Chapel Hill Creamery Salmonella Outbreak Lawsuit
Recall Initiated Due to Chapel Hill Creamery Cheese Salmonella Outbreak Risk
Chapel Hill Creamery cheese products have been connected to a multi-state outbreak of Salmonella infections. In response to the potential risk of further outbreak cases, Chapel Hill Creamery in Chapel Hill, NC, has announced a recall of all cheese products.
FOOD POISONING LAWSUITS AND SALMONELLA LAWSUIT HELP
The Weinberg Law Firm is currently assisting victims of food poisoning outbreaks seek legal compensation for their injuries. If you or a loved one was sickened after consuming a Salmonella contaminated product and are seeking Salmonella lawsuit help, please call our law firm toll free at 1-877-934-6274 for a free food poisoning lawsuit evaluation or fill out the Legal Case Evaluation Form found on this page.
About Salmonella Food Poisoning and Salmonellosis
Salmonellosis is an infection caused a bacterium called Salmonella. One of the most common foodborne illnesses, it occurs when food contaminated by Salmonella is consumed.
The U. S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that 1,027,561 cases of salmonellosis occur in the United States each year. Approximately 400 of those cases result in death.
Salmonella Food Poisoning Symptoms and Complications
Symptoms of Salmonella infection may include diarrhea (sometimes bloody), abdominal cramps, nausea, vomiting, fever, chills, headache, muscle pain, and joint pain. Symptoms usually appear 6 to 72 hours after the ingestion of contaminated food.
While most people recover within 4 to 7 days, diarrhea and vomiting may become so severe that the patient needs to be hospitalized. In more severe cases, the Salmonella infection may spread from the intestines to the blood stream and other body sites. This can result in death, unless the person is treated promptly with antibiotics. The elderly, infants, and those with impaired immune systems are more likely to suffer severe salmonellosis symptoms and its complications.
A small number of people who are infected with Salmonella will develop Reiter’s Syndrome, also referred to as “reactive arthritis.” This syndrome is characterized by joint pain, irritation of the eyes (conjunctivitis), and painful urination. Some patients who experience Reiter’s Syndrome will go on to develop chronic arthritis.
Chapel Hill Creamery Cheese Salmonella Outbreak Recall Details
The products involved in the voluntary recall include all codes, packages and sizes of the following varieties of cheese manufactured by Chapel Hill Creamery and distributed through retail locations, Farmer’s Markets or restaurants throughout North Carolina, Tennessee, South Carolina, Virginia and Georgia.
The recall effects the following cheeses:
- Quark
- Danziger
- Swiss
- Paneer
- Calvander
- Hot Farmers Cheese
- New Moon
- Smoked Mozzarella
- Fresh Mozzarella
- Burrata
- Hickory Grove
- Carolina Moon
- Smoked Farmers Cheese
- Dairyland Farmers Cheese
- Pheta
Consumers who have this product in their home should not consume it and should dispose of it. Customers are reminded to thoroughly wash their hands and any utensils or equipment that may have contacted the cheese in warm, soapy water.
The Weinberg Law Firm Food Poisoning Lawsuit Experience
The Weinberg Law Firm has assisted hundreds of food poisoning victims and their families obtain compensation for medical expenses, pain and suffering, and lost wages. Our firm has represented those injured by contaminated food products, including for example, the Veggie Booty Salmonella outbreak and the ConAgra peanut butter Salmonella outbreak; and those injured after eating at fast food restaurants, including for example, the Arby’s Salmonella outbreak in Valdosta, GA. We recently obtained a $700,000 settlement on behalf of a client who contracted salmonellosis after eating at a New Jersey restaurant. Call our law firm toll free at 1-877-934-6274 for a free food poisoning lawsuit evaluation or fill out the Legal Case Evaluation Form found on this page.
