Tacos el Guero, a mobile food truck found operating at the corner of Juanita Drive NE and NE 141st St, in Kirkland, WA 98034 was shut down by a Public Health food inspector at 1:15
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Hidden public health benefits of the COVID-19 experience
Opinion.
If anything should restore the confidence of the American people in our governmental agencies and institutions, it is the leadership of our medical and public health professionals in this time of crisis. We
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Six Seattle area food establishments remain closed from 2019
Six food oerations shut down in 2019 in the Seattle area by Public Health remain closed in 2020. The six include two grocery stores, a restaurant, a mobile food truck, an unapproved food stand, and
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Salmonella outbreak involves restaurant with excellent record
Prior food safety inspections and the current rating for the Al Basha Restaurant in Seattle were excellent, but Seattle-King County Public Health has associated the establishment with a September Salmonella outbreak.
The outbreak involves three
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Food stands are latest challenge for restaurant inspectors
A mobile food truck and a “brokered” food stand, both in Bellevue, WA, remain closed after being shuttered last month by Public Health. The Seattle-King County agency reports its most recent restaurant closure was Tacos
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Public Health closes fourth Seattle area restaurant during April
For the fourth time in one month, Seattle-King County Public Health forced a restaurant closure Tuesday within its jurisdiction. Seattle Mamak, a mobile food establishment found operating at 225 Terry Ave. N in Seattle was
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Inspectors close two more Seattle area restaurants for public health violations
Public health officials report closing two more Seattle area restaurants. Take a Break Coffee and Kelly Cannoli LLC Seattle were ordered closed during the past week.
Public-Health Seattle-King County closed Kelly Cannoli at 11310 Lake
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Public Health in — King County links bacterial toxin illnesses back to Seattle noodle shop
Public Health —Seattle & King County is investigating an outbreak of gastroenteritis with abdominal cramping and diarrhea associated with Xi’an Noodles in Seattle. Xi’an Noodles is at 5259 University Way NE in Seattle.
The investigation
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Chipotle stockholders’ suit says company, CDC kept secrets
Stockholders’ attorneys say Chipotle Mexican Grill and federal officials knew about multiple foodborne illness outbreaks linked to the restaurant chain in 2014-15, but did not inform the public.
Using Freedom of Information Act requests, the
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FDA’s delay of Nutrition Facts label a blow to public health
Editor’s note: This contributed opinion column by Dr. Peter G. Lurie, president of the Center for Science in the Public Interest is republished here with permission. To read this column on the CSPI website, click
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2 Camplyobacter cases linked to restaurant; foie gras suspected
A restaurant in the Seattle suburb of Kirkland, WA, has been confirmed as the source of two recent Camplyobacter infections, causing health officials to warn the public about the dangers of eating foie gras.
Public
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