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Totinos Pizza E. coli Outbreak Symptoms and Medical Treatment
What to Do if Someone in Your Family Ate Some Recalled Totino’s or Jeno’s Pizza
If someone in your family ate some recalled Totino’s or Jeno’s pizza, you will need to watch for symptoms of E. coli for at most 10 days after consumption of the pizza. The incubation period for E. coli O157:H7 is usually between 3 and 4 days, but it can take as long as 10 days for E. coli symptoms to manifest.
Symptoms of E. coli O157:H7 include abdominal cramping, watery / bloody diarrhea, nausea and sometimes a fever. Even “mild” cases of E. coli O157:H7 will be noticeably different from the flu. The pain is intense and the diarrhea can be explosive. If you get E. coli, it will be one of the worst experiences of your life.
[A woman who works at our firm makes her children guzzle down cranberry juice for days if she thinks they have eaten a product that may be contaminated with E. coli. There is some scientific evidence to support the theory that cranberry juice may be able to prevent an E. coli infection, but we do not know of any published research on the amount and concentration of cranberry juice that would be necessary to make a difference.]
If anyone in your family experiences E. coli symptoms, especially the bloody diarrhea, seek medical attention immediately and tell them about the exposure to the potentially contaminated Jeno’s or Totino’s pizza. Special tests will need to be done to determine if the E. coli infection is E. coli O157:H7, and further testing will need to be done if E. coli O157:H7 is involved to determine if the DNA fingerprint of the bacteria matches the Jeno’s-Totino’s-outbreak strain of E. coli O157:H7. Contact an E. coli lawyer at our office if there is an E. coli O157:H7 diagnosis.
Please note what the CDC has to say about treatment of an E. coli O157:H7 infection:
If someone in your family ate some recalled Totino’s or Jeno’s pizza, you will need to watch for symptoms of E. coli for at most 10 days after consumption of the pizza. The incubation period for E. coli O157:H7 is usually between 3 and 4 days, but it can take as long as 10 days for E. coli symptoms to manifest.
Symptoms of E. coli O157:H7 include abdominal cramping, watery / bloody diarrhea, nausea and sometimes a fever. Even “mild” cases of E. coli O157:H7 will be noticeably different from the flu. The pain is intense and the diarrhea can be explosive. If you get E. coli, it will be one of the worst experiences of your life.
[A woman who works at our firm makes her children guzzle down cranberry juice for days if she thinks they have eaten a product that may be contaminated with E. coli. There is some scientific evidence to support the theory that cranberry juice may be able to prevent an E. coli infection, but we do not know of any published research on the amount and concentration of cranberry juice that would be necessary to make a difference.]
If anyone in your family experiences E. coli symptoms, especially the bloody diarrhea, seek medical attention immediately and tell them about the exposure to the potentially contaminated Jeno’s or Totino’s pizza. Special tests will need to be done to determine if the E. coli infection is E. coli O157:H7, and further testing will need to be done if E. coli O157:H7 is involved to determine if the DNA fingerprint of the bacteria matches the Jeno’s-Totino’s-outbreak strain of E. coli O157:H7. Contact an E. coli lawyer at our office if there is an E. coli O157:H7 diagnosis.
Please note what the CDC has to say about treatment of an E. coli O157:H7 infection:
Antibiotics should not be used to treat this infection, and it is thought that treatment with some antibiotics could lead to kidney complications. Antidiarrheal agents, such as loperamide (Imodium®), should also be avoided.Your doctor should know this information.
Labels: cranberry juice cocktail,pizza, symptoms
Kleen-Pak Spinach and Salmonella
Ten-ounce and one-pound ready-to-eat bags of Kleen-Pak brand curly leaf spinach are being recalled from store shelves in Wisconsin, Illinois and Minnesota after random tests came back positive for Salmonella.
The recall was announced in a press release by the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection. No illnesses have been associated with the spinach and the agency said the Salmonella detected in sample packages is not related to the peanut product Salmonella outbreak that has sickened 714 people in 46 states and killed nine.
