West Virginia E. coli May be Linked to Spinach
A West Virginia resident is reported to have an E. coli O157:H7 infection, and health authorities are trying to determine whether the case is related to the nationwide outbreak connected with eating fresh spinach. The West Virginia resident is from Ohio County. If health officials confirm that this case is associated with the national E. coli outbreak linked to spinach, it will be the first case in West Virginia.
Researchers have found a strain of E. coli O157:H7 in a bag of Dole spinach that matches the strain of E. coli O157:H7 that has sickened over 150 people in 23 states (24 if the West Virginia resident becomes a confirmed case). However, Dole spinach is not the only brand of spinach recalled as a result of the outbreak. The brands of spinach, baby spinach, and salad blends containing spinach that have been recalled to date are the following:
Balducci's, FreshPro, Fresh N' Easy, Spring Mix and Hy-Vee, Natural Selection Foods, Pride of San Juan, Earthbound Farm, Bellissima, Dole, Rave Spinach, Emeril, Sysco, O Organic, Fresh Point, River Ranch, Superior, Nature's Basket, Pro-Mark, Compliments, Trader Joe's, Ready Pac, Jansal Valley, Cheney Brothers, D'Arrigo Brothers, Green Harvest, Mann, Mills Family Farm, Premium Fresh, Snoboy, The Farmer's Market, Tanimura & Antle, President's Choice, Cross Valley, and Riverside Farms.
Pritzker | Ruohonen is a leader in food poisoning law. The firm was the first law firm to file a lawsuit against Dole in the 2005 E. coli O157:H7 outbreak linked to Dole bagged salad. The firm has recovered millions for food poisoning victims, including a recent settlement for over $3,000,000 for a mother who lost her unborn twins. To contact a lawyer at Pritzker | Ruohonen, call toll-free at 1-888-377-8900, e-mail fhp@pritzkerlaw.com or fill out the online, attorney-consultation form. Read about E. coli lawyer Fred Pritzker on the Pritzker | Ruohonen website, www.pritzkerlaw.com.