You're on your way home from work, and you feel a sudden craving for a cheeseburger. You pull into the drive-thru of your favorite fast food restaurant, order a cheeseburger and fries, and pay with your credit card. The next day, you wake up to find out that there was an E. coli outbreak at this franchise location last night. In addition, you've been having indigestion and a slight fever since yesterday afternoon. You begin to wonder if it is related to the cheeseburger you ate at this franchise location.
Considering all of the fast food restaurants in your area, which restaurants would be most likely responsible for a foodborne illness outbreak due to improper food handling? What about when compared with restaurants that follow proper health guidelines, why would certain restaurants be more likely to have an E.
