An Edmonton teenager has undergone emergency surgery to remove her appendix after contracting salmonella poisoning from a food booth at the Edmonton Folk Music Festival. Talia Johnson said she ate mango butter chicken from the Haweli Restaurant food booth on her first night at the festival, Friday, Aug. 11. She was also diagnosed with appendicitis, apparently caused by the salmonella, and underwent emergency surgery to remove her appendix, she said. One of 19 cases at Folk FestJohnson is one of 19 salmonella cases linked to the Haweli Restaurant food booth at the festival. AHS said that Environmental Public Health has since inspected the downtown Haweli Restaurant and inspectors are satisfied that food safety requirements are being met.

Source: CBC News September 04, 2017 22:52 UTC