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Salmonella Newport Outbreak Linked to Qdoba

We have been contacted by a woman who has a confirmed case of Salmonella Newport linked to eating at the Qdoba restaurant in Grandville, Michigan (near Grand Rapids). The Michigan Health Department has indicated that several others have been sickened after eating at Qdoba, and that the outbreak is multistate. The food source of the outbreak is not yet clear, but Pico de Gallo/salsa served at Qdoba restaurants is suspected. Our attorneys are signing up cases and are available for a free consultation.

Vons Ground Beef Recall Due to Salmonella


Vons supermarkets in California and Nevada are among the retail outlets that took delivery of ground beef subsequently recalled by Cargill's Beef Packers Inc. due to concern the meat may have caused an outbreak of Salmonella Newport in Colorado and other western states.

Vons is owned by Safeway Inc. and Safeway and Sam's Club stores also received ground beef made in Fresno and recalled by Cargill. The Cargill recall involves 825, 769 pounds of ground beef and is associated with an outbreak that has sickened at least 40 people with a drug-resistant strain of Salmonella Newport.

In connection with the recall, USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) released a complete list of retail stores that are known to have received the potentially tainted Cargill beef and many Vons stores in California and Nevada are on the list.

National food safety law firm Pritzker Olsen is representing Salmonella victims nationwide and our lawyers are available for a free Vons lawsuit consultation. To contact a Salmonella lawyer at our firm, call 1-888-377-8900 (Toll Free) or complete one of our free Salmonella compensation consultation forms.

Our lawyers have collected tens of millions of dollars for victims of food poisoning and we are public advocates for reforming U.S. food safety laws and meat inspection protocols. Our attorneys represent victims in practically every major outbreak of foodborne illness.

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Safeway Recalls Ground Beef in Salmonella Outbreak


Giant grocery retailer Safeway has announced a recall of store-packaged ground beef, beef patties and meatloaf sold in nine states between June 6 and July 14. Safeway said in a news release that the meat is associated with an outbreak of Salmonella Newport and Cargill recall.

The potentially tainted meat was supplied to Safeway by the Fresno, California, plant of Beef Packers Inc., which is owned and operated by food giant Cargill. The USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced earlier in the day that 825,769 pounds of Beef Packers ground beef was being recalled because it may be linked to the outbreak.

Meanwhile, the Colorado Department of Health and Environment reported that the majority of known illnesses in the Salmonella Newport outbreak have occurred in Colorado, where there have been 21 confirmed cases since late June and mid-July. Colorado officials said consumers should look out for ground beef stamped with establishment number EST 31913 if produced between early June and mid-July.

Colorado said it has epidemiological data showing that 15 of 16 confirmed illnesses were in people who said they purchased their ground beef at Safeway. The retailer said its recall affects stores in Colorado, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, South Dakota and Wyoming.

Fred Pritzker, president and founder of national food safety law firm Pritzker Olsen, is advising consumers to check their freezers for ground beef products that have been recalled by Cargill and Safeway. Pritzker also cautioned consumers that Salmonella Newport is resistant to antibiotics normally used to fight Salmonella infections. This increases the risk for hospitalization and for treatment failure.

If you or someone you love has been sickened in this outbreak, contact a Salmonella attorney at our firm by calling 1-888-377-8900 (Toll Free) or by filling out our free Salmonella consultation form.

Most healthy adults overcome Salmonellosis without medical treatment, but symptoms including diarrhea and severe stomach cramps can last up to seven days. Salmonella infections can be serious and even life-threatening in young children, the elderly and people who have weakened immune systems.



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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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