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Gouda Cheese Recall Attorneys

Our recall attorneys are investigating a Costco and Bravo Farms cheese lawsuit for E. coli and HUS personal injury. The E. coli outbreak has sickened people in Arizona, Colorado, California, New Mexico and Nevada. We are a national E. coli and HUS law firm and have won millions for E. coli and HUS victims. Contact our law firm about a Bravo Farms Cheese lawsuit and for class action lawsuit information.

The FDA, CDC, Costco Wholesale Corporation (Costco), and our law firm are warning consumers not to consume Bravo Farms Dutch Style Gouda cheese (Costco item 40654), as this cheese may be associated with an outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 infections. The cheese was available for sale, and free samples were offered for in-store tasting at Costco stores in Arizona, California, Colorado, New Mexico and Nevada.Bravo Farm Gouda Cheese Recall

The Bravo Farms gouda cheese recall was prompted by an outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 that has sickened at least 25 people in Arizona, California, Colorado, New Mexico and Nevada.

What We Know about the Bravo Farms Gouda Cheese Recall

November 24, 2010 UPDATE:

  • The CDC has reported that this outbreak of human infections is due to a rare strain of E. coli O157:H7 that has never been seen before in the PulseNet database. PulseNet is the national subtyping network that performs molecular surveillance of foodborne infections.
  • UPDATE ON CONFIRMED CASES: Thirty-eight persons infected with the outbreak strain of E. coli O157:H7 have been reported from five states. The number of ill persons identified in each state with this strain is as follows: AZ (19), CA (3), CO (11), NM (3) and NV (2).
  • There have been 15 reported hospitalizations and 1 case of hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS).
  • Our law firm is representing 7 people sickened in the outbreak, including the person with HUS.
  • Laboratory testing conducted on two opened packages of Bravo Farms Dutch Style Gouda Cheese, purchased at Costco, taken from the homes of case patients, has identified E. coli O157:H7 matching the outbreak strain.
  • Preliminary laboratory testing conducted on a new, sealed package of Bravo Farms Dutch Style Gouda Cheese obtained from a Costco retail location has identified the presence of E. coli O157:H7.
  • Preliminary laboratory testing conducted on two additional opened packages of Bravo Farms Dutch Style Gouda Cheese, purchased at Costco from two other case patient’s homes has indicated the presence of E. coli O157:H7. Tests are pending to confirm if it is the outbreak strain.

Our law firm has a national E. coli litigation practice. Our lawyers have been interviewed by The Associated Press, CNN, CBS, FOX, The New York Times, The Washington Post, Lawyers USA and others.

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