Yum! Brands, Inc. : Keller Rohrback L.L.P. Announces Investigation of Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Taco Bell Chain
02/03/2012 | 07:40pm
Attorney Advertising. Keller Rohrback L.L.P. (www.krcomplexlit.com)
is investigating possible legal claims against a Taco Bell Chain,
operated by YUM! Brands, Inc. (NYSE: YUM), related to a 2011 Salmonella
Enteritidis outbreak.
On February 1, 2012, Food Safety News reported a link between Taco Bell
and an investigation by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC). The CDC investigation revealed that 68 individuals, from 10
states, were infected with Salmonella Enteritidis. The number of
ill persons identified in each state with the outbreak strain was as
follows: Texas (43), Oklahoma (16), Kansas (2), Iowa (1), Michigan (1),
Missouri (1), Nebraska (1), New Mexico (1), Ohio (1), and Tennessee (1).
Originally identified by the CDC as simply "Restaurant A," a document
recently released by the Oklahoma State Department of Health's Acute
Disease Service confirmed that Taco Bell was central to the CDC's
investigation.
According to the CDC, a person infected with Salmonella bacterium
usually experiences fever, abdominal cramps, and diarrhea beginning 12
to 72 hours after consuming a contaminated food item or beverage. The
illness usually lasts 4 to 7 days. While most healthy persons generally
recover without antibiotic treatment, the diarrhea can be severe, and
the person may be ill enough to require hospitalization. The CDC
reported that in this Salmonella outbreak, 31% of patients were
hospitalized. The elderly, infants, and those with impaired immune
systems may have a more severe illness. In these patients, the infection
may spread from the intestines to the blood stream and then to other
body sites, and can cause death unless the person is treated promptly
with antibiotics.
Keller Rohrback, with offices in Seattle, Phoenix, New York and Santa
Barbara, has become nationally recognized for its representation of
injured persons in both individual and class action food-borne illness
cases, including the Malt-O-Meal Salmonella contamination case
and the Jack-In-The-Box and Odwalla E. coli contamination cases.
If you or someone in your care became ill after eating at a Taco Bell in
one of the states mentioned above and you believe the illness was Salmonella-related,
or you would like more information, please contact paralegal Stephanie
Gardner or attorneys Amy Hanson or Lynn Sarko at (800) 776-6044
or via email at consumer@kellerrohrback.com.
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Keller Rohrback L.L.P.
Amy Hanson and Lynn Sarko
Attorneys
800-776-6044
consumer@kellerrohrback.com
www.krcomplexlit.com
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