"The food industry must be held to a high standard--dining consumers are entitled to healthy and safe food" asserted Larry Cohan, Esq who is representing the victim Elliot Weiford. A few days after eating at a Taco Bell in Philadelphia, Weiford of Wynnewood, PA went to the emergency room at Lankenau Hospital where he was admitted with severe abdominal cramping, diarrhea, and vomiting. E. Coli was confirmed through blood and culture testing. Weiford is believed to be the first reported case of E. Coli poisoning at a Taco Bell in Philadelphia.The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has confirmed that E. Coli outbreaks have been linked to eating at Taco Bell restaurants in the Northeastern United States. This strain of E. Coli produces a powerful toxin that can cause severe illnesses such as bloody diarrhea, severe abdominal cramps and kidney failure. According to the CDC these symptoms usually clear up within 1 week to 10 days.
In some people, particularly the children and the elderly, or people with weak immune systems, E. Coli can cause Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (HUS), which can lead to kidney failure.
