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By Pritzker, Ruohonen & Associates

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Last Entry: November 15, 2009 at 09:12:07

Tomatoes may not be the source of Salmonella Outbreak

Posted on June 27, 2008
As the CDC reports that more than 800 people have become ill from Salmonella Saintpaul, federal health officials are questioning whether or not raw tomatoes are to blame. Although the CDC states that raw red plum, red Roma, and round red tomatoes are the most likely source of the national outbreak, officials have not yet confirmed that the tomatoes are carrying the rare Salmonella strain...

CDC Reports Salmonella Saintpaul Cases Rise Above 800

Posted on June 27, 2008
The CDC reports that the national outbreak of Salmonella Saintpaul from raw tomatoes has now resulted in 810 cases of illness. The outbreak has affected 36 different states along with the District of Columbia, resulting in at least 95 hospitalizations...

Pritzker Law Firm Has Been Retained to Represent Victim of E. coli Outbreak Linked to Kroger Ground Beef

Posted on June 27, 2008
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: The national food safety law firm of Pritzker | Ruohonen & Associates has been retained to represent 20 year-old Zachary Everhart from Pickerington, Ohio in connection with injuries he received as a result of consuming Kroger hamburger contaminated with the dangerous foodborne pathogen, E...

Two Firms Recall Cattle Heads

Posted on June 27, 2008
Earlier this year the largest beef recall in United States history was issued in regard to products produced by the Hallmark/Westland Meat Packing Co. The recall received national attention because of videos of workers at the Hallmark plant using inhumane practices in the slaughter of cattle, including forcing non-ambulatory, or “downer,” cattle to slaughter...

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Kroger Ground Beef Recall and Michigan and Ohio E. coli Recall

Posted on June 26, 2008
Kroger Ground Beef Recall Today, in response to the E. coli outbreak linked to Kroger ground beef, Kroger recalled ground beef sold at Kroger® Co. Stores in Michigan and Ohio. The products subject to the Kroger beef recall include all varieties and weights of ground beef products bearing a Kroger label sold between May 21 and June 8 at Michigan Kroger stores and and Columbus and Toledo, Ohio Kroger stores...

Press Release: Pritzker Calls on Kroger to Pay Victims' Medical Expenses

Posted on June 26, 2008
Health officials have linked Kroger ground beef to an Ohio and Michigan E. coli outbreak. "Whether the source of the E. coli is the grocery store or its suppliers," said Fred Pritzker, a leading food safety attorney, "it is only fair that the retailer pay for the medical bills of its injured customers...

Kroger Recall and E. coli Outbreak Update

Posted on June 26, 2008
In response to the multistate outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 linked to ground beef purchased in the Kroger chain of grocery stores, Kroger has recalled the affected ground beef. The recalled product is limited to ground beef sold between May 21 and June 8, 2008 that have a Kroger label...

Taste of Chicago

Posted on June 25, 2008
In 2007, the Taste of Chicago dished up a hummus dish at the Pars Cove booth that was contaminated with Salmonella, according to the Chicago Department of Public Health. Over 180 people were sickened in the resulting Salmonella outbreak. We are representing a number of the people sickened in the Taste of Chicago Salmonella outbreak of 2007...

Fresca Italia Recalls Burrata Cheese Due to Possible Listeria Contamination

Posted on June 25, 2008
Fresca Italia of Brisbane, CA is recalling Burrata, a type of cheese, because it has the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. This product was distributed in the San Francisco Bay Area and Southern California in retail stores and restaurants...

Michigan and Ohio E.coli Outbreak Linked to Kroger Ground Beef

Posted on June 25, 2008
Pritzker | Ruohonen, a leading E. coli litigation law firm, is monitoring the E. coli outbreak in Michigan and Ohio linked to ground beef, at least some of which was purchased at Kroger stores. People sickened in the outbreak reported purchasing ground beef at Kroger stores...

More Information on Michigan/Ohio E. Coli Outbreak

Posted on June 25, 2008
More information keeps on piling up as investigators try to get to the bottom of the E. coli O157:H7 outbreak in Michigan and Ohio. Although not as widespread as the Salmonella outbreak in tomatoes affecting the entire country, the residents of Michigan and Ohio have cause to worry about ground beef purchased from the Kroger chain of grocery stores...

Salmonella from Swimming Pools

Posted on June 25, 2008
Although chlorine does effectively kill Salmonella, it is still possible to contract the bacteria while swimming in a pool. It takes time to kill Salmonella with chlorine. Also, failure to chlorinate in a timely manner or cross contamination with other pools can lead to contraction of Salmonella from swimming pools...

Law Firm Calls on Kroger to Recall Ground Beef

Posted on June 25, 2008
According to the Michigan Department of Community Health (MDCH), more than half of the 15 people sickened in the current Michigan E. coli outbreak reported buying and eating ground beef from Kroger grocery stores. Also,a raw ground beef sample provided by an Ohio E...

Los Tres Amigos Associated with Wood River, Illinois Salmonella Outbeak

Posted on June 25, 2008
We spoke with Toni Corona, the administrator for the Madison County Health Department to get an update on the Salmonella outbreak associated with Los Tres Amigos in Wood River, Illinois. Seven confirmed cases of Salmonella have been reported to the health department since June 4, 2008...

Ground Beef E. coli Outbreak in Michigan and Ohio

Posted on June 25, 2008
Information from the CDC regarding the investigation of the Ohio and Michigan E. coli outbreak associated with ground beef, including ground beef sold at Kroger grocery store: State departments of health and agriculture in Michigan and Ohio, CDC, and the United States Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (USDA-FSIS) are investigating a multi-state outbreak of Escherichia coli O157:H7 infections...

