Lawyers Representing Victims of E. coli Contamination
E. coli has been linked to a
California spinach processor that has killed one person and sickened nearly 100 others. Twenty-nine people have been hospitalized, 14 of them with kidney failure. FDA officials said they had received reports of illness in 19 states.
Spinach has been removed from supermarket shelves, and consumers have tossed out the leafy green. So far only one company has been implicated, Natural Selection Foods, which distributes spinach under the Earthbound Farm and other brands. However, the government is investigating other companies too, and it is believed other brands may also be implicated.
E. coli or Escherichia coli is a common cause of foodborne illness with approximately 73,000 cases of infection and 61 deaths occurring in the United States each year. E. coli can lead to bloody diarrhea and kidney failure. Most E. coli cases are linked to eating undercooked ground beef, drinking raw milk and after swimming in or drinking sewage-contaminated water.
Bacteria in diarrheal stools of infected persons can be passed from one person to another if hygiene or handwashing habits are inadequate. This can happen with toddlers who are not toilet trained, putting family members of these children are at high risk. Over the last few years several e coli contamination has been linekd with several food and drink manufacturers, including Wendy’s, Starbucks, Odwalla, BJ’s and McDonalds.
Legal Help for Victims
If you or a loved one has been infected with E. coli you may have valuable legal rights, please fill out the form at the right for a free case evaluation by a qualified E. coli contamination attorney. Alternatively, call our toll free number: 1-800-LAW-INFO (1-800-529-4636).
E Coli Infection
E. coli Worries Prompt Another Ground Beef Recall
Nov 18, 2009
| Parker Waichman Alonso LLP
Fairbury Steaks, Inc. a Fairbury, Nebraska, establishment, is recalling approximately 90 pounds of fresh ground beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) just announced. The products subject to recall include 10-pound packages of "BULK FRESH GROUND BEEF."This recall has been classified as a Class I Recall, which means this is a health hazard situation in which there is a reasonable...
Firm At Center of E. Coli Outbreak Wasn't Testing Beef Trim
Nov 13, 2009
| Parker Waichman Alonso LLP
An E. coli outbreak that has killed 2 people has been linked to a ground beef processor that, according to The New York Times, stopped testing its ingredients years ago under pressure from beef trim suppliers.As we've reported previously, Fairbank Farms of Ashville, New York - owned by AFA Foods - recalled more than 500,000 pounds of ground beef because of potential E. coli contamination. At the time the recall was issued, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and...
E. Coli Outbreak Prompts Call For Investigation Of School Lunches
Nov 9, 2009
| Parker Waichman Alonso LLP
We recently wrote that some 31 million children are at increased risk for food poisoning due to delays in tainted food products being removed from school cafeterias.Now, reports the Associated Press (AP), the House Education and Labor Committee chair is seeking a probe into the potential for the dangerous, sometimes deadly, E. coli pathogen to contaminate school lunches. In September, USA Today, citing a federal audit it obtained, wrote that federal agencies supplying food for schoolchildren...
E. Coli Outbreaks Spawn Lawsuits
Nov 4, 2009
| Parker Waichman Alonso LLP
Two meat packing firms have been named in lawsuits filed by the families of two New England children stricken with E. coli infections. The first lawsuit names Fairbank Farms of Ashville, New York as a defendant. The complaint, which was filed on behalf of a 12-year-old Massachusetts girl, claims she became ill as a result of eating E. coli-tainted meat that came from Fairbank Farms in September. As we reported earlier this week, Fairbank Farms recalled more than a half million...
E. coli Outbreak May Have Claimed 2 Lives, At Least 16 Hospitalized
Nov 3, 2009
| Parker Waichman Alonso LLP
Twenty-eight people have been sickened in an E. coli outbreak that spans a dozen states. According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), two deaths may be linked to the E. coli outbreak, and a number of victims have been hospitalized.E. coli is a potentially deadly bacterium that can cause bloody diarrhea, dehydration, and in the most severe cases, kidney failure. The very young, seniors and people with weak immune systems are the most susceptible to foodborne illness.We reported yesterday...
