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Recently bagged spinach has been removed from grocery store shelves throughout the United States. So far, only Natural Selection Foods, manufactured under Earthbound Farm, has been identified as being contaminated. The government is currently investigating other spinach companies, which are believed to be contaminated as well.

The FDA has stated that they have received reports of illness from 19 states so far. The E. Coli outbreak in spinach has caused nearly 100 illnesses, 29 of which required hospitalization, and one death to date. If you have contracted the E. Coli bacteria from eating spinach, please call our experienced foodborne illness attorneys today for a free consultation.

Escherichia Coli O157:H7, commonly known as E. Coli, is the leading cause of foodborne illness. Recent studies show about 75,000 cases of illnesses are reported each year, while the death toll is close to 100 people a year. If you or a loved one has been a victim of E. Coli, please contact Bisnar | Chase today for a free consultation. We are a dedicated team of legal professionals who care about our clients and have been successfully representing injury and wrongful death clients since 1978. Although our law firm is located in Orange County, we serve clients all throughout Southern California.

Although most strains of Escherichia Coli bacteria are harmless, the specific strain that causes illness contains a powerful toxin. E. Coli is usually contracted through contaminated undercooked beef, leafy vegetables, bean sprouts and raw milk. E. Coli can also be contracted if a victim swims in or drinks sewage contaminated water. Person to person contact in families and child care centers is also a known type of transmission.

People usually become ill between two and eight days after being exposed to the bacteria. The average is three to four days. E. Coli infection can result in severe abdominal cramping, bloody diarrhea, kidney failure and even death. In some instances the infection causes non-bloody diarrhea or no symptoms at all. The infection causes little or no fever and lasts between five and ten days.

In some victims, especially children under the age of five and the elderly, the infection can cause a serious complication know as Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (HUS). HUS is where red blood cells are destroyed and the kidneys fail. This occurs in about 8% of the patients who seek medical attention for E. Coli symptoms. In the United States, HUS is the leading cause of acute kidney failure in children, and E. Coli is the leading cause of HUS.

Click here to read an important article about the FDA and the recent spinach E.Coli outbreak.

If you or a loved one has become ill as the result of E. Coli, please contact an Orange County Food Poisoning Lawyer at Bisnar | Chase immediately. Call today for a free consultation.

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