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MorningMagazine_2024-10-24 Jack Dawson
Illegal Pete’s pulls onions from all locations due to recall from supplier
The Colorado based restaurant, Illegal Pete’s, has temporarily pulled several menu items with onions due to a recent E. Coli outbreak in McDonald’s restaurants.
So far, there have been no reported cases of illness connected to any Illegal Pete’s restaurants, but the chain decided to pull items “out of an abundance of caution.” Illegal Pete’s supplier, Taylor Farms, issued the recall on all onions due to potential contamination.
The local chain – which has 13 locations across the state – said that they do not use the same ‘diced or sliced onion’ product, and instead only use ‘peeled white onions’ which fall under the blanket recall. In accordance with recall rules, all product and potentially contaminated product was removed from the site and disposed of. That’s according to KVDR.
Illegal Pete’s says they do not use the same type of onion that has been tied to the McDonald’s outbreaks, nor do they necessarily use the same supplier. Taylor Farms has not been identified by health officials as the source of the fast food giant’s outbreak, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are still looking into the beef patties of the Quarter Pounders as the potential source of the outbreak – not the onions.
- coli can cause vomiting, severe stomach cramps and diarrhea, often with blood. Symptoms typically appear three to four days after eating contaminated food, but can take up to 10 days to show up. Most people recover without treatment, though some develop severe dehydration or kidney damage.
Man who threatened Democratic election officials pleads guilty
A Colorado man who repeatedly made online threats to kill the top election officials in his state and in Arizona has pleaded guilty.
Teak Ty Brockbank admitted yesterday in a Denver court that his comments were made “out of fear, hate, and anger.” Some of his threats were geared toward a judge and law enforcement agents as well.
The 45-year-old pleaded guilty to one count of transmitting interstate threats and faces up to five years in prison. His case is the 16th conviction by the Justice Department’s Election Threats Task Force, which has opened over 100 investigations since it launched in 2021.
According to investigators, Brockbank had shown signs of violent views towards public officials in 2021. He’d make several social media posts since then, including one in 2022 wherein he said he would shoot any federal agent who showed up at his house without warning. According to court documents, officials found a half dozen firearms at Brockbank’s home after his official arrest this past August, including a loaded one near his front door. Brockbank cannot legally possess a firearm due to a felony conviction in 2002.
His sentencing is scheduled for February 3rd.
Colorado’s reintroduced wolves roamed around northern part of state this past month
Colorado Parks and Wildlife released a monthly tracking map showing where Colorado’s known free-roaming wolves traveled in October.
The map, released yesterday, showed that the state’s eight collared wolves – and one uncollared pup – stayed in the north-central mountains and plains over the last month.
The wolves’ territory included areas around Steamboat Springs, Kremmling, and Walden. They also headed to the north of Interstate 70 in Summit and Eagle Counties.
The state’s known wolf population stands at 14: seven adult survivors among the 10 reintroduced by the state last December, plus five pups from the Copper Creek pack and two adults from a pack established earlier by wolves that migrated from Wyoming.
Five wolves remain in captivity – one of the reintroduced wolves and four of her pups – after CPW biologists removed them from the wild roughly two months ago.
CPW is preparing for the next round of releases as part of wolf reintroduction efforts, set to begin this winter. Those wolves will come from British Columbia, Canada.
Summit County responds to wildfire north of I-70, near Frisco
Smoke from a burning fire on the west side of Interstate 70 could be seen throughout Summit County yesterday. The Summit County Sheriff’s Office said the fire is burning in the White River National Forest and that no structures are at risk.
Firefighters were reported on the scene yesterday. Like many Colorado counties, Summit is under fire restrictions because of dry conditions, despite having snowfall this past weekend.
The U.S. Forest Service will continue to provide updates on the fire.
