Public health officials should name the Tenby restaurant linked to an E.coli outbreak, says South Pembrokeshire AM, Angela Burns.
"Unless they tell us who it was and what measures were undertaken to stop it, then how can public health officials put minds at rest?" she asked.
"It is also unfair to leave this cloud of uncertainty hanging over the many other eating establishments in the town."
Five people caught the bug after eating at the outlet in the first half of August.
Mrs. Burns is concerned that other restaurants and cafes in the town could now suffer a downturn in business as people may avoid eating in the town altogether.
"The National Public Health Service for Wales says that they are happy the outbreak has been contained and that the premises did all it was supposed to do to contain the situation," said Mrs. Burns.
"However, I would argue that if they are certain this restaurant was the source of the outbreak, then they should name it and tell us what measures have been taken to prevent it happening again.
"We deserve to know whether it was poor hygiene by the staff, infected meat they bought in or whatever other cause it may be.
"How can they reassure us that the outbreak has been contained if we don't know either the cause or what action was taken?
"It's thought that only five people were affected, but I would argue that this outbreak has had very little publicity. Tenby at that time of year would have been very busy with tourists, so there maybe many other diners who were made ill, but did not realise what it was."



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