{"id":329226,"date":"2026-05-23T10:05:24","date_gmt":"2026-05-23T10:05:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/329226\/"},"modified":"2026-05-23T10:05:24","modified_gmt":"2026-05-23T10:05:24","slug":"e-coli-outbreak-at-center-of-california-probe-into-the-kebab-shop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/329226\/","title":{"rendered":"E. coli outbreak at center of California probe into The Kebab Shop"},"content":{"rendered":"

California health officials are investigating an E. coli outbreak<\/a> linked to beef kofta sold at The Kebab Shop that has infected nine people, including six children, and hospitalized five victims across the state.<\/p>\n

The California Department of Public Health<\/a> said the illnesses were connected to grilled beef kofta served at locations in both Northern and Southern California.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Investigators identified the seasoned ground beef kebab as the likely source after interviewing people who became sick.<\/p>\n

California health officials are investigating an E. coli outbreak linked to beef kofta sold at The Kebab Shop that has infected nine people, including six children, and hospitalized five victims across the state. Google<\/p>\n

The California Department of Public Health said the illnesses were connected to grilled beef kofta served at locations in both Northern and Southern California.\u00a0 The American Society for Microbi<\/p>\n

Investigators identified the seasoned ground beef kebab as the likely source after interviewing people who became sick. Facebook\/The Kebab Shop (Encino)<\/p>\n

The outbreak involves a strain of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC), with reported illness dates stretching from March 27 through April 30.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Two patients developed hemolytic uremic syndrome<\/a> (HUS), a dangerous complication that can trigger acute kidney failure.\u00a0<\/p>\n

No deaths have been reported.<\/p>\n

State officials announced that The Kebab Shop voluntarily halted sales of grilled beef kofta at all locations on May 18 while cooperating with the ongoing investigation.<\/p>\n

Health authorities said the threat is not believed to be continuing because the beef product tied to the outbreak was distributed only to The Kebab Shop.<\/p>\n

Symptoms of STEC infection can include stomach cramps, vomiting and diarrhea that is often bloody.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Two patients developed hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS), a dangerous complication that can trigger acute kidney failure.\u00a0 Google<\/p>\n

According to officials, symptoms typically appear three to four days after exposure, though severe illness can develop in young children and other vulnerable groups.<\/p>\n

Consumers who ate beef kofta from the popular restaurant chain and become sick within 10 days are being urged to contact a health care provider.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Officials also advised customers to throw away any leftover grilled beef kofta purchased from the chain.<\/p>\n

The Kebab Shop addressed the outbreak in a statement posted on its website<\/a>, outlining several actions taken after state investigators connected the product to the illnesses.<\/p>\n

Officials also advised customers to throw away any leftover grilled beef kofta purchased from the chain. Facebook\/The Kebab Shop (Encino)<\/p>\n

The company said it \u201cimmediately stopped all sales of ground beef (beef kofta) nationwide on May 18, 2026, after CDPH linked the product as a potential source of the outbreak.\u201d<\/p>\n

The chain also stated there is \u201cno ongoing risk associated with this issue\u201d and emphasized that all other proteins sold at its restaurants come from different suppliers and are not tied to the outbreak.<\/p>\n

According to the statement, locations inspected during the investigation were found to be in compliance with health and safety rules.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt The Kebab Shop (TKS), the health and safety of our guests, our team members, and our communities are at the heart of everything we do,\u201d the company said.<\/p>\n

The California Department of Public Health, along with federal and state agencies, said the investigation remains active as officials continue monitoring for additional cases and conducting product testing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"California health officials are investigating an E. coli outbreak linked to beef kofta sold at The Kebab Shop…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":329227,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[7,9,8,101600,47,136727,4182,101,3586],"class_list":["post-329226","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-california","tag-california","tag-california-headlines","tag-california-news","tag-e-coli","tag-los-angeles","tag-mediterranean-diet","tag-metro","tag-san-francisco","tag-us-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/329226","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=329226"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/329226\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/329227"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=329226"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=329226"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=329226"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}