The number of people who fell ill from food poisoning caused by undercooked meat at multiple branches of “Steakhouse 88” and “Steakhouse 88 Jr.” operated by Okinawa Techno Create has increased to 12.
From early to late March, enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (O26) was detected in several customers who had dined at five locations in Okinawa Prefecture: the Onna branch, Kokusai Street branch, Kokusai Street West Exit branch, and Chatan American Village branch of “Steakhouse 88,” and the Aeon Naha branch of “Steakhouse 88 Jr.” Sales of the implicated steak were immediately suspended, and the product was replaced with alternative ingredients.
Following on-site inspections and swab tests conducted by the competent public health centers at several outlets and the central kitchen, bacteria were detected from specific food ingredients. On April 11, the Central Okinawa Public Health Center and the Naha City Public Health Center imposed a five-day business suspension on the five locations.
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