DeFusco's Salmonella Outbreak in R.I.

Posted on March 26, 2011 by PritzkerLaw

Update (March 28, 2011): There are now 33 reports of illness associated with this DeFusco's zeppoles Salmonella outbreak. Seventeen people have been hospitalized, seven of them from West Shore Health Center in Warwick, Rhode Island.

A Rhode Island Salmonella outbreak is under investigation by state health officials who say the outbreak possibly may be related to cream pastries called zeppoles from DeFusco's Bakery. Nine of the 19 suspected outbreak victims have tested positive for Salmonella and 13 have been hospitalized. DeFusco's Bakery initiated a recall and its production facility in Johnston has been shut down after an inspection discovered food safety problems.

"Staff found pastry cream that is used in zeppoles and éclairs was stored at unsafe temperatures as well as unsanitary conditions in the store,'' the Rhode Island Department of Health said in a press release Saturday.

Nationally recognized food safety law firm PritzkerOlsen, P.A., is conducting its own investigation of this outbreak and is accepting cases from individuals and families who seek representation in a DeFusco's Salmonella lawsuit. An attorney can be reached at 1-888-377-8900 (Toll Free) or victims of the outbreak can contact us online.

Various Rhode Island agencies are continuing to investigate the source of the outbreak and are working to identify additional retail outlets where DeFusco’s sells cream pastries. So far, the Health Department has learned that zeppoles from DeFusco’s Johnston store are sold at all DeFusco’s locations; Calvitto’s in Narragansett; Sal’s Bakery in Providence; Focaccia World in Johnston; and American Bakery Supplies, a distributor in West Warwick. All five Crugnale Bakery locations in Providence, East Providence, North Providence, Cranston, and Cumberland also sold DeFusco’s zeppoles from March 16 through March 20.

Salmonella symptoms include diarrhea, vomiting, cramps and fever and usually last four to seven days. People with symptoms should quickly seek a doctor. Many healthy adults survive Salmonellosis without medical care, but some illnesses can be severe and in rare case, death occurs. There are several long-term risks associated with Salmonella poisoning, including reactive arthritis or Reiter's Syndrome.
 People of any age can become severely ill from Salmonella, but young children, the elderly and others who have compromised immune systems are most likely to have serious complications.
 
Pritzker Olsen is one of the very few law firms in the nation practicing extensively in the area of foodborne illness litigation. Over the years we have collected tens of millions of dollars for victims of Salmonella and other types of food poisoning. Our firm also is actively involved in efforts to prevent foodborne illness and has been called on by national news networks to explain the dangers of contaminated food and surrounding issues.
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