25.08.2015

Raw egg mayonnaise has been identified as the cause of a salmonella outbreak at Melbourne's Langham Hotel which caused 90 people to become ill. Sixteen people were hospitalised as a result of the poisoning outbreak at the luxury hotel in July, including a pregnant woman who was forced to deliver her baby five weeks early. 
The department began an investigation of food served at the hotel on the weekend of July 11 and 12 after a number of people reported illness.
A Department of Health investigation has linked the salmonella outbreak to the mayonnaise used in the chicken sandwiches served as part of the Langham Hotel's high tea.