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Pritzker Olsen attorneys have appeared on CBS News, Fox news, and numerous local television stations throughout the country. They have recovered millions for victims of food poisoning outbreaks. To contact our law firm, please call 1-888-377-8900 (toll free) or submit our free consultation form.

Alfalfa Sprouts and Listeria

Jerry Farrell Jr., Connecticut's Consumer Protection Commissioner, says alfalfa sprouts produced by Amalgamated Produce Inc. were found to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

The Bridgeport-based company has issued a recall in connection with the finding, first reported by New York health officials. Random testing revealed the danger in sprouts being sold at a retail food store in New York, according to NewsTimesLive.com of Danbury, Conn.

Retail customers of Amalgamated Produce include Stop & Shop, ShopRite and Price Chopper stores in Connecticut.

Listeria infection is usually overcome by healthy adults, but it can be fatal in young children, the elderly and others with weakened immune systems. The bacteria also is a threat to pregnant women, causing stillbirth and miscarriage. So far in Connecticut and New York, no illnesses have been connected to the adulterated sprouts.

But in a separate food poisoning case involving alfalfa sprouts, an outbreak of Salmonella Saintpaul has hit parts of Nebraska, Iowa, South Dakota, Kansas and Missouri.

National food safety law firm PritzkerOlsen, P.A., is representing victims in the Salmonella sprouts outbreak, which has been associated with product from Nebraska-based CW Sprouts Inc.

Published reports have indicated that at least 120 people have been sickened by the Salmonella sprouts outbreak. PritzkerOlsen, a representative for victims in virtually all major outbreaks of foodborne illness, has many years of experience and a reputation for recovering millions for victims of food poisoning.

To contact the firm, call 1-888-377-8900 (toll free) or complete one of our free case consultation forms.

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Food Poisoning Lawyer Fred Pritzker has appeared on national television and has been quoted by national publications, including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Associated Press and Lawyers USA. He has been named a "Super Lawyer" by Law and Politics magazine. He is also listed in the current edition of The Best Lawyers in America. To contact Fred Pritzker about a food poisoning lawsuit or food safety advocacy, please call 1-888-377-8900 (toll free) or submit the firm's free consultation form.

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