BBC News, Merseyside
James Cavalini/Science Photography LibraryThe parents of an 11-year-old girl who had to undergo dialysis after signing up for E. coli from a supermarket sandwich, say they “want an answer.”
The Merseyside native was hospitalized for three weeks with hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS), which attacks the kidneys after eating her branded sandwich from an ASDA supermarket, Fieldfisher said.
Fieldfisher said the girl who was currently at home was faced with “invasive treatment” and the family had requested an answer in a letter to the ASDA regarding alleged violations of the 1987 Consumer Protection Act.
An ASDA spokesman has not yet received the letter, but added, “as an urgent matter, we will review the details of the claim.”
“It's not a small thing.”
Fieldfisher Director Claire Glasgow told BBC Radio Merseyside:
1 The British person has died In connection with the ongoing E. coli outbreak, the UK Health Security Agency said Thursday that they had fundamental health conditions.
E. coli outbreak is thought to be caused by several supermarket sandwiches, including salad leaves.
Some food manufacturers I remembered some of their products As a precaution.
Ms Glasgow said:
“In this case, sandwiches have a national distribution, which is very unusual… incidents are appearing everywhere.”
The family wanted the claim to know what happened and what the future of the child's health would be, the lawyer said.
“If a supermarket sells products sold under its own brand, it is liable, but it is certainly a contract with a supplier or manufacturer.
“They want to see where the source of this is. I'm sure they'll be keen to find it and try and make sure this doesn't happen again,” Glasgow added.
