The State Department of Health determined that milkshakes sold at a Frugals location in Tacoma led to six hospitalizations and three deaths.
“Investigators found Listeria in the ice cream machines, which were not cleaned correctly,” the department said. “No other Frugals restaurants are believed to be affected.”
The Washington State Department of Health also encouraged people who are pregnant, 65 or older and those with weakened immune systems to contact their health care provider if they drank a milkshake at Frugals Tacoma between May 29 and Aug. 7 and are having symptoms., listeria infection, or listeriosis, occurs after eating food contaminated with a bacterium called Listeria monocytogenes.
“All six people had conditions that made their immune systems less able to fight disease,” the department reported.“Last week, Frugals was notified by the Pierce County Health Department of an investigation into a possible listeria outbreak at our Tacoma Frugals locations. Since that time, we have been working with PCHD to identify and contain the source of listeria after a test on a milkshake machine in our Tacoma store tested positive for the bacteria,” the statement began.
Frugals also said it sent testing samples from milkshake machines at its other locations and has shut down all milkshake machines as the chain awaits the results.
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