Hannaford Salmonella Victims in New Hampshire Represented by Simon & Luke
National food safety law firm Simon & Luke has been retained by 3 victims of the recent Salmonella Typhimurium outbreak linked to ground beef from Hannaford stores in the northeastern United States.
The victims are Bob and Nancy Dugan, and their son Neal, who live in Manchester, New Hampshire.
On October 31, the Dugans purchased ground beef from the local Hannaford grocery store in Manchester. Bob cooked the ground beef and placed it into a spaghetti sauce which he served for family dinner on November 1. The next day, Nancy began to experience nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, abdomen pain, and fever. When the symptoms did not subside, she was forced to seek help from the Elliot Urgent Care Center. There, she provided a stool culture which later came back positive for Salmonella Typhimurium. Officials from the Manchester Health Department informed her that her salmonella isolate was a genetic match to the outbreak strain of Salmonella Typhimurium linked to Hannaford’s ground beef.
Nancy is still under the care of her primary care physician as the effects of her salmonella illness persist. Although Bob and Neal Dugan also contracted salmonella poisoning, their illnesses were not as serious and they have since recovered.
The Hannaford Ground Beef Salmonella Outbreak – Now 18 Victims in 7 States
On December 20, the US Centers for Disease Control (“CDC”) identified 16 persons in 7 states who had become ill with an identical strain of Salmonella Typhimurium after consuming ground beef from Hannaford. The number of victims in each state were as follows: HI (1), KY (1), MA (1), ME (4), NH (4), NY (4), and VT (1). Illnesses began on or after October 8, 2011. The victims ranged in age from 1 year to 79 years old, with a median age of 45 years old. Fifty percent were male. Over half were hospitalized, and no deaths were reported.
Kate Levinson, a spokeswoman for the CDC, said Friday that two additional cases have been identified since the December 20 update. She added that the CDC plans to update the public next week on the status of its investigation.
Of great concern to health officials is the fact that this particular strain of Salmonella Typhimurium is resistant to several commonly prescribed antibiotics, including drug classes such as beta-lactams, aminoglycosides, and cephalosporins. Health officials believe that this explains an increase in the risk of hospitalization or possible treatment failure in infected individuals.
Hannaford Issues Ground Beef Recall – Officials Find Lack of Records Disturbing
On December 15, 2011, Hannaford, a Scarborough, Maine-based grocery chain, issued a recall of an undetermined amount of fresh ground beef products with sell-by dates of December 17, 2011 or earlier.
Based on an examination of Hannaford’s limited records, the US Food Safety and Inspection Service (“FSIS”) was unable to determine the suppliers of the contaminated ground beef. Accordingly, the FSIS has not yet been able to identify FSIS-regulated suppliers of raw beef ground at Hannaford Stores related to the outbreak that could be subject to recall action. The FSIS is now pursuing rulemaking options to address this safety concern.
Hannaford, which has 179 stores in the Northeast, contends that it complies with industry standards for record-keeping.
Yesterday, the Press Herald reported that Neil Gaffney, press officer for the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service in Washington, D.C., said Friday that he was working to get answers to some questions surrounding the ground beef suppliers by next week.
If you Contracted Salmonella Let Simon & Luke Help You
If you or a loved one contracted salmonella after eating ground beef from Hannaford stores, and have been contacted by the health department, then you are likely related to this outbreak. If so, you are entitled to significant compensation from Hannaford and its insurers, including payment for all of your past and future medical bills, pharmacy bills, lost wages, pain and suffering, mental anguish, and other damages.
Simon & Luke’s groundbreaking work on behalf of victims in national food borne illness outbreaks has paved the way for numerous upgrades to the US food safety system. Some of the recent outbreaks in which Simon & Luke has represented clients include:
- ConAgra Peter Pan peanut butter – Salmonella Tennessee
- ConAgra pot pies – Salmonella I 4, [5], 12:i:-
- National water supplier – Bacillus cereus
- Castleberry’s chili – Botulism
- Sushi King – Salmonella Enteritidis
- National Hotel – Norovirus
- Union Foods / Harris Freeman white pepper – Salmonella Rissen
- Nestle cookie dough – E. coli O157:H7
- Peanut Corporation of America Peanut products – Salmonella Typhimurium
- JBS Swift beef – E. coli 0157:H7
- Golden Nugget Casino – Salmonella Javiana
- Freshway Foods romaine lettuce – E. coli 0145
- Subway sandwiches – Shigella
- Luxe Burger hamburgers – Salmonella Newport
- Daniele salami – Salmonella Montevideo
- Subway sandwiches – Salmonella Hvittingfoss
- Brother’s Deli – Salmonella Enteritidis
- Sangar celery – Listeria monocytogenes
- Sprout outbreak – Listeria monocytogenes
- Wright County Egg / Hillandale Farms eggs – Salmonella Enteritidis
- Tiny Greens / Jimmy John’s alfalfa sprouts – Salmonella I 4, [5], 12:i:-
- SOL Energy Drinks – Bacterial contamination
- Rolf’s Patisserie – Staph Aureus
- Lavon Farms – Salmonella Meunster
- Jason’s Deli – E. coli O157:H7
- Cargill ground turkey – Salmonella Heidelberg
- Agromod papayas – Salmonella Agona
- Rite Aid cookies – Bacillus cereus
- Church’s fried chicken nuggets – Salmonella Enteritidis
- El Gran Burrito tacos – Salmonella Newport
- Jensen Farms – Listeria monocytogenes
- Schnucks romaine lettuce – E. coli 0157:H7
- Hannaford ground beef – Salmonella Typhimurium
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The firm has represented over 3000 victims of food-borne outbreaks in the past four years alone, and has collected over $500,000,000 for its clients.
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Simon & Luke Accepting Hannaford Salmonella Cases – Call Us Toll-Free
Simon & Luke is actively investigating this Hannaford ground beef salmonella outbreak and represents several victims who have become ill from salmonella poisoning. Simon & Luke’s salmonella and food poisoning lawyers and attorneys can help you with your Hannaford ground beef salmonella outbreak, claim, lawsuit, and settlement in Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Vermont, and all other affected areas.
If you have questions or information about this outbreak, please call us toll free at 1-888-335-4901 or contact us by email at ron@simonluke.com – we are here to help you.
