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McDonald's Hepatitis A Outbreak Hits 30 cases

By PritzkerLaw

Health officials in the Quad City Region of Illinois say the McDonald's Hepatitis A outbreak has grown to include 30 cases.  To contact Pritzker Olsen about a a McDonald's hepatitis A lawsuit, please call 1-888-377-8900 (toll free) or submit the free consultation form for review by Attorney Fred Pritzker.  We represent food poisoning victims throughout the United States.

All the illnesses are related to people who visited the McDonald's restaurant in Milan, Illinois, in early or mid-July, officials told Quad-City Times health reporter Dierdre Cox Baker. Sixteen cases are in Rock Island County, four are from out of state and the rest are in the Illinois counties of Mercer, Henry and Warren. Scott County, Iowa, also has at least one confirmed case of Hepatitis A from the McDonald's outbreak.

The outbreak reportedly got started from at least one employee of the McDonald's in Milan. She was diagnosed with the virus in June and went back to work. The Rock Island County Sheriff's Office investigated and reported this week that Trinity Regional Health System and Metropolitan Medical Laboratory failed to promptly report confirmed cases of Hepatitis A to public health officials early in the outbreak.

According to the Quad-City Times report, there was an additional delay in acting on the outbreak because a Rock Island County Health Department employee was on vacation.

National food safety law firm Pritzker Olsen has represented Hepatitis A patients who became ill from eating at restaurants where the virus was spread. Our firm is accepting cases from the McDonald's Hepatitis outbreak in western Illinois and we have a long, proven track record of winning compensation for victims of food poisoning. Hepatitis A is typically spread when an infected restaurant worker doesn't wash their hands thoroughly after using the toilet. The root problem is often related to lax management of sanitation policies and food safety protocols and restaurant owners can be held liable.

In the Milan McDonald's outbreak, the Rock Island County Health Department has innoculated 5,324 people against Hepatitis A. If you have been affected by this outbreak, a food safety lawyer at Pritzker Olsen can be contacted at 1-888-377-8900 (Toll Free). To receive a free Hepatitis A compensation consultation, go to our online consultation form and enter your information for our review. If we agree to take your case, we don't get paid unless you do.

Full post as published by Food Poisoning Law Blog on August 13, 2009 (boomark / email).