Jamba Juice Strawberry Smoothie Poses Listeria Risk
Jamba Juice of San Francisco, California, has notified the public that smoothies containing strawberries which were sold at its Jamba Juice stores in Arizona, Southern Nevada and Southern California between November 25 - December 1, 2006, may have been contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
Listeria monocytogenes is a foodborne pathogen which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections (Listeria meningitis) in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. In the past, we have represented families of victims who died and victims who were severely injured, including one man who lost some body functions and was permanently mentally impared. (These were victims of past Listeria outbreaks.)
About one-third of all confirmed Listeria infections involve pregnant women. If infected with Listeria, the pregnant woman may have a miscarriage or stillbirth. If the baby is born with a Listeria infection, the baby will most likely die. One documented Listeria case (not related to Jamba Juice) involved a 3-month-old baby who did not display symptoms of Listeria infection until days before she died.
According to Jamba Juice and the FDA, the strawberry contamination came to light when one of Jamba Juice's suppliers – Cleugh's Frozen Foods of Salinas, CA - notified the company that frozen strawberries from one of Cleugh's facilities tested positive for Listeria monocytogenes.
A food vender is liable for injuries caused by the food it serves even if the food was contaminated by a supplier. If people contracted Listeria infections from the Jamba Juice strawberry smoothies, Jamba Juice will liable. The supplier and others can also be named in a lawsuit. A Listeria lawyer at Pritzker | Ruohonen will be able to determine what parties may be sued.
If you had a Jamba Juice smoothie and are diagnosed with a Listeria infection (listeriosis) in the next 2 months, contact a lawyer at Pritzker | Ruohonen for a free consultation. Please call toll-free at 1-888-377-8900, e-mail Fred Pritzker at fhp@pritzkerlaw.com or use the firm’s online-consultation form.
