A Salmonella outbreak at Cracker Barrel at 50 Ken Hayes Dr. in Bourbonnais, MI has sickened at least eight people. The Kankakee County Health Department and Illinois Department of Public Health are working to discover the cause of the outbreak
All of the patients ate prepared food, but health officials have not yet found the source of the contamination. The restaurant temporarily closed earlier this month.
Do You Need a Salmonella Attorney?
Food can become contaminated with Salmonella in several ways. Often, restaurant outbreaks are caused by an infected food worker who did not properly wash hands after using the restroom. But food can also arrive at restaurants tainted with Salmonella. Produce can become contaminated by soil or water and bacteria from the intestines of animals can be transferred to meat and poultry during slaughter.
Salmonella Symptoms
Symptoms of a Salmonella infection include nausea, fever, abdominal cramps, and diarrhea that can be bloody. Usually, these symptoms develop within six to 72 hours of exposure.
Salmonella Lawyers with Experience
If you developed a Salmonella infection after eating at the Cracker Barrel in Bourbonnais and would like a free consultation with a Salmonella lawyer, please contact the Pritzker Hageman Salmonella Legal Team. Our attorneys have represented clients in every major Salmonella outbreak in the U.S. You can reach us by calling 1-888-377-8900, sending a text to 612-261-0856, or completing the form below. There is no obligation and we don’t get paid unless we win.