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CHICAGO, Feb.
26 /PRNewswire/ -- A lawsuit was filed today by Latherow
Law Office on behalf of a 10 year-old boy who contracted salmonella
poisoning after eating at a Blueberry Hill Restaurant in LaGrange, Illinois,
on October 5, 2008. The child was hospitalized for three days as a result
of the poisoning. Blueberry Hill was cited by the Cook County Department
of Health after the Communicable Disease Unit identified 13 individuals
who also contracted salmonella poisoning after eating one or more times
at the restaurant between October 5 and 11, 2008. The Department
concluded that improper food handling likely promoted the transmission of
salmonella poisoning to its patrons.
"It's a shame that a local
family restaurant would completely disregard
the minimum standards for food
safety," said the boy's attorney, Bridget
Duignan.
"Hopefully Congress will take a hard look at the recently
introduced Food Safety Modernization
Act of 2009 (H.R. 875), so that we
may gain trust in the food industry
and confidently take our families out
to
eat."
The
lawsuit filed on behalf of the 10 year-old boy, through his mother, Maria
Arreaga, and by their attorneys, Jerry A. Latherow and Bridget Duignan
of Chicago, alleges that Blueberry Hill not only failed to properly
handle the food in the kitchen, but failed to properly keep a clean and
sanitized food preparation line and keep food at the correct temperature.
The
lawsuit was filed in the Circuit
Court of
Cook County.
Unspecified damages are being sought.
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