A quote by French novelist Alphonse Karr seems to fit all too well when comparing the Epidemiologic Curve of both the ConAgra 2006-2007 and the Peanut Corporation of America 2008-2009 Salmonella Peanut Butter Outbreaks.
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Another ConAgra Pot Pie Lawsuit – Wisconsin
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Dinesh Ramde of Minneapolis Associated Press reported in "Man sues ConAgra over pot pie tainted with salmonella," on our client Eric J. Mand of Malone of Fond du Lac County who bought a ConAgra Banquet pot pie in mid-September. A few days after eating one, he became so sick with severe gastrointestinal symptoms that he
Pot Pie Patrol
To date, we have filed six lawsuits against ConAgra stemming from this Salmonella outbreak. We presently represent nearly two dozen people throughout the United States. Today we are in the ConAgra Pot Pie Manufacturing Facility in Marshall, Missouri inspecting the plant. As my readers might recall, the CDC has published its preliminary findings on the
Off to New Orleans – The “Big Easy”
I am sitting at home not wanting to head to the airport for a trip to New Orleans (it is Thanksgiving weekend anyway) to meet with lawyers and insurers from ConAgra (sounds fun?). I must admit that I am skeptical of the meeting given that to date ConAgra has resolved no claims of any significance
USDA Finds Flaws in ConAgra Banquet Pot Pie Safety Plan
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Josh Funk once again reports on how our government, despite finding errors at industrial food facilities, does not feel the necessity to inform the public of its findings. This despite pot pies having been linked to at least 272 cases of salmonella (65 hospitalized) in 35 states. Mr. Funk’s story follows:
USDA inspectors found flaws
More ConAgra Banquet Pot Pies Positive for Salmonella I 4,[5],12:i:-
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Leaving ConAgra no room to deny the obvious, according to the CDC, at least 272 isolates of Salmonella I 4,[5],12:i:- with an indistinguishable genetic fingerprint have been collected from ill persons in 35 states. To date, three of these patients’ pot pies have yielded Salmonella I4,[5],12:i:- isolates with a genetic fingerprint indistinguishable from the
Topps, Cargill E. coli Recall and ConAgra Salmonella Too
Beef recalls raise concerns about food safety
Jeffrey Gold, AP Business Writer (a.k.a. “E. coli Guy”) interviewed the husband and father of two of my clients in the Topps E. coli case:
‘Food is being pushed out at such a rapid pace to keep up with demand, the product is not as safe as it
When is a Pot Pie and Peanut Butter like a Resse’s Peanut Butter Cup?
When they are mixed together at ConAgra?* (hopefully, people recall the TV ads of a few years ago – "you have chocolate in my peanut butter.")
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UPDATE – Between January 1, 2007 and October 29, 2007, at least 272 isolates of Salmonella I 4,[5],12:i:- with an indistinguishable genetic fingerprint have been collected from ill persons
Lawsuits filed against Cargill, ConAgra today
We filed two lawsuits today – one against Cargill on behalf of a Minnesota boy who became ill after eating an E. coli-contaminated hamburger and another on behalf of a Michigan man who became ill after eating a Salmonella-contaminated turkey pot pie.
In the Minnesota case:
According to the complaint, Scott Reber ate a
ConAgra linked to 152 Salmonella I,4,[5],12:i:- illnesses in 31 states and still it refuses to recall its Salmonella Pot Pies
CDC confirms Salmonella Pot Pie outbreak has been ongoing since January 2007 – a month before the Salmonella outbreak tied to ConAgra peanut butter was announced in February 2007.
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Investigation of Outbreak of Human Infections Caused by Salmonella I,4,[5],12:i:-
CDC is collaborating with public health officials in multiple states across the United States and with