Salmonella Bareilly Caused by Sushi and Sashimi: Connecticut, Louisiana, Maryland, Missouri, New York, Rhode Island, Texas, Washington DC, Wisconsin
Attorney Fred Pritzker 
(Update: Contaminated tuna has been recalled in connection with this outbreak. Read about the tuna recall.)
I am going to be representing victims of the Salmonella Bareilly outbreak caused by spicy tuna sushi and other raw tuna products sold at restaurants and grocery stores in 20 states and Washington DC. The states involved include the following:
Click for a free Salmonella case review.Alabama (2), Arkansas (1), Connecticut (5), District of Columbia (2), Florida (1), Georgia (5), Illinois (10), Louisiana (2), Maryland (11), Massachusetts (8), Mississippi (1), Missouri (2), New Jersey (7), New York (24), North Carolina (2), Pennsylvania (5), Rhode Island (5), South Carolina (3), Texas (3), Virginia (5), and Wisconsin (12).
We have contacted state health departments and the CDC and will get out information as it becomes available. Here is what we know so far (this information is dated. For current information, please see Tuna Sushi Recall Lawsuit):
- At least 90 people in 19 states and Washington DC were sickened in the Salmonella Bareilly outbreak;
- The states involved include Connecticut, Louisiana, Maryland, Missouri, New York, Rhode Island and Texas (other states not yet named);
- Restaurants in Connecticut, Maryland, Texas and Wisconsin have been implicated in this outbreak;
- 8 Salmonella Bareilly cases in Maryland may be part of this outbreak, all of them associated with eating sushi, sashimi, or a similar food prior to illness;
- There are 2 confirmed cases of Salmonella Bareilly in Washington DC. One person was hospitalized;
- There are at least 17 cases of Salmonella Bareilly in New York, one hospitalization; and
- Two cases in Louisiana, both hospitalized.
Salmonella Outbreak Prompts Beef Recall By Hannaford Grocery Stores
A Salmonella outbreak that has sickened 14 people has prompted the Hannaford grocery store chain to issue a recall on an undetermined amount of fresh ground beef products, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has announced.
As a result of on-going epidemiologic and traceback investigations, as well as in-store reviews, FSIS, working with the CDC and its state health partners, determined that there is a link between the outbreak and the ground beef sold by the Scarborough, Maine-based grocery chain.
The Salmonella Typhimurium strain associated with this outbreak is reported rarely in the U.S. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is reporting that 14 people are ill, 11 of whom reported consuming ground beef. Seven people have been hospitalized and no deaths have been reported.
The outbreak strain has initially tested resistant to multiple commonly prescribed antibiotics, including drug classes such as beta-lactams, aminoglycosides, and cephalosporins.
Ten of the 14 case-patients reported purchasing ground beef at Hannaford stores in Maine, New York, New Hampshire and Vermont between Oct. 12 and Nov. 20. No other product description is available at this time. FSIS has so far been unable to determine responsible suppliers.
The various ground beef packages bear sell-by dates of Dec. 17, 2011 or earlier and were sold at Hannaford stores throughout Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York and Vermont. FSIS and the company are concerned that some product may be frozen and in consumers’ freezers. When available, the retail distribution list(s) will be posted on FSIS’ website at: www.fsis.usda.gov/
The products subject to recall are any size package of the following:
“73% Hannaford Regular Ground Beef”
“75% Hannaford Regular Ground Beef”
“80% Hannaford Regular Ground Beef”
“85% Hannaford Regular Ground Beef”
“90% Hannaford Regular Ground Beef”
“80% Taste of Inspirations Angus Ground Beef”
“85% Taste of Inspirations Angus Ground Beef”
“90% Taste of Inspirations Angus Ground Beef”
“85% Nature’s Place Ground Beef”
“90% Nature’s Place Ground Beef”
Eating food contaminated with Salmonella can cause salmonellosis, one of the most common bacterial foodborne illnesses. Salmonella infections can be life-threatening, especially to those with weak immune systems, infants or the elderly. Symptoms include diarrhea, abdominal cramps, and fever within 12 to 72 hours.
If you have legal questions about an illness or a hospitalization associated with this outbreak, contact the foodbrone illness attorneys at PritzkerOlsen for a free consultation.
Badia Spices Pine Nuts Recalled Due to Salmonella Risk
Turkish pine nuts sold at Wegmans have been linked to an outbreak of Salmonella that has sickened dozens of people in 5 states. Although Badia Spices pinenuts have not been linked to any illnesses, the company, Badia Spices, Inc, is recalling approximately 3,800 lbs. of pinenuts due to the risk of Salmonella poisoning.
The pine nuts were sold in retail stores in Florida, New York, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and New Jersey – between June 2011 and October 2011. The following lots of Badia Spices Pinenuts are recalled:
(UPC) 033844 00068 – 1 oz Pine nuts in small plastic bags Lot # 84666
(UPC) 033844 00733 – 2 oz Pine nuts in pet bottles Lot # 83184, 85442
Badia Spices, Inc. repacked bulk pine nuts which were imported from Turkey and subsequently recalled by Sunrise Commodities of Englewood Cliffs, N.J. The bulk pine nuts have been linked to an outbreak of Salmonella Enteritidis illness and samples of the bulk pine nuts analyzed by the Food and Drug Administration and various states have tested positive for Salmonella.
Our Salmonella lawyers are representing a woman who was hospitalized after eating pine nuts purchased at Wegmans. Attorney Ryan Osterholm is our managing attorney for these cases. To contact him, call 1-888-377-8900 (toll free) or submit our free consultation form.
