Texas Listeria Warning: Bellville Meat Market

Below is information regarding a Texas public health warning regarding ready-to-eat and smoked meat products sold at Bellville Meat Market that may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. If you ate a Bellville Meat Market product and are diagnosed with Listeria poisoning (listeriosis), contact a Listeria lawyer at Pritzker | Ruohonen & Associates, P.A.. The firm has recovered millions for victims of Listeria poisoning (listeriosis) and other foodborne illnesses, including a recent settlement for $6,425,000. To contact Pritzker | Ruohonen for a free consultation, call toll-free at 1-888-377-8900, e-mail info@pritzkerlaw.com or fill out the online, attorney-consultation form.

Texas Public Health Warning Regarding Bellville Meat Market
The Texas Department of State Health Services is warning the public not to consume any ready-to-eat or smoked meat products purchased from the Bellville Meat Market on or after Oct. 6, 2006, due to possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes, a dangerous foodborne pathogen. The market is at 36 South Front St. in Bellville, about 60 miles northwest of Houston , in Austin County .

The meat products in the warning include smoked sausage, meat snack sticks and jerky. The products were sold in bulk at the Bellville Meat Market and may also have been sold in packages at other locations in the area. The packages may be labeled “Bellville Meat Market.”

Listeria Incubation Period and Symptoms
The incubation period for Listeria can be anywhere from 11-70 days. If you have eaten Bellville Meat Market ready-to-eat or smoked meat, you should watch for Listeria symptoms, including fever, muscle aches, diarrhea, headache, loss of balance and confusion. If you have leftovers, do not throw them away until the incubation period is over, ten weeks after consumption.

If you are pregnant and have eaten Bellville Meat Market ready-to-eat or smoked meat, you are at greater risk. You may not feel sick if you contract a Listeria infection (listeriosis), but you and your unborn baby are at risk for miscarriage, stillbirth and premature birth. If any of these happen, you should contact a Listeria lawyer immediately for help. Learn more about Listeria and pregnancy.

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