E. coli Outbreak: Taco Bell Green Onions
According to an Associated Press story, Taco Bell has said that E. coli was found in 3 samples of its green onions. Further testing will show whether green onions are the source of the E. coli outbreak that has sickened people in New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania and possibly Connecticut. We have also been contacted by people in other states who may have been sickened in the outbreak. If you are having symptoms of E. coli, please read the information on E. coli symptoms on our website.
Green onions were the source of the largest hepatitis A outbreak in U.S. history and several other hepatitis A outbreaks. Green onions have not been associated with a major E. coli outbreak, but it would not be surprising. Green onions, like lettuce and spinach, can be contaminated with foodborne pathogens during irrigation, picking, processing (e.g., washed off with contaminated water), shipping or at any point before consumption. Also like spinach and lettuce, they can absorb foodborne pathogens while growing, making it impossible to wash off any contamination.
Pritzker | Ruohonen is a nationally-recognized leader in the area of food poisoning litigation, including E. coli lawsuits. The firm has recently recovered a $6,425,000 settlement for victims of a food poisoning outbreak that sickened people in New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania and surrounding states. To contact an E. coli lawyer at Pritzker | Ruohonen for a free consultation, please call toll-free at 1-888-377-8900, e-mail attorney Fred Pritzker at fhp@pritzkerlaw.com or use the firm’s online-consultation form.
Green onions were the source of the largest hepatitis A outbreak in U.S. history and several other hepatitis A outbreaks. Green onions have not been associated with a major E. coli outbreak, but it would not be surprising. Green onions, like lettuce and spinach, can be contaminated with foodborne pathogens during irrigation, picking, processing (e.g., washed off with contaminated water), shipping or at any point before consumption. Also like spinach and lettuce, they can absorb foodborne pathogens while growing, making it impossible to wash off any contamination.
Pritzker | Ruohonen is a nationally-recognized leader in the area of food poisoning litigation, including E. coli lawsuits. The firm has recently recovered a $6,425,000 settlement for victims of a food poisoning outbreak that sickened people in New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania and surrounding states. To contact an E. coli lawyer at Pritzker | Ruohonen for a free consultation, please call toll-free at 1-888-377-8900, e-mail attorney Fred Pritzker at fhp@pritzkerlaw.com or use the firm’s online-consultation form.
