New Bedford restaurant shut down after salmonella outbreak

January 2, 2015 4:21 pm

By News Staff

The Massachusetts health department has shut down a New Bedford restaurant after a salmonella outbreak.

According to the Health Department, several people got sick at the Churrascaria Aveirense Restaurant on Sawyer Street.

The restaurant cannot reopen until all employees test negative for the bacteria and pass a food safety inspection.

The Board of Health has issued an informational fact sheet on Salmonell http://www.mass.gov/eohhs/docs/dph/cdc/factsheets/salmonella.pdf and can be reached at 508-991-6199.

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