A & R Bar-be-que Salmonella Outbreak - Tennessee
The Shelby County Health Department (SCHD) is investigating a Salmonella outbreak among Memphis-area residents who ate food prepared at the A & R Bar-be-que restaurant located at 3721 Hickory Hill in Memphis in mid-July of 2009. According to news reports, most of the Salmonella outbreak victims ate food purchased from A & R either at the Hickory Hill location or at a family reunion on July 10 and 11, 2009. Food samples from the restaurant were collected and have been tested for the presence of Salmonella, but the results have not yet been reported.