Health officials in Kansas have issued an emergency license suspension to close the Mi Ranchito restaurant in Lenexa after at least 20 customers fell ill while eating -- possibly from carbonic acid poisoning in carbonated water.

The Mi Ranchito food poisoning outbreak occurred Sunday about 6 p.m. News media reported that nine ambulances were called to the scene and a dozen patrons were taken to the hospital for treatment. They had become nauseous, feverish, dizzy and were vomiting.

Jennifer Bustos-Gomez, an operations director for the restaurant, told reporters that the Mi Ranchito outbreak was the result of carbonated water backing up and coming into contact with copper tubing. The same thing reportedly happened a couple of weeks ago and five people went to the hospital. She said the problem is being fixed.

But a spokeswoman from the Kansas Department of Health and Environment said the restaurant won't reopen until tests confirm what caused the sudden outbreak of illness. The last time it happened, the problem wasn't bacterial.

Mi Ranchito compensation consultation forms are being accepted by national food safety law firm Pritzker Olsen attorneys. Call a food poisoning lawyer at the firm, 1-888-377-8900 (Toll Free).

We are one of the few law firms in the country with deep experience handling foodborne illness litigation against restaurants, food companies, caterers, grocery stores and meat producers. Over the years, we have collected tens of millions of dollars for victims of food poisoning of all types.

If you or a loved one were sickened in the Mi Ranchito carbonic acid outbreak, you may have a claim against the restaurant for recovery. Pritzker Olsen has the experience and resources that make it one of the country's leading firms in this complicated area of law.

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