Freshway Foods Lettuce E coli O145 Outbreak
Lettuce distributed by Freshway Foods of Sidney, Ohio has been associated with an E coli O145 outbreak at several university campuses, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is soon expected to announce.
The E. coli 0145 outbreak has so far sickened approximately 50 people near Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio, the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and Daemen College in Amherst, New York.
Pritzker Olsen food safety attorneys have represented victims of E coli 0157 and other strains of this dangerous pathogen. Although E coli O157 is the strain most commonly associated with illness, other strains, such as the E coli 0145 associated with this outbreak, can be just as dangerous. An E coli infection can lead to serious health problems, including:
- Severe gastrointestinal problems such as bloody diarrhea and abdominal pain
- Hemolytic uremic syndrome ( E. coli HUS )
- Thrombotic Thromboctopenic Purpura (TTP)
An E. coli infection can even be fatal in some cases. Pritzker Olsen food safety lawyers continuously monitor E. coli outbreaks nationwide to provide up-to-date information on E. coli prevention.
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