Hannaford Salmonella Outbreak Covers Supermarkets in MA ME NH VT and NY
Hannaford Supermarket customers in Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont and New York are urged to check for Salmonella-tainted ground beef that may be in their home refrigerators or freezers. This recall of Hannaford ground beef relates to an outbreak of Salmonellosis that has hospitalized seven people and injured seven more.
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Outbreak confirmation came from the CDC and USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service, leading to the recall this week of an undetermined amount of ground beef that was sold fresh from Hannaford meat cases. If you or a loved one has been sickened in this outbreak, contact Pritzker Olsen Attorneys for a free Salmonella lawsuit consultation. Call 1-888-377-8900. You pay nothing until your case is won.
FSIS said 10 of the 14 case-patients reported purchasing ground beef at Hannaford stores in Maine, New York, New Hampshire and Vermont between October 12 and November 20. The various ground beef packages bear sell-by dates of Dec. 17, 2011 or earlier. Click here for more details of the Hannaford ground beef recall. The investigation by public health officials is ongoing and it's possible more illnesses could result. So far, no Salmonella deaths have been reported.
Salmonella lawyers for Pritzker Olsen are accepting cases from this outbreak. They represent food poisoning victims in practically every major outbreak of Salmonella, E. coli, Listeria and Campylobacter and the firm continues to be one of the very few practicing extensively in the area of foodborne illness litigation, including Salmonella litigation.
The current outbreak tied to Hannaford ground beef in the Northeast involves an antibiotic-resistant strain of bacteria known as Salmonella Typhimurium, a complicating factor that could lead to longer illnesses and hospital stays in some cases.
