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Originally posted by charlesbahn
I would definately report it to the health inspector. There may be others who have gotten sick, or will get sick. That's how epidemiology works to protect the public.
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I agree. Call the health department and they will ask numerous questions and determine the proper course. It would be best to report something like this the next day. You may have had leftovers/trimmings that could have been tested. Also they may have been able to go to the butcher shop and find some of the same meat.
Salmonella is usually transmitted by fecal contamination. Thoroughly rinsing the meat before a thorough cooking while paying attention to cross contamination (not using the same cutting boards, knives, plates, etc for raw, then cooked meat) probably would have prevented this. That being said, raw veggies like your salad can also carry salmonella. Did you have Caesar dressing?