New York Sushi Salmonella
Attorney Fred Pritzker 
New York is by far the hardest hit state in the tuna sushi Salmonella outbreak traced to raw yellowfin tuna processed in India and imported, frozen, for distribution in many parts of the country.
The most recent raw tuna Salmonella update from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) indicates New York has 54 confirmed cases, 10 more than the CDC reported on May 1. The next closest state in terms of case counts is Massachusetts, with 33. New Jersey has had 28 case patients while Maryland and Illinois both have 27 confirmed illnesses in the outbreak.
National Salmonella lawyer Fred Pritzker has filed a sushi lawsuit in Boston and represents other case patients in this outbreak, which happens to be the largest food poisoning threat of 2012 with a total of 316 confirmed illnesses. The most recent onset of illness was May 3. The contamination first started to make U.S. sushi eaters sick in January. Spicy tuna roll has been a common vehicle for transmission of the pathogen.
Epidemiologists have found two types of Salmonella at work in this outbreak — Bareilly and Nchanga. Scores of lab tests have confirmed and reconfirmed that raw tuna scrape from Moon Marine USA Corporation of Cupertino, California, is the likely source of this outbreak, which started in January. Moon Marine has recalled 58,828 lbs of a frozen raw yellowfin tuna product, labeled as Nakaochi Scrape AA or AAA. Nakaochi Scrape is tuna backmeat, which is specifically scraped off from the bones, and looks like a ground product.
Pritzker Olsen Attorneys is continuing to accept cases and will provide victims of this outbreak free case consultations at 1-888-377-8900 (Toll Free) or leave your contact information and an attorney will call you.
Pet Food Company Linked To Salmonella Outbreak Has Food Safety Violations
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration found several food safety violations at the Diamond Pet Foods plant in Gaston, South Carolina, where products linked to a Salmonella outbreak that has sickened 15 people in nine states were made.
At least five people have been hospitalized in the outbreak associated with a number of brands manufactured at the facility including: Natural Balance, Solid Gold, WellPet, Canidae, Apex and Diamond. The FDA inspected the plant on April 12 and inspectors filed a report which includes the following observations:
-No microbiological analysis is conducted or there is no assurance that animal fat used to make the food will not introduce pathogens.
-The sampling system is flawed.
-Lack of hand washing facilities at each location needed.
-Failure to properly maintain equipment which may lead to contamination problems.
-Equipment repaired with materials that cannot be cleaned such as duct tape and card board.
People can contract Salmonella infections from handling tainted dog food. If you have legal questions about an illness or hospitalization associated with this outbreak and would like a free consultation with a Salmonella lawyer contact the law firm of PritzkerOlsen, a national leader in food safety law. The toll free number is 1 888 377-8900.
Massachusetts Salmonella Lawyer and Lawsuit for Sushi Salmonella Outbreak
Attorney Fred Pritzker
A Massachusetts Salmonella lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in Boston seeks monetary damages against the purveyor of raw tuna scrape at the center of a national outbreak of Salmonella Bareilly — the biggest outbreak of foodborne illness so far this year.
Pritzker Olsen Attorneys is representing a resident of Malden, Middlesex County, in a Salmonella Bareilly suit against Moon Marine USA, a foreign corporation with operations in India that is organized under the laws of the State of California. The client is one of 258 confirmed case patients and one of 32 victims who became hospitalized.
Massachusetts was hit hard in this outbreak, which has been traced to a fishery in Kerala state, India. The 29 confirmed cases in the Bay State is second only to New York with 44. New Jersey also has 29 confirmed illnesses in the outbreak.
CDC, FDA and many state health departments collaborated to find out that frozen raw yellowfin tuna product, known as Nakaochi Scrape, from Moon Marine USA Corporation is the likely source of this outbreak.
FDA concluded that contamination with Salmonella Bareilly is likely due to inadequate sanitary controls after harvest on the fishing vessels, during processing or packaging. Sources of contamination may include water contamination, and/or poor hygienic practices of workers that process the product, pests in packing facilities, and lack of adequate cleaning and sanitizing of equipment that comes in contact with the product, the FDA wrote in an import alert.
If you or someone close to you has been contacted by the health department about your illness being linked to the sushi Salmonella outbreak, call for legal help to get fair and full coverage of your claim. Pritzker Olsen is one of just a few law firms in the country practicing extensively in the area of foodborne illness litigation and we have collected millions for victims of outbreaks. Call for a free case review at 1-888-377-8900 (Toll Free) or leave your contact information and a lawyer will call you at your convenience.
Tuna Lawsuit Filed by National Salmonella Lawyers Representing Victims in Massachusetts, New Jersey and Other States
Attorney Fred Pritzker
A tuna sushi Salmonella lawsuit has been filed by a Massachusetts woman who contracted a severe Salmonella Bareilly infection after eating a spicy tuna roll at a Cambridge restaurant.
A resident of Malden, in Middlesex County, the woman is a victim of a Salmonella outbreak that has sickened at least 250 people in 24 states and the District of Columbia, including 27 Massachusetts residents. The outbreak has been linked to “Nakaochi Scrape,” a tuna product manufactured and sold by Moon Marine USA based in Cupertino, Calif.
The plaintiff, who is seeking damages in excess of $75,000, is being represented by the national food safety law firm Pritzker Olsen, which is representing other victims of the outbreak. The lawsuit was filed May 8 in the Boston Division of U.S. District Court, (case number 1:12-cv-10819-RGS).
