Kebab Shop and its beef supplier targeted in E. coli lawsuit

A father sued a restaurant chain and its beef supplier after his 3-year-old daughter developed bloody diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, and dehydration one day after eating a beef kofta plate at a Costa Mesa location. Symptoms worsened quickly, leading to hospitalization for 17 days. The lawsuit states the child is expected to face lifelong health problems due to kidney injury. The complaint alleges the supplier provided raw beef contaminated with E. coli that should have been detected through routine testing required for food manufacturers. It also alleges the restaurant did not cook the meat to a proper temperature to kill remaining E. coli. The California Department of Public Health investigated an outbreak linked to beef kofta served at multiple locations, reporting multiple infections and hospitalizations.

"We've sued not only The Kebab Shop, but we sued its supplier, Olympia Foods. In this case, Olympia Foods supplied the raw beef to the company, The Kebab Shops, and unfortunately, when the beef left the factory from Olympia Foods, it was contaminated with E. coli. That's something that should have been caught through routine testing that's required of all food manufacturers. It didn't, and it got to The Kebab Shop, unfortunately in a poisonous state."

"And then The Kebab Shop didn't cook the meat to the proper temperature to kill whatever E. coli might be left, and that's exactly how this outbreak happened. The lawsuit comes nearly a week after the California Department of Public Health announced it was investigating an E. coli outbreak linked to beef kofta served at several California locations of The Kebab Shop restaurant chain."

"Although she has been released from the hospital, she is expected to face a lifelong health battle associated with the injury to her kidney, the lawsuit states. Her symptoms, though, quickly worsened, requiring hospitalization for 17 days. She began developing bloody diarrhea, nausea, vomiting and dehydration a day after eating a beef kofta plate on April 28 at The Kebab Shop's Costa Mesa location."

"As of May 19, it reported that nine California residents have been infected with the outbreak strain, with symptoms beginning to show up March 27 and running through April 30. Five individuals have been hospitalized, and two have developed hemolytic uremic s"

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