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Hawaii restaurant linked to E. coli O157 outbreak

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Honolulu restaurant Peppa’s Korean BBQ was ordered to close on Thursday after being linked to an outbreak of E. coli O157 in seven people.

Officials said four of the seven patients were hospitalized and one of them is still in a hospital.

The health department said Peppa’s has agreed to cooperate fully and will remain closed and work with the DOH on an intensive mitigation plan to correct permit violations. The restaurant’s management will be required to attend the Sanitation Branch’s Food Safety Certification Workshop to receive training on proper food-handling practices.

Rats filmed in Honolulu’s Chinatown market

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Here’s the video of rats in a Chinatown market that sparked the story in the Honolulu Advertiser that Chapman just blogged about.

The video sparked a Department of Health inspection of Pacing’s, which was cited for a violation.

The Geller rat video has been seen by tens of thousands of people, and has spurred some to stop coming to Chinatown, according to shop owners, who say business has decreased — by 30 to 50 percent or more — over the last weeks.

Last year, Sekiya’s Restaurant in Kaimukí closed its doors for days and dumped all its food after an E. coli outbreak, which sickened seven.