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Spice Salmonella Victim Hires Pritzker Olsen

By PritzkerLaw

 A 77-year-old woman from Dayton, Nevada, who spent more than a week in the hospital with a Salmonella infection  has chosen national food safety law firm Pritzker Olsen to represent her.

Shirley Jane Schultz  was diagnosed April 9, less than two weeks after California-based Union International Food Co. announced a recall of  Lian How white pepper. Much of the contaminated pepper had been sold to restaurants in California, Nevada, Oregon and Washington. Health investigators have linked at least 60 illnesses in those states to the same strain of Salmonella found in Union International pepper. The entire list of recalled products  from Union International is kept by the Food and Drug Administration.

"While we are still gathering information about what caused the spices made by Union International Food Company to become contaminated with Salmonella, our client's illness highlights the ongoing problems in our food safety system," stated Eric Hageman, Ms. Schultz's attorney. "People shouldn't have to guess whether the food they are eating is safe.  From farm to fork our food should be safe.  But that didn't happen here.  As a result, Shirley Shultz ended up in the hospital, and someone needs to be held accountable." 

Mrs. Schultz continues to suffer from the effects of her food poisoning ordeal. While she was hospitalized, her loved ones feared that she would succumb to the illness when her kidneys temporarily shut down.

Pritzker Olsen is continuing to accept additional cases in this outbreak from all states impacted by it. To contact a Salmonella attorney at the firm, call 1-888-377-8900 (toll free) or write to us online for a free case consultation.

With considerable experience and a reputation for success in representing Salmonella outbreak victims and their families, the firm is involved in practically all major outbreaks of foodborne illness. In addition, founder and president Fred Pritzker is dedicated to educating the public about food safety issues and to pushing for badly needed strengthening of food safety laws. 

Full post as published by Food Poisoning Law Blog on May 04, 2009 (boomark / email).