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Fig and Olive Salmonella Outbreak Lawsuits - Multistate (2015)

Marler Clark represented 58 individuals in this Salmonella outbreak. All cases have been settled.

From the Los Angeles Acute Communicable Disease and Control:

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) participated in a multi-state investigation of Salmonella infections among patrons of the Fig & Olive restaurant, West Hollywood. Twenty persons meeting a clinical definition for Salmonella reported eating at this restaurant between September 6 and September 11, 2015. Of these, seven were confirmed by laboratory tests detecting the Salmonella. In addition to patrons of the restaurant, three restaurant employees were identified with the same Salmonella type.

A cluster of cases with the same Salmonella type also occurred in Washington, DC and were associated with eating at the Fig & Olive restaurant from late August through early-September.

The investigation was coordinated by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention with participation by the Food and Drug Administration, and several state and local health departments including Public Health.

From the DC Department of Health (DOH) and Department of Forensic Sciences (DFS):

The DC Department of Health (DOH) and Department of Forensic Sciences (DFS) collaborated, continuing the surveillance, testing and reporting of food samples from the DC Fig and Olive food establishment. DFS tested 45 food samples and 15 environmental samples that yielded negative Salmonella isolates; ten food samples were pending. DFS confirmed and reported that eleven human specimens, from DC hospitals, yielded positive results for Salmonella Enteritidis and their DNA typing’s were shared with the U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and were linked to this outbreak.

Several other states with Fig and Olive restaurants reported Salmonella cases. As of Wednesday, September 23, 2015, DOH confirmed 14 cases of salmonella tied back to the DC Fig and Olive establishment. Interviews of those who reported illnesses were ongoing, with the DOH conducting interviews with 135 persons.

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