A lawsuit has been filed in Superior Court of Fulton County, GA this afternoon by Neblett, Beard & Arsenault on behalf of a 7-year-old girl who developed E. coli after handling and baking cookies with her grandfather.
E. coli 0157:H7, is a dangerous, sometimes deadly strain of the E. coli bacteria. E. coli 0157:H7 can cause intestinal bleeding, bloody diarrhea, vomiting, extreme nausea and cramping. Infection can also cause hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS), a sometimes fatal secondary condition that destroys red blood cells and causes renal failure. E. coli infection and HUS are especially dangerous to children; shockingly two-thirds of the victims in this outbreak are under the age of 19.
E. coli O157:H7 in any food product is unacceptable, but in cookies, it’s particularly problematic because many of the consumers are very young. That is a population that is particularly vulnerable to the most tragic consequences of the E .coli poisoning.
Richard J. Arsenault, 2011
