Beware of anything tubular and cream-filled when the name Clinton is involved...
Posted on 03/10/2002 10:10:49 AM PST by Willie Green
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Seven victims of the suspected food poisoning outbreak were hospitalized, including one who was listed in serious condition. But the Macomb County medical director, Dr. Kevin Lokar, wouldn't say if the gravely ill person was the Fraser woman. Lokar declined to say where the tainted food came from, but said all 22 cases were linked to the same business.
The father of Dawn Korczak said hospital officials told him his daughter was the most seriously ill of the victims. He said the food poisoning was linked to the bakery's cannolis.
"She almost died," Ron Keine said. "When they brought her to the hospital last Sunday she had no pulse."
Reached Saturday by phone at St. Joseph of Macomb Hospital in Clinton Township, Korczak said she and five other relatives and friends were stricken with various degrees of salmonella poisoning from eating the tainted cannolis. Cannolis are deep-fried pastries filled with ricotta cheese.
"I couldn't function," Korczak said. "I didn't realize I was that sick. I thought I had the flu. I had to crawl from the bedroom to the bathroom and back to the bedroom. I didn't know what was going on. I kept going in and out, passing out. My hearing kept going in and out."
Korczak, a bartender, said she expects to be released from the hospital in three or four days.
Keine said his daughter's boyfriend, John Polzin, probably saved her life by getting her to the hospital after she had spent three days in bed at home.
"The problem was her doctor told her over the phone that she probably had the flu," Keine said.
Symptoms of salmonella poisoning are severe cramps, nausea, diarrhea and vomiting. In rare cases it can be life-threatening.
Dr. Lokar said the tainted food was traced to a business that has taken corrective measures.
The manager of the bakery said he is puzzled about the tainted food linked to his business. He suspects the cannolis were tainted after they were bought.
"We had multiple other customers who had cannolis from the same batch and nothing happened to them," the manager said. "We're very upset about this. We've lost sleep over this. The health department gave us a clean bill of health. Our place is spotless."
Dr. Lokar said Macomb County has about 65 salmonella poisoning cases a year, but the actual number is higher because some victims believe they have the flu and don't report it.
You can reach Gene Schabath at (810) 468-9809 or gschabath@detnews.com.
Guess I'll do that here.
Beware of anything tubular and cream-filled when the name Clinton is involved...
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