Kleen-Pak Foods is based in Milwaukee. The packages under recall are those with use-by dates of April 29, April 30 and May 1. Most of product was sold in southern or southeastern Wisconsin.
National food safety law firm Pritzker Olsen attorneys will monitor the recall and look for any signs of an outbreak related to Salmonella-tainted Kleen-Pak spinach. The firm is involved in practically all major outbreaks of foodborne illness and it has recovered large sums for victims and survivors of adulterated food.
Salmonella is an organism that can cause death in young children, the elderly and other people who have weakened immune systems. Symptoms of infection include diarrhea, nausea, vomiting and abdominal cramping.
To contact a Salmonella lawyer at Pritzker Olsen, call 1-888-377-8900 (toll free) or write us online for a free case consultation.
The recall was announced in a press release by the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection. No illnesses have been associated with the spinach and the agency said the Salmonella detected in sample packages is not related to the peanut product Salmonella outbreak that has sickened 714 people in 46 states and killed nine.
Kleen-Pak Foods is based in Milwaukee. The packages under recall are those with use-by dates of April 29, April 30 and May 1. Most of product was sold in southern or southeastern Wisconsin.
National food safety law firm Pritzker Olsen attorneys will monitor the recall and look for any signs of an outbreak related to Salmonella-tainted Kleen-Pak spinach. The firm is involved in practically all major outbreaks of foodborne illness and it has recovered large sums for victims and survivors of adulterated food.
Salmonella is an organism that can cause death in young children, the elderly and other people who have weakened immune systems. Symptoms of infection include diarrhea, nausea, vomiting and abdominal cramping.
To contact a Salmonella lawyer at Pritzker Olsen, call 1-888-377-8900 (toll free) or write us online for a free case consultation.
Labels: kleen-pak, salmonella lawyer, spinach recall, wisconsin
Fairbury Steaks Ground Beef Recall
On November 17, 2009, Fairbury Steaks, Inc. a Fairbury, Nebraska firm, recalled approximately 90 pounds of fresh ground beef products due to possible E. coli contamination.
The products subject to recall include:
* 10-pound packages of "BULK FRESH GROUND BEEF."
The possible E. coli O157:H7 contamination was discovered through FSIS microbiological sampling, i.e., a sample of the ground beef tested positive for E. coli O157:H7.
The recalled Fairbury Steaks products were sold in 10-pound packages labeled "BULK FRESH GROUND BEEF" to a restaurant in Ruskin, Nebraska.
Neither Fairbury Steaks nor the USDA-FSIS has provided the name of the Ruskin, Nebraska restaurant to which the recalled ground beef was sent. According to the FSIS, it routinely conducts recall effectiveness checks to verify recalling firms notify their customers (including restaurants) of the recall and that steps are taken to make certain that the product is no longer available to consumers. We question the effectiveness of these "effectiveness checks."
FSIS has received no reports of illnesses associated with consumption of these products. We just hope the Ruskin, Nebraska restaurant either had not yet served the meat to customers or cooked the meat very well.
The products subject to recall include:
* 10-pound packages of "BULK FRESH GROUND BEEF."
The possible E. coli O157:H7 contamination was discovered through FSIS microbiological sampling, i.e., a sample of the ground beef tested positive for E. coli O157:H7.
The recalled Fairbury Steaks products were sold in 10-pound packages labeled "BULK FRESH GROUND BEEF" to a restaurant in Ruskin, Nebraska.
Neither Fairbury Steaks nor the USDA-FSIS has provided the name of the Ruskin, Nebraska restaurant to which the recalled ground beef was sent. According to the FSIS, it routinely conducts recall effectiveness checks to verify recalling firms notify their customers (including restaurants) of the recall and that steps are taken to make certain that the product is no longer available to consumers. We question the effectiveness of these "effectiveness checks."
FSIS has received no reports of illnesses associated with consumption of these products. We just hope the Ruskin, Nebraska restaurant either had not yet served the meat to customers or cooked the meat very well.
Labels: ground beef recall, hamburger recall
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