UPDATE on Costco Cheese E. coli Outbreak
E. coli 0157:H7 has been found in an opened package of Bravo Farms Dutch Style Gouda Cheese purchased at Costco by a victim in the five-state Costco Gouda Cheese E. coli outbreak.
Additional testing is ongoing to confirm the result while state and federal health investigators look for additional illnesses that could be related to this outbreak, which so far has sickened 25 people in Arizona, Colorado, California, Nevada and New Mexico.
This update on the Costco cheese E. coli outbreak was provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), which is investigating where in the distribution chain the point of contamination could have occurred. So far, there is a preliminary link with one of several cheeses offered for sampling and sale at the Costco “cheese road show” that was held between October 5 and November 1 in the five states where people are sick. "This cheese is Bravo Farms Dutch Style Gouda Cheese (Costco Item 40654), manufactured by Bravo Farms of Traver, California,'' the CDC said.
Members of the public who have experienced symptoms of E. coli infection, including bloody diarrhea and painful stomach cramps, should see a doctor and the results of any positive stool culture will be communicated with health officials. A gouda cheese E. coli outbreak claims center has been established at law firm PritzkerOlsen, P.A., to provide representation in a Bravo Farms cheese lawsuit. To contact the claims center for a free case consultation from an E. coli lawyer, call 1-888-377-8900 (Toll Free) or complete the contact form on the side of this Web page.
