Contacts Continue for Egg Recall Lawyer
One month after Wright County Egg of Galt, Iowa, announced its initial recall of shell eggs, law firm PritzkerOlsen, P.A., is continuing to get contacts from people sickened by the outbreak strain of Salmonella Enteritidis.
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The food safety law firm represents Salmonella egg outbreak victims whose illnesses date as far back as June. Founder and president Fred Pritzker, who is lead attorney for the firm’s egg recall cases, already has filed an egg lawsuit in Minnesota and is working on additional egg lawsuits for other clients from across the country. The Minnesota case stemmed from a cluster of illnesses among patrons of the same restaurant, Mi Rancho in Bemidji, Minnesota. The Minnesota Department of Health traced it back to contaminated eggs from Hillandale Farms, also of Iowa.Across the country, more than 1,500 individuals have suffered Salmonella Enteritidis infections that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has attributed to contaminated shell eggs from Wright County Egg and Hillandale Farms. According to CDC, the outbreak started in May, peaked in July and has continued into September.
Pritzker said the heavy volume of contacts from victims has prompted his firm to conduct its own investigation and he is hoping for court permission to inspect the egg farms as soon as possible. FDA inspection reports found unsanitary conditions and multiple violations of food safety laws.
“We’re getting complaints like crazy,’’ Pritzker said. “People are scared and angry because this outbreak should not have happened.’’
A person infected with Salmonella Enteritidis usually has fever, painful cramps and diarrhea beginning 12 to 72 hours after consuming contaminated food. The illness lasts 4 to 7 days. Children under age 5, older adults and others who have impaired immune systems may face more serious illness. In these patients, the infection may spread to the blood stream and produce arterial infections such as endocarditis and reactive arthritis, or Reiter’s syndrome.
PritzkerOlsen represents individuals and families nationwide in cases involving foodborne illness. For a free case consultation,call the firm at 1-888-377-8900 (TOLL FREE) or complete the contact form on the side of this Web page.
