Food Poisoning Law Blog

 

Public health officials in Canada are warning pregnant women to avoid consumption of raw milk and unpasteurized dairy products as this may result in listeriosis (Listeria infection) in the newborn. The Grey Bruce Health Unit received a laboratory confirmed report this week of an infant who has contracted the disease. The most likely source of infection is the mother’s consumption of raw milk cheese.

Listeriosis is a reportable infection caused by eating food contaminated with the bacterium Listeria monocytogen. Pregnant women are at a 17 times higher risk than the general population to contract the disease which can then be transferred to the newborn. When this happens, the newborn usually becomes seriously ill, many die.  Listeriosis can also cause stillbirth and miscarriage.  Meningitis, septicemia and focal metastatic disease are associated with listeriosis.  Read about Listeria and pregnancy on the Pritzker | Ruohonen website, www.PritzkerLaw.com. 

Fred Pritzker, one of the leading foodborne illness litigators in the United States, has recently settled a case involving a woman who miscarried twins.   To contact Pritzker | Ruohonen, please call toll-free at 1-888-377-8900 or e-mail Fred Priztker.