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DeFusco Bakery Salmonella Outbreak in Rhode Island

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Zeppoles Food PoisoningAttorney David Szerlag is available for a free consultation regarding a DeFusco Bakery Salmonella lawsuit in Rhode Island. He is part of the Salmonella litigation team at Pritzker Olsen and is a member of the Rhode Island Bar Association.

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The Rhode Island Department of Health (HEALTH) is investigating an outbreak of Salmonella related to the DeFusco's Bakery recall of zeppoles.

March 25, 2011 - The Rhode Island Department of Health (HEALTH) advises consumers of a recall of all baked goods sold at DeFusco’s Bakery in Johnston and in Cranston. During an inspection of the Johnston store, HEALTH staff found pastry cream that is used in zeppoles and éclairs was stored at unsafe temperatures and there were unsanitary conditions in the store. Baked goods made at the Johnston store are sold in both locations. In addition, zeppoles were sold at all Crugnale Bakery locations.

HEALTH has received reports of 78 people who are ill, with a common characteristic among many as having consumed zeppoles from DeFusco’s Bakery. Twenty-nine of those people were hospitalized. Two people died. Read about a Salmonella wrongful death lawsuit.

The possibly contaminated DeFuscos zeppoles were also sold to American Bakery Supplies, a distributor in West Warwick. American Bakery Supplies distributed the pastries to the following:

  • Roch's Market in West Warwick
  • Meal Works in Coventry
  • Touch of Class Catering in West Warwick.

Meal Works (a catering company) served these zeppoles at events on March and 18 at West Warwick Manor Senior Center, St John and Paul Church in Coventry, Sparrow Point (senior facility) in West Warwick, and Crescent Park Manor in Riverside.

Zeppoles from DeFusco’s Johnston store were also sold at all DeFusco’s locations; Colvitto’s Bistro in Narragansett; Sal’s Bakery in Providence; and Focaccia World in Johnston. All five Crugnale Bakery locations in Providence, East Providence, North Providence, Cranston, and Cumberland also sold DeFusco’s zeppoles from March 16 through March 20.

If you contracted a Salmonella infection (salmonellosis) after eating zeppoles at Defusco Bakery, you may have a claim for money damages against the bakery. Contact Attorney David Szerlag for a free consultation.

 


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