However, a new Health Officer Order has been instituted, outlining specific corrective actions that Dave’s Sushi must complete before resuming food service. On May 17, the Gallatin City County Health Officer lifted the closure order, stating that no imminent health hazard prevents the restaurant from reopening. According to the Gallatin City-County Health Department, Dave’s Sushi has discarded all morel mushrooms and other food inventory, and violations identified during the April 18 inspection have been addressed. Other menu items that did not contain morel mushrooms were not associated with illness. Preliminary findings from an epidemiological study conducted by the health department, CDC, and DPHHS suggest that the morel mushrooms served at Dave’s Sushi were the probable cause of the outbreak. However, pinpointing a particular pathogen or toxin as the cause has proved challenging. The collaborative effort between the Gallatin City County Health Department, the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) aims to identify the specific source of the outbreak. The investigation into the outbreak, which affected 50 individuals and resulted in three severe outcomes and two deaths, is still ongoing. The Gallatin City County Health Department announced that food samples collected from the establishment, including salmon and morel mushrooms, have all tested negative for pathogens and toxins. Dave’s Sushi, the restaurant that was ordered to close on April 20, because of an outbreak investigation, has had its closure order rescinded.
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