On March 26, 2012, the woman dined at the Thelonious Monkfish restaurant in Cambridge, where she ate a spicy tuna roll that contained “Nakaochi Scrape” manufactured and sold by Moon Marine, according to the complaint. Two days later, she began to experience the symptoms of severe gastroenteritis including diarrhea, vomiting and abdominal cramping. These symptoms intensified over the next two days, and she then sought medical treatment at Massachusetts General Hospital. She received treatment at the hospital where lab tests confirmed that she had a Salmonella Bareilly infection that was a genetic match to the outbreak strain. Since that time, repeated stool sample cultures from the victim have all tested positive for Salmonella and she has been legally unable to return to work.
”Our clients have suffered and will continue to suffer great physical and emotional pain because tuna scrape used for sushi rolls was adulterated with a dangerous pathogen,” said Fred Pritzker, lead attorney for the firm’s Salmonella lawsuits. “My experience is that outbreaks like this one are caused by poor sanitation measures and inadequate pathogen testing.”
Salmonella attorneys at Pritzker Olsen are available for a free consultation regarding a tuna sushi lawsuit. To contact them call toll free at 1-888-377-8900 (toll free) or reach them online.
NC Tempeh Salmonella Probe Focuses on Culture
Attorney Fred Pritzker
Salmonella has been detected in the fungal spores starter culture used by Smiling Hara Tempeh, the food company at the center of a Salmonella Paratyphi B outbreak in Asheville, North Carolina. Meanwhile the number of cases in the outbreak has jumped to 60, from 46, and health investigators expect to see further expansion before the spread of the bacterial disease is over.
Smiling Hara Tempeh has recalled its full line of tempeh, an unpasteurized, cultured bean product used in vegan and vegetarian cooking as a meat substitute. It comes raw and should be cooked by consumers, but no one should use product that is currently in refrigerators. Previous tests confirmed that tempeh from the company was contaminated with the outbreak strain of Salmonella, which causes Paratyphoid Fever. Now tests are under way to see if the Salmonella recently found in the starter culture — purchased from a distributor that has not been named — matches the outbreak.
Buncombe County Health Director Alma “Gibbie” Harris said that it appears some of the people newly sick in the outbreak may have been infected at parties, with some getting ill from consumption and others falling ill from person-to-person contact with someone who is infected. Harris has stressed the importance of hand washing in getting the outbreak under control. Many of Smiling Hara’s customers were restaurants in western North Carolina, mostly Asheville.
The Food and Drug Administration has joined the investigation, which already has involved the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the North Carolina Department of Agriculture. Smiling Hara Tempe wants to resume production and is considering pasteurizing the product to lessen bacterial risk. The outbreak strain of Salmonella Paratyphi B has been virulent enough to send some to the hospital and is considered most dangerous to young children, older adults and others, such as cancer patients, who have weakened immune systems.
NC Tempeh Lawsuit, Lawyer and Attorney
Molecular findings by the North Carolina Department of Agriculture that match Smiling Hara Tempeh and any of its ingredient makers to the outbreak of Paratyphoid Fever will be the foundation of any North Carolina tempeh lawsuit. The evidence provides a clear link and chain of liability that will inform the litigation and attempt to hold all parties, including commercial insurance companies, responsible for the full value of claims from injured people.
If you or someone close to you has been contacted by the county health department about this outbreak, you have the option of pursuing compensation for your illness, including pain, lost wages, travel expense and medical bills both now and in the future as it relates to the long-term consequences of Paratyphoid Fever and Salmonellosis. Even if your illness was not life threatening, you will still receive substantial compensation from the companies responsible for the outbreak.
Pritzker Olsen Attorneys has been accepting cases from this outbreak and can be reached at 1-888-377-8900 (Toll Free) or leave your contact information online and a lawyer from the firm will call you with a free case evaluation. Our firm has collected millions for victims of food poisoning outbreak and is involved in practically all major outbreaks as a representatives for plaintiffs and their families. Founder and President Fred Pritzker was this year’s keynote speaker at the North American Food Safety Summit in Toronto and he is involved on boards and in various other activities devoted to stopping the spread of pathogens like Salmonella and E. coli in the U.S. food supply.
Source: Asheville Citizen-Times
Salmonella Outbreak at Toast Cafe of Dilworth, NC
Attorney Fred Pritzker
The Toast Cafe of Dilworth, North Carolina, near Charlotte, has been associated with an outbreak of Salmonella that the local health department believes could be related to hollandaise sauce or other egg dish. A total of 29 people who ate at Toast Cafe since late March have reported gastrointestinal illness including nausea, diarrhea and vomiting. Fifteen cases have been confirmed as outbreak infections.
Mecklenburg County Health Department is investigating the outbreak, which is separate from a Salmonella outbreak centered in Asheville right now that is linked to tempeh, or meatless soy cake. Meck Health officials are reporting to local media that Toast Cafe employees were making up hollandaise sauce with unpasteurized eggs and allowing the mix to sit out at room temperature. Pooling of eggs and improper refrigeration are food safety flaws that can lead to a restaurant Salmonella lawsuit.
If you or someone close to you became ill in the past few weeks after eating at Toast Cafe in Dilworth, you are urged to seek medical attention. For answers to legal questions about pursuing a Salmonella claim, contact Pritzker Olsen Attorneys at 1-888-377-8900 (Toll Free) or send your contact information and an attorney from the firm will call you. Case reviews are free and you can ask questions about any aspect of foodborne illness litigation, including a Toast Cafe lawsuit.
About Fred
Attorney Fred Pritzker is the founding partner of PritzkerOlsen, P.A., a national Salmonella law firm that has won millions for victims of food poisoning. He has over 30 years of experience and is listed in current edition of The Best Lawyers in America. Contact Fred for a free consultation.