New York Listeria Cases
In the last four weeks, New York health officials reported 7 cases of Listeria monocytogenes to the Centers of Disease Control (CDC). With only a total of 48 cases of Listeria reported, New York had over 10% of the cases. (Ohio also had a high number of Listeria cases.) This seems to be a high percentage for one of 50 states.
Because the incubation period for Listeria bacterium can be as long as 70 days, health officials often are unable to find the source of a Listeria infection. We looked back at the products recalled by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the last 70 days. There was one product recall due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination within the last 70 days that was distributed in New York: Monterey Mushrooms recalled about 10,000 cases of fresh sliced white mushrooms and fresh sliced baby bella mushrooms.
Listeria symptoms include one or all of the following:
- flu-like fever
- muscle aches
- upset stomach or diarrhea
- stiff neck, headache, loss of balance, confusion or convulsions.
If you or a family member contracted a Listeria infection (listeriosis) in New York or any other state and you suspect the source to be mushrooms, you should contact a Listeria lawyer regarding your legal rights and remedies. Lawyer Fred Pritzker has extensive experience with Listeria lawsuits and has recently obtained a settlement in a food poisoning case for over $6,000,000. To contact Fred Pritzker, call toll-free at 1-888-377-8900, e-mail fhp@pritzkerlaw.com or fill out the online, attorney-consultation form. Read about Listeria lawyer Fred Pritzker on the Pritzker | Ruohonen website, www.pritzkerlaw.com.
