A class-action lawsuit has been filed against an operator of a McDonald’s restaurant in Waterloo, New York, after food and drinks were prepared by a worker at the restaurant that had contracted hepatitis A, according to a foxnews.com report.
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On November 13, the Seneca County Health Department confirmed a case of hepatitis A in a food service worker at the McDonald’s restaurant in Waterloo.
The suit filed in Seneca County of the state of NY is on behalf of potentially more than 1,000 customers who dined in the restaurant during the first of November.
World Health Organiztion (WHO) has defined hepatitis A as a viral disease and affects liver. On Wednesday, one customer filed the lawsuit against Jascor Inc., a McDonald’s restaurant operator. Instead of McDonald’s Corp, franchisees operate most McDonald’s restaurants.
Over 1,000 customers who may have been exposed were given vaccines for hepatitis A at a clinic that was held in a Gymnasium in Waterloo. However, the department urged individuals who were not previously vaccinated for hepatitis A and who consumed food or drink from the Waterloo McDonald’s location to seek treatment. Moreover, if they had been present in the McDonald’s restaurant on November 2nd, 3rd, 5th, 6th and 8th, the urgency of the matter is pressing.
A member of the McDonald’s staff who had hepatitis A could possibly transfer the contagious virus not only to the food and drink but also to utensils simply by not washing following a trip to the bathroom.
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Christopher Welch, the plaintiff in the lawsuit, purchased and consumed products from the restaurant on at least one day when the infected worker was on duty, according to the lawsuit.
