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Jail food poisoning may not be solved

By ASSOCIATED PRESS Saturday, August 16, 2008 - 1:10 p.m.

APPLETON (AP) -- The cause of how one-third of the inmates came down with a mild case of food poisoning at the Outagamie County Jail may never be determined.

Sheriff's department spokesman Capt. Mike Jobe said Friday officials are looking into the incident but believes it will be almost impossible to determine whether the food came in with the bacteria or it was contaminated at the jail.

Samples of the meal of a beef, turkey and gravy casserole with vegetables tested positive for clostridium perfringens, a bacteria that causes cramping and diarrhea.

Stool samples tested earlier this week contained the same bacteria.

In the hours after the Aug. 7 dinner, 135 jail inmates and one staff member fell ill.

None required hospitalization, and the symptoms cleared up within 24 hours of the outbreak.

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happycamper
Aug 17, 2008 at 7:44 a.m.
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Be impressed by his honesty!

BostonBill
Aug 17, 2008 at 7:31 a.m.
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poobah:
"Hatred" of what? Your statement seems to be very conclusory. You obviously missed the intended humor. Lighten up.

wicherubgirl
Aug 17, 2008 at 6 a.m.
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EVERYONE deserves healthcare people! Also lets not forget not everyone in the jail system is rightfully convicted

poobah
Aug 16, 2008 at 10:31 p.m.
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BostonBill said: "Honestly, I only feel badly for the one staff member." Tell me, Bill, are we to be more impressed with your toughness or your hatred?

heatherpink17
Aug 16, 2008 at 10:06 p.m.
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so just how much of our tax money was spent to "sample the poo"?

BostonBill
Aug 16, 2008 at 9:16 p.m.
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Correctional Institutions are supposed to rehabilitate people who have broken the law. “Yes, I know that is the theory”. So, they have to do a little more poo poo. Big deal! Who amongst us honest people have not had to deal with a “bad food” problem at sometime in their lives? (No answer needed. *s*) IT happens. (I purposely left off the SH *W*)
Honestly, I only feel badly for the one staff member.

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