Schnucks Salad Bars Implicated in St. Louis E. coli Outbreak
St. Louis County health officials have indicated that an “overwhelming majority” of the 34 people sickened in the St. Louis E. coli outbreak reported eating items from a Schnucks salad bar before becoming ill. Four E. coli victims interviewed by the Post-Dispatch said they had eaten produce from salad bars at Schnucks in High Ridge, Ladue, downtown St. Louis and Ballwin.
Our attorneys have been contacted by victims of this outbreak and their families and are investigating a lawsuit against Schnucks on behalf of E. coli victims to recover medical expenses, pain and suffering, lost wages and other damages. The epidemiological evidence so far points to a strong association between Schnucks salad bars and the E. coli infections.
Schnucks has responded to the outbreak in a news release: “To date, no tests taken from Schnucks stores have come back positive for E. coli and no original source has been pinpointed, but Schnucks Food Safety is taking every possible precaution.” One of the precautions was pulling strawberries and lettuce from the salad bars.
Missouri and federal health officials are still testing food and environmental samples collected at Schnucks locations. Finding the outbreak strain of E. coli in one of the samples would be the “smoking gun,” but there is already ample evidence to support a lawsuit against Schnucks.
Cathy Diehl of Jefferson County told the Post-Dispatch that she was surprised that health officials did not collect the leftover salad that her 9-year-old daughter had eaten before being hospitalized for a week with an E. coli infection. This is why our law firm does an independent investigation. We have leftovers tested if the health department does not take that step.
Attorney Fred Pritzker and his litigation team represent E. coli victims throughout the United States and have won millions for their clients. There clients include E. coli victims who developed hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) and thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP),
News Source: http://www.stltoday.com/lifestyles/health-med-fit/fitness/article_c3b34b7b-ea5a-59f6-93e5-5ef7609ee784.html#ixzz1cSLJ7Cwv
