Illinois Targets Subway Sandwich Makers in Salmonella Hvittingfoss Probe
The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is taking steps to prevent a secondary outbreak of Salmonella Hvittingfoss tied to Subway restaurants in 28 Illinois counties.
The health agency is now requiring Subway workers in 46 restaurants associated with the outbreak to be tested and cleared before returning to work. IDPH said in a press release that several food handlers at certain Subway restaurants in Illinois have tested positive for Salmonella Hvittingfoss.
.jpg)
The fear is that they will contaminate others and the outbreak will continue to spread. The demand of the health department is that infected workers have two consecutive test results that are negative for Salmonella serotype Hvittingfoss before being allowed to return to work.
The Subway Salmonella outbreak has now sickened 90 people in 28 counties, including 25 people who have been hospitalized.
Illness onsets have been reported between May 5 and June 4. Victims range in age from 2 to 79.
Case patients have reported eating at Subway restaurants located in these counties -- Bureau, Cass, Champaign, Christian, Coles, Dekalb, DeWitt, Ford, Fulton, Henry, Knox, LaSalle, Livingston, Macon, Marshall, McLean, Moultrie, Ogle, Peoria, Rock Island, Sangamon, Schuyler, Shelby, Tazewell, Vermilion, Warren, Will and Winnebago.
Law firm Pritzker Olsen has been in direct contact with victims of this outbreak and is accepting cases at 1-888-377-8900 (Toll Free). You may also contact our firm using the contact form on the right side of this Web page. We will provide you with a free case consultation and answer your questions about Illinois Subway Salmonella litigation.
Our firm currently represents an Illinois woman in a lawsuit against Subway over food poisoning she suffered after eating a veggie sandwich at the Subway restaurant in Lombard, Illinois. She couldn't eat for days and missed two weeks of work.
Our firm routinely represents consumers in Salmonella, E. coli, Shigella, and other foodborne illnesses cases against large multi-national food and restaurant companies. Over the years we have collected millions for our clients and we are involved in practically every major outbreak of foodborne illness.
