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Chicago Salmonella Cases Associated with Adobo Grill

By Pritzker | Ruohonen

The Chicago Department of Public Health has announced that the city has 17 confirmed Salmonella Saintpaul cases, 9 of them linked to Adobo Grill, which has two locations in Chicago.  According to epidemiological evidence gathered by health officials, these 9 people ate tomatoes at an Adobo Grill in the Chicago area before getting sick.

This epidemiological evidence can be used in an Adobo Grill lawsuit seeking compensation for medical expenses, pain and suffering, lost income and other damages.  A restaurant is liable (responsible) for injuries caused by its food, even if the source of the illness is produce that was contaminated before it reached the restaurant.  Contact our law firm for information about restaurant liability.

The contaminated tomatoes that sickened the people who ate at Adobo Grill have sickened at least 383 people (this is the number of confirmed cases to date) in 30 states and the District of Columbia. (Read about the investigation of the Salmonella Saintpaul outbreak associated with tomatoes.)  Health officials have not pinpointed the origin of the contaminated tomatoes, although the FDA has narrowed down the origin to either Mexico or Florida. 

Some counties in Florida have been cleared: Jackson, Gadsden, Leon, Jefferson, Madison, Suwannee, Hamilton, Hillsborough, Polk, Manatee, Hardee, DeSoto, Sarasota, Highlands, Pasco, Sumter, Citrus, Hernando, and Charlotte.  And one state in Mexico has been cleared: Baja California (Norte).

The cluster of 9 Salmonella Saintpaul cases linked to Adobo Grill in Chicago may provide the needed evidence to pinpoint the origin of the contaminated tomatoes.  However, as indicated above, finding the origin of the contaminated tomatoes is not necessary for an Adobo Grill lawsuit.

Full post as published by Food Poisoning Law Blog on June 20, 2008 (boomark / email).