Salmonella Outbreak
The most common cause of food poisoning in the United States over the past 20 years has been the Salmonella Enteritidis bacteria.
Salmonella Enteritidis causes a disease almost identical to the very closely related Salmonella Typhimurium.
Salmonella Enteritidis has proven to be adept at infecting entire flocks of chickens and spreading unnoticed. Mass production chicken farms can become fertile breeding grounds for the Salmonella Enteritidis bacteria.
The Law Offices of Nadrich & Cohen are offering free consultations to families who suspect they have been the victims of Salmonella food poisoning please call 1.800.718.4658 and speak with a Salmonella expert.
Salmonella Food Poisoning Bacteria Spreads Unseen
The Salmonella Enteritidis bacteria can spread freely from hen to hen within the flock without causing visible signs of the disease.
When you have, in the case of mass production chicken farms, tens or hundreds of thousands of chickens living together, dying together, and being processed together, a Salmonella outbreak like the one currently under investigation by the FDA, the CDC, and the USDA can become a common occurrence.
A particularly viral strain can rapidly spread disease throughout the whole food chain. Compounding the problem is the practice of distributing chickens from a single farm to several farms across many cities and states.
This practice can allow the rapid spread of Salmonella food poisoning to millions of unsuspecting consumers. The best way of avoiding Salmonella food poisoning is to make sure that everything is cooked thoroughly.
Salmonella Bacteria Survives Our Immune System
After Salmonella is eaten it then passes through the stomach into the intestine. When Salmonella is inside the intestine, it binds to the intestine wall.
Once it has gained access to our insides, it is taken to the liver or spleen. For most bacteria, this is the end of the journey however Salmonella has evolved mechanisms to prevent our immune system from doing its job efficiently and killing the Salmonella bacteria.
In the liver, the Salmonella can grow again, and be released back into the intestine where it starts all over again.
If you have questions or you believe you have become the victim of salmonella poisoning, contact an experienced salmonella specialist at The Law Offices of Nadrich & Cohen today at 1.800.718.4658. The following are common sources of infection:
Sources of Salmonella Food Poisoning:
- Unclean food, in kitchens and restaurants
- Excretions from sick or infected people and animals
- Polluted surface water and standing water
- Un-hygienically thawed fowl
- An association with turtles or snakes
Precautions against Salmonella as suggested by the USDA include:
- Wash Hands and Surfaces Often
- Wash your hands, cutting boards, dishes etc with hot soapy water before handling food.
- Separate raw meat, poultry, and seafood from other foods in your refrigerator.
- Cook to Proper Temperatures
- Refrigerate Promptly
Contact Food Poisoning Lawyer
About 142,000 Americans suffer from Salmonella food poisoning each year from chicken eggs, and about 30 die. If you follow the preceeding USDA suggestions, you can protect yourself and your family from Salmonella Food Poisoning.
At The Law Offices of Nadrich & Cohen, our food poisoning specialists are ready to answer all your questions. Call us now at 1.800.718.4658 and speak with a qualified food poisoning lawyer, click here food poisoning for more information.