Michigan E. coli Outbreak Associated with Kroger Ground Beef

Posted on June 25, 2008
According to the Michigan Department of Community Health (MDCH), ground beef sold at Kroger grocery stores has been associated with a Michigan E. coli outbreak that has sickened people in Michigan and Ohio. The MDCH has stated that more than half of the 15 people sickened in Michigan reported buying and eating ground beef from Kroger...

Salmonella Associated with Los Tres Amigos

Posted on June 24, 2008
At least 6 people who ate at Los Tres Amigos in Wood River, Illinois, contracted Salmonella infections (salmonellosis), according to the Madison County Health Department. Health officials believe that this Illinois Salmonella outbreak may be connected to the current nationwide outbreak of Salmonella Saintpaul associated with tomatoes because one of the cases has been confirmed to have a genetic fingerprint that matches the national outbreak pattern...

New Testing Policy for Beef Trim

Posted on June 23, 2008
The USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has announced that it will begin a new type of follow-up testing at establishments that supply trim and other components of raw ground beef. According to the FSIS: FSIS will conduct the new follow-up testing in response to positive E...

45 E. coli Cases in Michigan and Ohio May Be Associated with Ground Beef

Posted on June 20, 2008
Health officials in Michigan and Ohio are investigating 45 cases of E. coli O157:H7, some of which have matching genetic fingerprints, which means the cases were most likely caused by the same source. The Ohio Department of Health (ODH) is investigating 16 cases of E...

Ground Beef Most Likely Source of Michigan E. coli Infections

Posted on June 20, 2008
The Michigan Department of Community Health (MDCH) and several local health departments are investigating an increase in the number of illnesses related to the bacteria E. coli O157:H7. MDCH has received reports of 29 cases of infection so far in the month of June...

17 Confirmed Salmonella Saintpaul Cases in Chicago

Posted on June 20, 2008
The multi-state Salmonella Saintpaul outbreak associated with certain raw tomatoes has hit Chicago hard. According to the Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH), since mid-April, 17 Chicagoans are known to have been made ill by Salmonella Saintpaul, 9 of them ate at Adobo Grill...

Chicago Salmonella Cases Associated with Adobo Grill

Posted on June 20, 2008
The Chicago Department of Public Health has announced that the city has 17 confirmed Salmonella Saintpaul cases, 9 of them linked to Adobo Grill, which has two locations in Chicago. According to epidemiological evidence gathered by health officials, these 9 people ate tomatoes at an Adobo Grill in the Chicago area before getting sick...

Update on Ohio E. coli Outbreak

Posted on June 17, 2008
The Ohio Department of Health is investigating at least 11 cases of E. coli. Three of the cases are linked genetically, and health officials are awaiting test results to determine if any of the other cases are related. Medical professionals are reporting a number of patients with symptoms of E...

Ohio E. coli Cases May Be Connected

Posted on June 13, 2008
Several cases of E. coli in central Ohio may be connected. Seven cases were reported to three counties in July: Delaware County (1) Fairfield (3) Franklin (3)Because these cases were reported within a short period of time, health officials believe they may be connected...

E. coli Outbreaks in Minnesota Often Associated with Daycare Centers: Recent Wonder World Preschool E. coli Outbreak Sickens 8 Children

Posted on June 11, 2008
According to the Minnesota Department of Health, eight children who attend Wonder World Preschool have lab-confirmed cases of E. coli O157:H7. At least one of the children has developed hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS), a complication of an E. coli infection that can lead to kidney failure and death...

Foodborne Outbreaks Associated with Leafy Greens

Posted on June 10, 2008
This year at the International Conference on Emerging Infectious Diseases, one of the topics was foodborne outbreaks in the United States associated with leafy greens. A leafy-green-associated foodborne outbreak was defined as two or more illnesses due to the consumption of a single leafy green food item (lettuce, cabbage, mesclun mix, spinach) or a salad item containing one or more leafy greens...

Cecina Los Amigos Pork Sausage Recall

Posted on June 10, 2008
Cecina Los Amigos of Carson, California is voluntarily recalling approximately 290 pounds of pork blood sausages due to possible contamination with the Listeria monocytogenes. The following product is being recalled: 10-pound vacuum-sealed packages of "Cecina Los Amigos Pork Blood Sausage (Moronga)...

New Jersey Ground Beef Recall

Posted on June 10, 2008
The Food Safety and Inspection Service issued a recall on June 8th involving 13, 275 pounds of ground beef sold by Dutch's Meat, Inc. of Trenton, New Jersey. The meat may have become contaminated with E. coli O157:H7. The following products have been recalled: 10-pound plastic bags of "Dutch's Meats, Inc...

Fresh Tomato Salmonella Warning is Now Nation-wide, Local Growers Couldn't be Happier

Posted on June 10, 2008
The federal government has expanded its warning on fresh tomatoes to include the entire nation after 167 people have been confirmed infected with genetically linked strains of Salmonella Saintpaul in 17 different states. The FDA's first warning did not mention the states of Arkansas, California, Georgia, Hawaii, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Texas, but all of these states are now included in the FDA warning...

Topps E. coli Outbreak Update

Posted on June 09, 2008
In 2007, Topps Meat Company, LLC, recalled 21.7 million pounds of frozen hamburger patties that health officials had linked to an E. coli O157:H7 outbreak. At least 40 people were sickened, some with a serious complication called hemolytic uremic syndrome...

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