Final CDC Update on Filbert E. coli Outbreak
The DeFranco & Sons hazelnut E. coli outbreak sickened eight people in Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan from December 20 to February 16 -- hospitalizing four of them, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said in its final update on the outbreak.
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The outbreak strain of E. coli O157:H7 was found on hazelnuts and mixed nuts containing hazelnuts by public health laboratories in Minnesota, California and Wisconsin. "Source tracing identified a common distributor for the hazelnuts consumed by ill persons: DeFranco & Sons in Los Angeles, California.''
Most of the potentially contaminated nuts were sold in bulk bins across the country and in Cello bags of Sunripe brand filberts, according to the DeFranco recall announcement. The hazelnuts were grown in Oregon. They fall to the ground from trees and are gathered from there, where it is possible they can come in contact with animal fecal contamination harboring E. coli O157:H7. In Canada right now, there are fears that shelled walnuts grown in the U.S. are behind a separate outbreak of E. coli O157:H7.
If you are a victim of the hazelnut E. coli outbreak who is interested in joining hazelnut E. coli litigation, contact PritzkerOlsen, P.A., a leading national food safety law firm representing victims in nearly all major outbreaks of foodborne illness in the U.S. An E. coli attorney at Pritzker will provide a free consultation at 1-888-377-8900 (Toll Free) or respond to information you provide on our hazelnut E. coli contact form.
