A salmonella food poisoning lawyer can fight for your rights
Each year, Americans are subject to the insidious invasion of the bacterium known as salmonella, a nasty bug which infiltrates the digestive tract and causes days of abdominal cramps, diarrhea and fever. This salmonella food poisoning occurs because, somewhere along the food chain, animal feces or other contaminants entered. When the resulting salmonella is ingested by unsuspecting humans, salmonella food poisoning results.
Often, the source of salmonella food poisoning is not immediately known. This was the case in late 2008, when federal officials spent months trying to track the source of hundreds of cases of salmonella food poisoning, at first blaming tomatoes and finally pinpointing the source as contaminated Serrano peppers produced in Mexico. However, this is not the case with an early 2009 outbreak, which early on was clearly linked to large tubs of peanut butter sold to food institutions such as hospitals, restaurants and nursing homes.
That latest peanut butter salmonella food poisoning outbreak follows another similar outbreak in 2007, when peanut butter also was found to be the source of salmonella food poisoning. In the 2009 case, the tainted peanut butter has been identified as being supplied by King Nut, a food distributor based in Ohio, although it was manufactured and initially provided by Peanut Corp. of America, based in Virginia. Such tainted peanut butter was sold in several states, but it's not clear how far it may have spread to consumers.
Elderly persons living in nursing homes are especially vulnerable to salmonella food poisoning from peanut butter or other sources because their immunity systems are not as strong. Similarly, young children are less able to fend off the bacterium's attack, as are people with low body immunities, such as HIV sufferers. In such cases, salmonella food poisoning can prove to be fatal. However, in many other cases, the affliction lasts for four to seven days and does not require medical treatment, much less hospitalization.
If you or a loved one has suffered from salmonella food poisoning for which you suspect the source, you should promptly notify a peanut butter salmonella food poisoning lawyer or attorney, or a salmonella food poisoning lawyer or attorney in general. Such a food poisoning lawyer can fight to gain fair and just financial compensation for your pain and suffering, for your medical costs and for any lost wages or salary as a result of your illness. Alert a salmonella food poisoning lawyer today and launch the process of gaining your financial recovery.
