The companies that grew, processed, and marketed contaminated spinach that led to a nationwide E. coli outbreak, have settled wrongful death lawsuits in the deaths of three women.
The lawyer for the families said the women died after eating fresh spinach bagged under the Dole label.
An attorney for Dole Food Company confirms that the settlements were reached last month, but declined to comment any further. Attorneys for Natural Selection Foods and Mission Organics have been unable to be reached for comment.
The terms of the wrongful death settlements have not been disclosed.
Federal officials announced a massive recall of bagged spinach last September, after nearly 200 people were sickened in 26 states, which included Pennsylvania.
The three women are the only confirmed deaths in the E. coli tainted spinach outbreak.
Reference:
"Settlements reached over three tainted spinach deaths," wfmj.com, April 2007.
