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Pasta Shop Suspected in Local Salmonella Outbreak

By PritzkerLaw

A pasta shop in Central Virginia is being investigated as the possible source of a Salmonella outbreak among six dinner guests who ate lasagna purchased from the shop's frozen foods inventory.

WVIR-TV quoted the shop owner as saying the establishment is not to blame and that the lasagna was sold with instructions for safe cooking. "We've had no trouble whatsoever with our food in the past and I hope this is not a problem with our food,'' Chef Jim Winecoff  of Mona Lisa Pasta Shop said.

Dr. Lilian Peake of Thomas Jefferson Health District says her team of investigators has not pinpointed the lasagna as the cause and will look at multiple factors. Meanwhile, the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Affairs is reportedly assessing conditions at the shop while the health department continues to interview dinner guests. WVIR-TV said a report is forthcoming within a week.

Salmonella food poisoning is usually overcome by healthy adults without medical treatment, but it can lead to hospitalization and even death -- especially among young children, the elderly and others with compromised immune systems. Symptoms of Salmonella usually start to occur six to 72 hours after the bacteria is swallowed. Symptoms may include diarrhea, fever, abdominal pain and dehydration.

Our law firm, Pritzker Olsen Attorneys, represents victims of food poisoning nationwide. To learn more, contact a Salmonella lawyer at 1-888-377-8900 (Toll Free) or complete a form to receive a free case consultation online. 

Full post as published by Food Poisoning Law Blog on July 07, 2009 (boomark / email).