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Safeway Ground Beef SalmonellaURGENT WARNING REGARDING SAFEWAY GROUND BEEF: Below is a USDA-FSIS public health alert regarding the Salmonella outbreak linked to Safeway ground beef.  Salmonella lawsuit lawyers at Pritzker | Olsen, P.A. are providing the update and warning as a public service.  

Pritzker | Olsen, P.A. is currently representing victims of Salmonella outbreaks and has recently settled a Salmonella lawsuit involving a situation where the specific source of the outbreak was not pinpointed. Pritzker | Olsen, P.A. has a national practice, and attorneys at the firm have been interviewed by The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Lawyers USA and other publications.  In recognition of their accomplishments, Fred Pritzker, Elliot Olsen and Eric Hageman have been named "Super Lawyers" by a state legal magazine.  To contact a Salmonella lawyer at Pritzker | Olsen, P.A. about a Safeway ground beef lawsuit, please call toll-free at 1-888-377-8900 or submit the firm’s online consultation form.

USDA-FSIS ALERT: FSIS Issues Public Health Alert for Ground Beef Products Due To Possible Salmonella Contamination

Dec. 20, 2007 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is issuing a public health alert due to illnesses from Salmonella Newport associated with fresh ground beef products contaminated with multi-drug resistant Salmonella that may have been ground and sold at Safeway supermarkets in Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada and New Mexico between Sept. 19 and Nov. 5, 2007. [A Safeway ground beef lawsuit would name all possible responsible parties. The list of defendants might include Safeway, distributors and others.]

This public health alert was initiated after epidemiological investigations and a case control study conducted by the California Department of Public Health, Arizona Department of Health Services and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, determined that there is an association between the fresh ground beef products and 38 illnesses reported in Arizona (16), California (18), Idaho (1) and Nevada (3). The illnesses were linked through the epidemiological investigation by their rare PFGE pattern found in PulseNet, a database maintained by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

This alert is being issued after an exhaustive and continuing investigation whereby FSIS could not identify specific establishments, lots and products that would be subject to a recall. FSIS has no reason to believe that these products are still available for sale in commerce.

Consumers that may have purchased these fresh ground beef products between Sept. 19 and Nov. 5, 2007, and stored them in the freezer should look for and discard or destroy these products if they find them. [DO NOT DISCARD ANY SAFEWAY GROUND BEEF IF YOU SUSPECT THAT SOMEONE HAS CONTRACTED SALMONELLA OR IF SOMEONE HAS EATEN SOME OF IT IN THE LAST 8 DAYS. FROZEN SAFEWAY GROUND BEEF COULD BE VALUABLE EVIDENCE IN A SAFEWAY LAWSUIT.]

FSIS would like to remind consumers of the importance of following food safety guidelines when handling and preparing raw meat. Ground beef should be cooked to a safe minimum internal temperature of 160° Fahrenheit.

This particular strain of Salmonella is resistant to many commonly prescribed drugs, which can increase the risk of hospitalization or possible treatment failure in infected individuals. [For purposes of a Safeway ground beef lawsuit, it is important to have tests done to confirm a Salmonella diagnoses and to match the PFGE pattern of this Safeway-associated Salmonella outbreak. Please contact us if you have any questions regarding PFGE patterns and a Safeway lawsuit.]

Consumption of food contaminated with Salmonella can cause salmonellosis, one of the most common bacterial foodborne illnesses. Salmonella infections can be life-threatening, especially to those with weak immune systems, such as infants, the elderly and persons with HIV infection or undergoing chemotherapy. The most common manifestations of salmonellosis are diarrhea, abdominal cramps, and fever within eight to 72 hours. Additional symptoms may be chills, headache, nausea and vomiting that can last up to seven days.


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