Dutch smoked salmon may be linked to Salmonella food poisoning illnesses in the United States. The Dutch company, Foppen, recalled the smoked salmon after reports of hundreds of Salmonella illnesses in the Netherlands and the United States. According to Foppen, Costco is the only U.S. company that received the smoked salmon prior to the recall. Our attorneys are investigating this recall.
The National Institute for Public Health and the Environment said in a statement that about 200 people in the Netherlands and more than 100 people in the United States have been sickened in this outbreak. Because smoked salmon is generally not cooked (a step that could kill any Salmonella bacteria), many others may also have been sickened.
Attorney Fred Pritzker and his Bad Bug Law Team are available for a free consultation here to residents of the United States diagnosed with Salmonella poisoning after eating smoked salmon. Our attorneys represent adults and children. Parents are encouraged to contact us on behalf of their children. Parents may also have their own claims for lost income and other damages. Children are a high-risk group for contracting serious Salmonella infections.
Salmonella symptoms include fever, vomiting and diarrhea, sometimes bloody (indicating development of Salmonella colitis). Serious complications include severe dehydration, kidney failure, sepsis (blood infection), reactive arthritis and other health problems. In most large outbreaks, there are fatalities.
Foppen processes fish in the Netherlands and at a factory in Greece and then distributes it to locations around the world. According to the company, the plant in Greece is where the contamination happened.
Attorney Fred Pritzker represents Salmonella victims nationwide, including those with serious complications. He is one of the few attorneys in the United States who has won millions for food poisoning victims and their families in personal injury and wrongful death lawsuits against food processors, distributors, retailers and restaurants. You can contact Fred or another Salmonella lawyer at our law firm for a free consultation here.
