Shigella outbreak in Lavaca County, linked to Hallettsville-based restaurant Cabos San Lucas Mexican Grill
HALLETTSVILLE, Texas - A Shigella outbreak has been reported in Lavaca County, linked to a Hallettsville-based restaurant Cabos San Lucas Mexican Grill. Shigella infection is a type of food poisoning that may also be called bacillary dysentery. Dysentery is a word for diarrhea that contains blood or mucus.Â
Houston-based food and water safety lawyer Jory Lange with The Lange Law Firm is filing suit on behalf of a client who got sick with shigellosis after eating at Los Cabos San Lucas Mexican Grill in Hallettsville, Texas. Dozens of people so far have reported being sickened as well and more lawsuits are expected.Â
The restaurant put out the following statement: "We would like to offer our apologies to our customers affected by last Thursday's dinner service. We have been working closely with our food suppliers, employees, and health inspectors on fixing the problem. The owner Mr. Sanchez voluntarily closed on Monday May 31, 2023 and immediately contacted health inspectors. Mr.
Sanchez remained closed and did not feel comfortable operating while not knowing what was causing the illness. On Thursday June 1, 2023 health inspectors arrived at 9 a.m. and did a complete investigation. They inspected the entire facility top to bottom. As an extra precaution Mr. Sanchez disposed & discarded all food products and will be receiving all new food products early Friday morning June 2, 2023. This will allow his staff to prepare all food products fresh from scratch and be ready to reopen.
Friday, June 2, 2023 at 5 p.m.
To the city of Hallettsville we thank you very much for your support and will continue working on maintaining great food safety standards at all of our establishments."
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