Three people have died and three others have been hospitalized after drinking milkshakes contaminated with Listeria bacteria from a restaurant in Tacoma, Washington, health officials say.

Investigators found the outbreak was linked to ice cream machines that were not cleaned properly at a Frugals restaurant in Tacoma, according to a release from the Washington State Department of Health. Listeria can affect people up to 70 days after consumption and the machines were used through August 7, the release said.

  • AttackBunny@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    I’d say it’s anything that requires regular deep cleaning of small pieces by low wage employees. Soda machines are terrifyingly disgusting usually too. Thankfully they don’t have dairy/perishable things going through them.