WardNA wrote:
>
> >Am I alone in thinking this is just some bullshit blame game?
> >
> >Jack Baloney
> >
>
> I don't take it to be a blame game; it's a realistic public health measure; NOT
> to be classed with the apple/Alar scare.
>
> That is to say, if Mexican green onions ARE the source of the outbreak, no
> conventional hygenic measures (short of soaking them in antiseptic solution)
> could protect the public from the exposure. Washing in cold water would be
> inadequate. So I wouldn't blame Chichi's for lax handling, at this point.

The point is, I doubt that one sole restaurant imported their own
scallions. The fact that 5 of their employees have tested positive
for the disease is telling. Until other restaurants start reporting
an outbreak, I think the assumption that it started there is
accurate.

nancy