jersey
- Edison, New Jersey
- Franklin Township, New Jersey
- 2 Taco Bell restaurants in Union County, New Jersey
- Garden City, New York
- Hicksville, New York
- East Meadow, New York
- Hempstead, New York
- Patchogue, New York
- Deer Park, New York
- Port Jefferson Station, New York
- Riverhead, New York
- Seaford, New York
- New Hyde Park, New York
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