Anyone on here get sick from Mighty? Been all over the news, up to 160 cases now. My buddies wife was one of the first people Erie County Health interviewed.
At least 160 people who say they ate at Mighty Taco locations in New York are confirmed in a foodborne illness outbreak possibly linked to refried beans.
I’m immune to anything from Mighty. It comes from literally years of “exposure.”
food poisoning from dog food, no way
I’m still getting Mighty for dinner.
So you’ve built up an immunity to it just like Wesley did with Iocane powder? Inconceivable!
I have had years of exposure too. For 4 years my office was right next door to one. I still blow up the bathroom exactly 1 hour after eating it. This is not food poisoning, it is Faux Mexican and the results.
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Will be curious if they are hurt as much as Chipotle was. Never seen a Chipotle line at lunch like before the outbreak.
I doubt it. They lost my friend’s wife as a customer though. 2 solid days of blasting out both ends will do that though.
I was flying home from NC and had a layover in Baltimore International. I’m starving and my choices are Quiznos, some pizza place, bbq, and about 10 other choices I can’t remember. There was a Chipotle. The height of the E Coli outbreak. I’m thinking, “Sweet, a short line at Chipotle for me.” Line was longer for Chipotle than all the other places combined. Begrudgingly, I went to Quiznos.
Qdoba is good.
They released a statement today.
UPDATED PUBLIC STATEMENT
October 13, 2016
Here are answers for our many loyal customers to the most frequent questions of interest:
What Happened?
On Oct 6, Mighty Taco removed and discarded from our restaurants a batch of refried beans. This action was taken voluntarily, without any request from the Erie County Department of Health (“ECDOH”), out of an abundance of caution for our customers.
The Erie County Department of Health press release earlier this week stated that 140 individuals had been identified who reported becoming ill shortly after consuming refried beans between Sept 30 and Oct. 6. Mighty Taco continues to cooperate fully with the ECDOH and other public regulatory agencies on this matter.
Can I Still Have My Mighty Taco?
Absolutely. Customers can continue to dine with us knowing that this was an isolated and unprecedented situation that we have not encountered in our 43 year history of serving the Western New York public. We are extremely proud of our impeccable health and safety record.
It should be noted that Jeffrey Jurewicz, a Senior Public Health Sanitarian at the Environmental Division of the ECDOH publicly stated “Mighty Taco’s food safety inspection record with our Department, across all their locations in Erie County, has been exceptional.”(Source: ECDOH Press Release, October 11, 2016)
The results of these unannounced inspections can be found at:www.healthspace.com/erieny
What is the cause of the reported illnesses?
Samples of the suspect batch of refried beans were sent to the New York State Department of Health’s Wadsworth Center public health laboratories for testing on October 7, 2016. We are awaiting their findings. Since the batch was removed from use on October 6, 2016, both the Erie & Niagara County Departments of Health have received no further reports of suspected illness.
How did the refried beans get to Mighty Taco?
Mighty Taco outsources the production of its refried beans. The refried beans are a proprietary product made exclusively for Mighty Taco and supplied ONLY to Mighty Taco. The producer, Pellegrino Food Products Co, Inc., is an approved FDA and USDA facility. As is protocol in any investigation, this production site was recently visited by the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture and we too are awaiting their findings.
What has Mighty Taco done to prevent this from happening again?
Mighty Taco remains in constant communication with the producer. We have directed Pellegrino Food Products to ensure that ingredients used in future batches of our refried beans will not be sourced from the same lot numbers as those ingredients used in the suspect batch.
What does all this mean?
As demonstrated by our quick response and actions, Mighty Taco takes this situation very seriously. We remain committed to providing the best quality products to the thousands of customers we serve daily. We are extremely grateful for the understanding and patronage of our customers and their ongoing support of a longtime, homegrown Buffalo business that provides more than 600 jobs in our 24 Western New York locations.
I had a couple of bean burritos during this outbreak. I didn’t get sick, but they gave me some of the worst-smelling farts that I have ever had in my life. You know it’s bad when you can’t even stomach your own brand…