14th E. coli case found, restaurant remains closed

14th E. coli case found, restaurant remains closed
Tags: Operations Management, Safety
April 9, 2007

O.C. Register: A new case of E. coli linked to a Souplantation restaurant has been identified, bringing to 14 the total number of people who have tested positive for the bacterium. Three adults and 10 children infected with E. coli had eaten at the Souplantation in Lake Forest from March 23 to March 25.

The Lake Forest, Calif., Souplantation linked to the outbreak was closed April 7 by Orange County health officials after a 12th customer and an employee tested positive for the bacteria. Orange County Health Care Agency spokesman Howard Sutter said health officials have not identified the source of the E. coli outbreak.