Hazelnuts E. coli Outbreak: Minnesota E. coli Attorney
Minnesota E. coli attorney Fred Pritzker has won millions for E. coli victims and has a national reputation in the areas of E. coli litigation and food safety. As this E. coli outbreak linked to hazelnuts (filberts) became public, Mr. Pritzker was speaking at a food safety conference in Vancouver, British Columbia.
“This outbreak is another example of how our food safety system is broken,” stated Attorney Fred Pritzker. “Victims of this outbreak suffered severe pain because these nuts were exposed to fecal matter that carried E. coli O157:H7. How did nuts come in contact with feces?”
To date, seven cases of E. coli O157:H7 infection have been associated with eating in-the-shell hazelnuts purchased from bulk bins at retail food stores. Three cases have been identified in Minnesota, three in Wisconsin, and one in Michigan. All three Minnesota cases were male and over 50 years of age. They were residents of Hennepin, Redwood, and Stearns counties. Two were hospitalized.
An investigation traced the source of the nuts for all seven individuals back to California producer wholesaler D. DeFranco & Sons. D. DeFranco has issued a recall for these products. The wholesaler sold the nuts to four distributors who sold them to stores in Minnesota, Michigan, Wisconsin, Iowa, North Dakota and South Dakota. Read hazelnuts recall lawsuit attorney information.
If you were sickened by this outbreak and would like a free consultation with Fred Pritzker or another E. coli attorney at Pritzker Olsen law firm, please call 1-888-377-8900 (toll free) or 612-338-0202. Our attorneys have extensive experience litigating E. coli claims. See our E. coli lawyer blog.
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