Marler Clark, the food safety lawfirm, has filed the first lawsuit against Moby Dick House of Kabob in the Circuit Court of Arlington, Virginia. Marler Clark will be assisted in this suit by the respected local counsel Regan Zambri. As of October 22, 2019, the Maryland Department of Health reports that they are aware of thirty three confirmed cases of Salmonella in people who ate hummus at Moby Dick House of Kabob. The cases have been reported since September 10, 2019.
Moby Dick House of Kabob voluntarily suspended hummus sales in September, "on Oct. 4, 2019, MDH's Office of Food Protection approved Moby Dick House of Kabob to resume the manufacturing of hummus. Moby Dick House of Kabob is cooperating with MDH during our investigation and is addressing food safety concerns."
Salmonella cases have been associated with several different Moby Dick House of Kabob locations. The Montgomery County Health Department reported to FOX5 that it was aware of five Salmonella cases related to eating hummus form Moby Dick House of Kabob in Bethesda and Germantown.
Food safety inspections were performed by the county health department in both Bethesda and Germantown locations. It was noted in the county inspection report for Germantown that Moby Dick discontinue serving hummus. Over 60 containers of hummus in Germantown and 34 containers in Bethesda were detained.
The Virginia Health Department is reporting nine cases of confirmed Salmonella infections associated with Moby Dick House of Kabob. The Department of Health in Washington DC has one confirmed case and are investigating several other cases of Salmonella that might be connected to Moby Dick House of Kabob. Health authorities say that if you have any hummus made by Moby Dick House of Kabob prior to October 4, 2019, it should not be eaten.
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