To date, two Minnesota residents have contracted Listeria food poisoning (listeriosis) after eating Les Freres cheese produced by Crave Brothers Farmstead Cheese Company. One of Minnesota victim died. Prompted by this outbreak, Crave Brothers issued a recall of some of its cheese products, including Les Freres (LF225 2/2.5#), Petit Frère (PF88 8/8 oz) and Petit Frère with Truffles (PF88T 8/8 oz), all with a make date of 7-1-13 or earlier.
“Crave Brothers is legally responsible for any Listeria cases linked to its cheese,” said Fred Pritzker, a Minnesota food safety lawyer who represents Listeria clients nationwide in personal injury and wrongful death lawsuits against food processors, retailers, restaurants and others. Fred recently won $45,000,000.00 for clients injured by another product and is now investigating the outbreak of Listeria infections linked to Crave Brothers Les Freres cheese. Pritzker has offices in the Twin Cities.
“In some cases, a grocery store or other retailer can also be held liable for Listeria poisoning,” said Pritzker.
Crave Brothers cheese is sold at the following Twin Cities grocery stores: Lunds stores in Minneapolis, Edina, Richfield, Minnetonka, Bloomington, St. Paul, Wayzata, Plymouth, Navarre; Byerly’s stores in Golden Valley, St. Paul, Edina, St. Cloud, St. Louis Park, Minnetonka, Roseville, Burnsville, Chanhassen, Eagan, Maple Grove; Wedge Community Co-op in Minneapolis; Kowalski’s Markets in Eden Prairie, S. Minneapolis, St. Paul, Oak Park Heights, Minneapolis, White Bear Lake, Woodbury; Mississippi Market Natural Foods Co-op in St. Paul; Whole Foods Markets in Minneapolis, Edina, Minnetonka, St. Paul; Minnesota Rainbow stores in Apple Valley, Bloomington, Brooklyn Park, Chaska, Columbia Heights, Coon Rapids, Cottage Grove, Eagan, Forest Lake, Inver Grove Hgts, Lakeville, Maplewood, Minneapolis, Plymouth, Richfield, Robbinsdale, Roseville, Saint Paul, Savage, Shoreview, St. Louis Park, West St. Paul, Woodbury.
Attorney Fred Pritzker and his Bad Bug Law Team have won lawsuits against cheese processors, retailers, restaurants and distributors. Pritzker can be contacted for a free consultation here regarding a lawsuit against Crave Brothers and others.
