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Report Links Milan IL McDonalds to Hepatitis A Outbreak

The Illinois Department of Public Health has issued its report on the hepatitis A outbreak in Milan, Illinois that sickened 34 people June through August of 2009. According to the report, the source of the outbreak for the majority of outbreak cases was food eaten at the McDonalds in Milan, Illinois where a food handler worked while infectious and handled foods that were not later cooked.

The report specifically points to the lack of proper hand washing as the cause of the outbreak:

If the first employee [at the Milan McDonalds] with hepatitis A had used proper hand washing technique while working the transmission of hepatitis A through food would not have occurred.

This employee reported to health officials that while infectious, the employee did not use gloves while working. The employee prepared foods such as bread for sandwiches that would not later be cooked, according to the report.

A previous inspection report from April 2009 indicated that bare-handed contact with food by food handlers was a concern at the McDonalds in Milan, Illinois.

Our law firm is representing people sickened in this outbreak and has represented people sickened in similar hepatitis A outbreaks linked to restaurant food handlers.

“Hepatitis A outbreaks involving restaurants are all too common. They usually involve failure to train and supervise employees regarding proper hand washing,” stated Attorney Fred Pritzker.

This outbreak could have been prevented in one of three ways:

• Frequent and adequate hand washing
• The use of gloves when touching food
• Hepatitis A immunizations for all employees who handle food
  

All restaurants should take these precautions to protect their patrons.

Source: Hepatitis A Outbreak Summary, Rock Island, Illinois, June-August 2009, Division of Infectious Disease, Illinois Department of Public Health, October 30, 2009.

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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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