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Salmonella at Camp May Have Come From Mixer

By PritzkerLaw

An electric mixer used to make scrambled eggs and chocolate pudding may have caused a Salmonella outbreak at a student camp in New Hampshire earlier this month.

WMUR-TV in Manchester, New Hampshire, has reported that the state Department of Health and Human Services determined that pudding at Stone Environmental Camp was contaminated with Salmonella. The investigation was conducted after more than 50 students from a middle school in Salem, New Hampshire, came down with gastrointestinal problems after an overnight stay at the camp.

Officials confirmed that at least 15 of the students suffered from Salmonella poisoning, a potentially fatal infection for young children, the elderly and others with weakened immune systems. National food safety law firm Pritzker Olsen represents Salmonella clients around the country, including the families of three women who died in the peanut product Salmonella outbreak that swept the country starting last September.

The television report on the New Hampshire outbreak said the bacteria could have come from the mixer because it also was used to make scrambled eggs, which can contain Salmonella. The mixer was sanitized after every use, the television station reported, but a design defect may have allowed bacteria to get to an area where it couldn't be cleaned out.

Pritzker Olsen founder and president Fred Pritzker is involved in practically all major outbreaks of foodborne illness and has recovered large sums on behalf of people injured or killed by adulterated food. His firm is devoted to educating the public about food safety issues and advocating for badly needed food safety legislation and increased funding for the federal, state and local agencies charged with protecting our food and enforcing food safety laws.

To contact the firm, call 1-888-377-8900 (toll free) or complete a free case consultation form online. 

Full post as published by Food Poisoning Law Blog on April 30, 2009 (boomark / email).