Eating at Taco Bell has so far sickened over 160 people in Long Island
(New York), New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, South Carolina, and
Utah. These victims are suffering from E. coli O157:H7, one of the
hundreds of strains of bacteria. This strain of E. coli produces a
powerful toxin that can cause severe illness such as bloody diarrhea and
abdominal cramps. According to the Centers for Disease Control, the
symptoms usually clear up within a week to 10 days.
However, for children, the elderly, or people with weak immune systems –
E. Coli can be fatal.
Most of the cases are clustered in New Jersey and on Long Island. There
are 103 confirmed or suspected cases in New York and a new total of 55
cases in New Jersey. The one thing these sick people all claim to have
in common is – they all ate at Taco Bell. Preliminary tests have
suggested green onions as the culprit which has led officials to focus
on Boskovich Farms in Oxnard, Calif. which grows green onions for Taco
Bell.
Earlier this week Taco Bell removed green onions from their 5,800
restaurants nationwide.
Still under investigation is where the green onions become contaminated.
Were the green onions contaminated at Boskovich Farms, at a Ready Pac
Produce plant in Florence, N.J. where they were processed, or at a
McLane Produce warehouse in Burlington Township, N.J. which distributed
them to Taco Bell outlets in eight northeastern states?
Have you or someone you know suffered from E.coli poisoning after eating
at a Taco Bell?
If yes – you should be talking to a lawyer about a possible E.coli
lawsuit. There is no charge involved in the free legal consultation and if
you’re eligible, Monheit Law takes your case on a "no recovery, no fee"
contingency basis. If you don’t win; we don’t get paid. All your information is
strictly confidential.
