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Sickened diners may have had staph


Published: March 28, 2008 at 4:33 PM
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SHELBYVILLE, Ky., March 28 (UPI) -- The 137 people who got sick at an Easter buffet at Claudia Sanders' Dinner House in Shelbyville, Ky., may have been hit with a staph bacteria, officials said.

State health officials say preliminary results from the Kentucky State Lab suggest staphylococcus aureus might be the source of the food poisoning.

Officials told the Louisville Courier-Journal the famed restaurant, once owned by Kentucky Fried Chicken founder Col. Harland Sanders and his wife, would be able to reopen Saturday.

All food products suspected to be tainted were destroyed and the restaurant was extensively cleaned.

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