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a few years ago, a local TV station collected lemon slices from serveral restaurants. many had e.coli.
employees with on their hands, not washing. yum yum.
http://www.ksat.com/news/E-coli-foun...z/-/index.htmlSAN ANTONIO - One of the hottest foods in San Antonio is put to the test.
Between the raw ingredients and the necessary handling, there is certainly opportunity for bacteria to make it's way into freshly prepared salsa.
KSAT's Defenders sampled salsa at Casarita on Thousand Oaks, Las Palapas on Callaghan, Alamo Cafe's I-10 location, Don Pedro on Southwest Military and at Taco Cabana on Broadway.
At all but two locations, the salsa samples came back clean.
Tests revealed Taco Cabana's salsa to have more than 3,000 colony forming units per gram of coliform. A second sample at Taco Cabana came back worse with a coliform level of 79,000 CFUs per gram.
"That would be a high count. We would certainly want to look at that facility," said Metro Health Sanitation Services Manager Stephen Barscewski.
Barscewski said there is no specific level of CFU/gram that would be considered safe or acceptable.
"As the levels go up, we become concerned," Barscewski said.
"Obviously, we want to follow up on any kind of concern that's raised by the public or the media (and) make sure we are following the strict code set by the health department," said Taco Cabana's Chief Marketing Officer Todd Coerver.
Coerver said they reviewed several locations, including the one in question, and found that everyone is following procedure. He also noted the most recent inspection prior to the Defenders' testing produced a score of 97.
Alamo Cafe's samples also yielded greater than 3,000 cfu/gram, but more concerning was the presence of E. coli at 100 CFU/gram. A second sample at Alamo Cafe came back clean.
In an email response, management explained, "Our salsa is prepared fresh daily and tasted by all managers on duty to ensure it's quality and consistency. We take the health and safety of our customers very seriously."
In response to the Defenders' inquiry about acceptable levels of E. coli, the health department said no level of E. coli is acceptable.
"That would be a definite issue. Whenever you have E. coli present, it's an issue. We would certainly want to go out and have a look," said Barscewski.
The health department did follow up with both restaurants and while they didn't find any violations they found a couple of procedures at each place that prompted some recommendations.
a few years ago, a local TV station collected lemon slices from serveral restaurants. many had e.coli.
employees with on their hands, not washing. yum yum.
Uh,oh. That's not good. Time to warm it up, meow.
I knew a person that got e. Coli poisoning and she was in the hospital for weeks. She was a waif and it got pretty bad before she pulled out of it.
I don't know how places like Taco Cabana, with self serve salsa bars, can NOT have a little e. coli going on.
I think this is how my hubby got sick.
get out poison!
Oh dear, he has food poisoning now?I think this is how my hubby got sick.
I know the feeling.I think this is how my hubby got sick.
All these type of trolls do is just win.
Ha wow surprise surprise third world problems in San vato. I can't wait for a typhoid out break!
Yep. Lemon wedges in your water/tea can expose you to some nasty bacteria.
My mom got sick from eating salsa from taco cabana. D=
I got E. coli from the totinos pizza outbreak in 07/08 (whenever it was)... HORRIBLE experience! Taught me not to trust a $1 pizza anymore
Fattening food + E.Coli
San Antonio
Canada!Fattening food + E.Coli
San Antonio
dont tell chuck
Mmmm.... Totinos.I got E. coli from the totinos pizza outbreak in 07/08 (whenever it was)... HORRIBLE experience! Taught me not to trust a $1 pizza anymore
tbh they find E. Coli all the time on tomatoes.Fattening food + E.Coli
San Antonio
he's gonna have a horrible stay there
Canada!
You gotta keep that salsa at the right temp. I've never gotten sick from e-coli or at least I don't think I have. My caca gets runny sometimes but that is about it.
Wash your veggies people.
No prob, since I like making my salsa with habaneros, onions, and cilantro. Or serranos, tomatillos, onion, and cilantro.
What I want to know is how you get E coli from a pizza that is cooked in an oven at 450F?I got E. coli from the totinos pizza outbreak in 07/08 (whenever it was)... HORRIBLE experience! Taught me not to trust a $1 pizza anymore
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