December 15, 2020 — An outbreak of food poisoning has sickened 159 people who ate sushi at two Harris Teeter stores in Concord, North Carolina.
Health officials with the Cabarrus Health Alliance initially reported that “more than 10 individuals” had fallen ill as of November 20. Five days later, news reports confirmed that the outbreak had infected 159 people.
The outbreak was linked to two Harris Teeter grocery stores located on George W. Liles Parkway and Concord Parkway North. The sick people ate sushi from AFC sushi kiosks between November 13 and November 19, 2020.
Shopper loyalty card records show that 429 households purchased the sushi during that time period. Furthermore, store records show that another 107 customers bought the sushi without store cards.
Health officials did not confirm what type of infection the sick people developed, but many of the victims had symptoms like vomiting, diarrhea, fever, muscle aches, and abdominal cramps.
In March 2020, AFC sushi kiosks in 40 states recalled shrimp sushi due to a risk of bacteria infections with Vibrio parahaemolyticus. The infection can cause severe gastrointestinal symptoms.
In recent years, sushi has also been linked to two big outbreaks of Salmonella. In both outbreaks, the outbreak was linked to imported tuna.
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