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Listeria Information: Select Websites
Food poisoning causes an estimated 76 million cases of human illness in the United States each year. Five thousand people die and more than 325,000 people are hospitalized annually as a result of food poisoning. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) estimates that each year there are 2500 incidents of Listeriosis, an illness resulting from infection with the Listeria bacteria, and 500 Listeriosis deaths.
Pritzker | Olsen, P.A., a nationally-recognized law firm for its legal excellence in complex personal injury lawsuits, including foodborne illness lawsuits, recommends the following websites in addition to this site's Listeria information:
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have a Listeria information page (also includes a Spanish-language version).
- US Food & Drug Administration hosts a chapter on Listeria in their online Bad Bug Book.
- Kids World Food Safe Program has a kids' version of the USDA's Bad Bug Book. It also has an online food safety coloring book and a food safety quiz.
- MEDLINEplus has an extensive Listeria infections section.
- Ask a Food Safety Expert from Iowa State University Extension answers questions about food safety. There is a large body of answers to commonly asked questions about food safety, including answers to questions about Listeria like, "How does Listeria get into food?" and "What can all consumers do to prevent Listeriosis and keep their food safe?"
- Iowa State University Extension's Food Safety Project has a page on Listeria monocytogenes.
- Virtual Museum of Bacteria has a page of links to Listeria information.
- US Department of Agriculture: A video with advice on Preventing Illness from Listeria.
- US Food Safety and Inspection Service: Draft Risk Assessment on Listeria.
- Institute of Food Science and Technology: Food safety and cheese.
- FDA Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition: How to Safely Handle Refrigerated Ready-to-Eat Foods and Avoid Listeriosis.
- US Food and Drug Administration: Keep your Baby Safe: Eat Hard Cheeses Instead of Soft Cheeses During Pregnancy.
- US Food Safety and Inspection Service: Listeria and Pregnancy - What are the Risks? Safe food handling for a healthy pregnancy.
- US Food Safety and Inspection Service: Listeria monocytogenes.
- Food Safety for Consumers from Washington State Univeristy has a nice page on Listeria. American Medical Association and FDA have created an online resource entitled Primer for Physicians: Infection Patient Scenario.
- US Departments of Health and Human Services and Agriculture: Listeria Risk Assessment and Listeria Action Plan.
- US Food Safety and Inspection Service: Listeriosis and Food Safety Tips.
- FDA's Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition: Risk Assessment of the Public Health Impact of Foodborne Listeria monocytogenes.
Listeria: Lawyers and a Free Consultation
If you or a family member has become seriously ill after eating food contaminated with Listeria bacteria, contact Pritzker | Olsen, P.A. for a free consultation. You may call us toll-free at 1-888-377-8900, e-mail info@pritzkerlaw.com, or fill in our online consultation form. Our Senior Partner, noted lawyer Fred Pritzker, has successfully practiced law for 29 years and is currently lead attorney in a major Listeria case involving victims from several states. His peers have recognized his excellence, and he has been selected for inclusion in the 2005-2006 edition of The Best Lawyers in America. For more information about Fred Pritzker, please see Food Poisoning: Lawyer and Attorney.
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Non-O157 E. coli (Non-O157 STEC)
Non-O157 E. coli can cause serious injury and death, and yet ground beef contaminated with these strains of E. coli are not considered adulterated under federal law. The six most common strains of non-O157 E. coli include E. coli O26, E. coli O45, E. coli O103, E. coli O111, E. coli O121 and E. coli O145.
Steak E. coli Outbreak
Our E. coli lawyers are investigating cases of E. coli O157 that have been linked to steak served at restaurants in California, Colorado, Florida, Hawaii, Iowa, Indiana, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah and Washington.
Fairbank Farms Beef Recall Lawsuit
Fairbank Farms ground beef products have been associated with E. coli cases in California, Connecticut, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania and Vermont.
Petting Zoo Llama E. coli HUS
Our law firm has been retained to represent a 3-year-old child who contracted an E. coli infection after visiting an apple orchard/petting zoo in Minnesota. The child developed hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS).
E. coli Wrongful Death Settlement
We have recently settled a number of E. coli cases involving victims of various E. coli outbreaks, including a wrongful death claim.
Recent Foodborne Outbreaks
- Taco John's Lawsuit: Taco Johns food poisoning lawsuit information.
- Taco Bell Lawsuit: Information about a Taco Bell food poisoning lawsuit.
- Chipotle Lawsuit: Update on Chipotle food poisoning case and Chipotle lawsuit FAQ.
- Subway Salmonellosis Lawsuit: 34 people were sickened, and 14 of those were hospitalized, all in Illinios.
- Hartmann Dairy E coli Lawsuit Lawyer - 5 people, 4 of them children, contracted E. coli, and one of those developed HUS.
- Freshway Foods lettuce lawsuit - We are representing one of the people who developed hemolytic uremic syndrome.
- Pasture Maid Creamery Campylobacter: Our lawyers are representing a man who was paralyzed with Guillain-Barre syndrome.
- Peppa's E. coli Lawsuit - An E. coli outbreak in Hawaii associated with the restaurant.
- Daniele Salami Lawsuit: Daniele salami (salame) has been linked to a Salmonella Montevideo outbreak.
- Steak E. coli Outbreak: Over 20 people were sickened by blade-tenderized, non-intact steak.
- Fairbank Farms Lawsuit: A multistate E. coli outbreak has been linked to Fairbank Farms hamburger.
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