Epic Burgers and Waffles decide to remove the Cronut Burger from
the menu.
Epic Burger was closed as Toronto Public
Health investigated reports of over 200 people getting ill after eating a
cronut burger at the CNE.
It wasn’t the cronut or the burger, but the maple-bacon jam.
“New lab results indicate that the maple bacon jam, which is one
component of the cronut burger, is the cause of food-borne illness at the CNE,”
said Dr. David McKeown, Toronto’s medical officer of health in a statement. “We
have ensured the contaminated product is not served. There is no risk to the
public.”
Laboratory results from Friday had found that the samples of the
cheeseburger-donut-croissant hybrid contained the Staphylococcus aureus toxin,
but hadn’t yet determined which part of the burger was to blame.
By Tuesday morning, 223 people
contacted Toronto Public Health reporting symptoms of food-borne illness after eating at the CNE between Aug. 16-20.
After interviewing 150 people, Toronto Public Health found the
only common food they’d eaten was the cronut burger.
Le Dolci, the supplier of the jam, voluntarily ceased production
of the jam, and will not be allowed to distribute its food products as Toronto
Public Health continues to investigate the company to determine how the
contamination occurred.
at the CNE
In a statement
on its Facebook page, Epic Burgers and Waffles says the joint is calling it
quits with both Le Dolci and the cronut burger. “The jam was used as a topping solely on one of our menu items,
the Cronut burger. As a result of this finding Epic Burgers and Waffles have
decided to remove the Cronut Burger from our menu and we will no longer do
business with the aforementioned supplier.”
Epic
Burgers and Waffles voluntarily closed Aug. 20 as numbers of ill fair-goers
began to climb. Toronto Public Health says Epic Burgers and Waffles will be
allowed to open today as long as they don’t serve the maple bacon jam and
follow all food safety requirements.
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