Salad and Go closing all locations today: Cyclospora outbreak proves to be final nail for embattled chain

It seems like hardly a month has gone by this year without a popular fast-food chain announcing it is closing stores. Unfortunately, that continues to be true for August. The owners of Salad and Go, a drive-through fast-food chain that operated in the Southwestern and South Central U.S., are seeking Chapter 11 bankrupt

The company was not implicated in the cyclospora outbreak, but the spread of the so-called ‘explosive diarrhea parasite’ still shook confidence

The made-to-order salad chain has announced it is closing all of its remaining locations after filing for bankruptcy.

Lettuce and bagged salad is thought to be a potential cause of the cyclosporiasis outbreak. Nico De Pasquale Photography/Getty Images The number of confirmed cyclosporiasis cases in the US has topped 10,400, health officials said Tuesday. People got sick after eating lettuce sold in several states — Michigan and Ohio

Two deaths linked to Michigan's cyclosporiasis outbreak had significant underlying health conditions impacted by the intestinal parasite and dehydration, health officials said.

Michigan reports first 2 US deaths of people who had been sickened in outbreak of cyclospora

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