Dozen ill from Dunkin Donuts
Health Dept. launches investigation, Dozen ill from Dunkin Donuts DUNKIN DOUNTS UNION COUNTY — Health officials say a local Dunkin’ Donuts is at the center of at least a dozen illnesses. Officials with Union County’s health department told Eyewitness News the business on West Roosevelt Boulevard is allowed to stay open because it has been cooperating and because health officials are visiting the restaurant daily. No customers have reported getting sick from the restaurant, according to health officials. “We first found out about it on the 18th; we got an anonymous phone call that many of the employees at the Dunkin’ Donuts were ill,” Phillip Tarte, division director for public health, said. Officials followed up on that tip and found that six employees were sick and six of their family members had a stomach bug as well. “It can be serious especially for those who are immunocompromised already,” Tarte said. Health officials are making sure there are no customer...