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
California Firm Issues Beef Recall for E. coli
Jan 18, 2010
| Parker Waichman Alonso LLP
Concerns over E. coli O157:H7 contamination have prompted Huntington Meat Packing Inc. of Montebello, California to recall 864,000 lbs of beef products. The problem was discovered during a Food Safety Assessment (FSA) by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS). The FSA led to the determination that a further investigation of establishment records was warranted. The investigation is ongoing. The following products, consisting of all ground beef...
Another Nestle Cookie Dough E. Coli Scare
Jan 14, 2010
| Parker Waichman Alonso LLP
More E. coli has turned up at a Nestle factory in Danville, Virginia. The E. coli discovery comes just months after the company issued a massive recall of refrigerated Toll House cookie dough made at the plant. That tainted cookie dough, which was recalled in June, was connected to 76 cases of E. coli poisoning in 31 states.The Danville plant stopped production because of the outbreak, and on the advice of the Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Nestle purchased new supplies of...
Beef Products Inc. Faces Safety Questions
Jan 4, 2010
| Parker Waichman Alonso LLP
A meat processor that says its method of treating beef trim with ammonia reduces E. coli and Salmonella to "undetectable" levels has come under fire following a New York Times report that questioned its safety methods.Beef Products Inc. of South Dakota exposes its meat to ammonia gas, which raises its alkalinity, making it less hospitable to E. coli and Salmonella. Based on the company's own research that purported to show this method eliminated E. coli and Salmonella, the U.S....
E. Coli in Six States Linked to Recalled Beef
Dec 28, 2009
| Parker Waichman Alonso LLP
National Steak and Poultry, of Owasso, Oklahoma has recalled 248,000 of beef products because of potential contamination with E. coli O157 H7.According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food Safety & Inspection Service (FSIS), this beef recall has been classified as Class I, meaning that the risk of serious illness is high. The recalled products have been associated with a cluster of illnesses in Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, South Dakota and Washington.E. coli...
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...