A second victim of the widespread Salmonella outbreak linked to Taco Bell restaurants filed a lawsuit against the restaurant chain Monday. The plaintiff in the lawsuit is Tammy
Hale, a Scioto County, Ohio resident who became ill with a Salmonella Hartford infection after eating at a Taco Bell in Wheelersburg, Ohio in early June.
Tammy is one of 155 people from 21 states who are confirmed victims of two Salmonella outbreaks traced back to food served at Taco Bell restaurants this summer. Two serotypes of Salmonella were associated with the outbreak–Salmonella Hartford and Salmonella Baildon. Among Salmonella serotypes, these two are relatively rare. More.