Papaya Salmonella Outbreak Update by CDC: Free Consultation Regarding Agromod Produce Lawsuit
CDC is reporting additional cases of Salmonella Agona infection linked to whole, fresh papayas imported from Mexico. Public health investigators used DNA “fingerprints” of Salmonella bacteria obtained through diagnostic testing with pulsed-field gel electrophoresis, or PFGE, to identify cases of illness that were part of this outbreak. Our Salmonella lawyers are investigating this outbreak and are available for a free consultation regarding a Salmonella Agona lawsuit.
A total of 106 individuals infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Agona were reported from 25 states between January 1 and August 25, 2011. The number of ill persons identified in each state with the outbreak strain was as follows: Arkansas (1), Arizona (4), California (8), Colorado (1), Georgia (8), Illinois (18), Indiana (1), Kentucky (1), Louisiana (2), Massachusetts (1), Minnesota (3), Missouri (3), Nebraska (2), Nevada (1), New Jersey (1), New Mexico (3), New York (9), Ohio (1), Oklahoma (1), Pennsylvania (2), Tennessee (1), Texas (25), Virginia (2), Washington (5), and Wisconsin (2).
Among persons for whom information is available, illnesses began on or after January 17, 2011. Ill persons ranged in age from less than 1 year old to 91 years old, and the median age was 21 years old. Thirty-nine percent of patients were younger than 5 years old. Fifty-six percent were female. Eleven persons reported travel to Mexico in the week before they became ill. Ten patients were hospitalized. No deaths were reported.
Papaya Salmonella Outbreak Investigation
Epidemiologic, traceback, and laboratory investigations linked this outbreak to eating fresh, whole papayas imported from Mexico by Agromod Produce, Inc. of McAllen, Texas. Among 56 ill persons for whom information is available, 57% reported consuming papayas in the week before illness onset. Product information such as date and location of purchase of papayas was collected from ill persons and used by local, state, and federal public health, agriculture, and regulatory agencies to conduct traceback investigations. Agromod Produce, Inc. was identified as a common supplier of papayas purchased by ill persons.
Sampling of papayas by FDA as part of the outbreak investigation identified two samples with Salmonella Agona that were indistinguishable by PFGE from the outbreak strain. One sample was collected at Agromod Produce, Inc. in McAllen, Texas and the other was collected at the U.S.-Mexico border from a shipment destined for Agromod Produce, Inc. These papayas had been imported from Mexico. The shipments from which Salmonella was isolated were not distributed in the United States.
The strain of Salmonella Agona associated with this outbreak is composed of four closely related PFGE patterns that have been rarely identified before in PulseNet. Three of these four PFGE patterns were first identified beginning in 2010. A total of 119 cases from 14 states were reported between May 28, 2010, and September 10, 2010. Distribution of age, sex, ethnicity, and state of residence among ill persons was similar to the distribution seen in the current outbreak. Despite an intensive investigation during the summer of 2010 by local, state, and federal public health agencies that focused on fresh fruit, including papaya, the source of the outbreak was not determined.
Papaya Recall Issued by Agromod Produce
On July 23, 2011, Agromod Produce, Inc. of McAllen, Texas recalled fresh, whole papayas because they have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. The recall includes all Blondie, Yaya, Mañanita, and Tastylicious Brand papayas sold prior to July 23, 2011. These fresh, whole papayas were imported from Mexico and distributed nationwide and to Canada through retail stores and wholesalers.
FDA Papaya Import Alert Information
From May 12, 2011, to August 18, 2011, FDA analysis found a 15.6% Salmonella contamination rate in papayas from Mexico. The positive samples were from 28 different firms and include nearly all the major papaya producing regions in Mexico. Under an FDA Import Alert issued on August 25, 2011, papayas from each source in Mexico may be denied admission into the United States unless the importer shows they are not contaminated with Salmonella.
Our Salmonella attorneys represent food poisoning victims nationwide in lawsuits against growers, importers, producers, distributors, retailers and restaurants. Contact us for a free consultation regarding a lawsuit against Agromod Produce and for class action lawsuit information.
Safeway Ground Turkey Salmonella Recall
Safeway ground turkey is being recalled in connection with a larger Salmonella recall. Cargill is recalling about 36 million pounds of ground turkey connected to a Salmonella Heidelberg outbreak and the Safeway brand is just one of many ground turkey brands being pulled from store shelves. The outbreak has so far sickened 78 people in 26 states. One of those people died. The illnesses, which occurred between March 1, 2011 and present, are being continually investigated by state health departments and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). So far, the following states are affected by the outbreak: AL (1), AZ (2), CA (6), GA (2), IA (1), IL (7), IN (1), KY (2), LA (1), MA (1), MI (10), MN (1), MO (2), MS (1), NC (1), NE (2), NV (1), NY (2), OH (10), OK (1), OR (1), PA (5), SD (3), TN (2), TX (9), and WI (3).
Safeway Turkey Salmonella Recall Product Information
52930- Safeway Fresh 85% Ground Turkey Exact Weight 1.25 lb
(NOTE: Sold in Texas only at Randall’s and Tom Thumb, Use or Freeze by 03/12/11 through 04/30/11)
The Salmonella attorneys at Pritzker Olsen have recovered millions of dollars in Salmonella lawsuits on behalf of people sickened in Salmonella outbreaks as well as other food borne pathogens. If you think you have symptoms of salmonella, visit the doctor and have them test for the pathogen. If it is confirmed that you are sick with Salmonella, report it to your health department. Health department officials will perform further tests to see if your case is part of this outbreak.
Salmonella outbreak victims may be able to file a salmonella lawsuit and recover expenses for things like medical bills, lost wages, pain and suffering, and other damages. Contact the Pritzker Olsen Salmonella lawyers for a free case review.
