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Trasan Fest Salmonella Outbreak Prompts Health Warnings and Legal Claims

Health authorities have issued food safety guidelines with consumer advocates outlining compensation avenues

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Debemos tener en cuenta la temperatura a la que cocinamos algunos platos durante las épocas de calor.
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Overview

  • Consellería de Sanidade reports around 150 salmonella infections from Trasan Fest with 41 linked hospitalizations
  • Regional health authorities advise proper food storage, high-temperature cooking for eggs and meat, urgent medical attention for symptoms and strict hydration
  • Epidemiological and traceability investigations are under way to confirm undercooked tortillas as the likely contamination source
  • Consumer groups FACUA and ACOUGA are guiding affected attendees on filing claims through the Instituto Galego de Consumo or civil lawsuits for medical, material and moral damages
  • Festivalgoers recount rapid onset of vomiting and fever within hours of eating suspect tortillas and note that organizers have not directly contacted those affected