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The pizza recall may have a local Nebraska tie according to Channel 3 news – Frozen Pizza Recall May Have Local Connection – The University of Nebraska Medical Center confirms it tested a sample from the Douglas County Health Department. A spokesperson says it matches the strain of E. coli identified in a recent national
Late last night Christopher Doering of Reuters quoted USDA/FSIS head guy, U.S. Agriculture Undersecretary Richard Raymond, in an article entitled – USDA says has enough legal authority to do recalls – Dr. Raymond testified that the U.S. Agriculture Department does not need additional authority to conduct meat recalls and would oppose any move to make
I leave in the morning (a few hours away actually) to NYC in part to meet several new clients from the Topps E. coli outbreak, but also to meet with representatives of YUM Brands to try and resolve several E. coli cases stemming from the Taco Bell E. coli outbreak of 2006. Interestingly, today
It was a good day to be a lawyer. I got this email from Carol of Bonfield, IL:
Hi, just wanted to tell you I saw your picture and article in the November issue of the Prairie Farmer. Yes, it would be nice to put you out of business, but it is still good to know there is someone fighting for the little guy when it comes to food that makes someone so sick or dead.
I have also been handling emails and phone calls (between kids soccer games, a swim meet and basketball practice) from people who believe that they may have been sickened by the Pizza. We have been ordering Health Department records to see if these illnesses are linked to the nationwide E. coli recall.
As all my avid blog readers know, 5 million frozen pizzas sold nationwide under the Totino’s and Jeno’s labels have been recalled because of E. coli contamination. The problem appears to have come from pepperoni on pizzas produced at a General Mills plant in Ohio. The recall covers pizzas containing pepperoni that have been produced since July (over 120,000,000 pizzas were produced at that plant), when the first of 21 E. coli illnesses emerged.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said that eight of the 21 victims have been hospitalized, and four have developed acute kidney failure. Eight of the cases were reported in Tennessee, with the other 11 cases found in Kentucky, Missouri, New York, Virginia, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Wisconsin and South Dakota.
Expecting General Mills to mount a "you did not cook the E. coli (a.k.a. cow poop) out of it" defense, I went to YouTube to find the answer – How To Cook A Totinos Pizza In Three Easy Steps?
The specific products in the recall listed by brand, product and SKU number include:
• Totino’s —Party Supreme–42800-10700
• Totino’s–Three Meat–42800-10800
• Totino’s–Pepperoni–42800-11400
• Totino’s–Pepperoni–42800-92114
• Totino’s–Classic Pepperoni–42800-11402
• Totino’s–Pepperoni Trio–42800-72157
• Totino’s–Party Combo–42800-11600
• Totino’s–Combo–42800-92116
• Jeno’s–Crisp ‘n Tasty Supreme–35300-00561
• Jeno’s–Crisp ‘n Tasty Pepperoni–35300-00572
• Jeno’s–Crisp ‘n Tasty Combo–35300-0057
I spent a bit of time today researching E. coli O157:H7 cases tied to Salami and Pepperoni. Here is what I found:Continue Reading E. coli Totino’s and Jeno’s Pizza in Tennessee, Kentucky, Missouri, New York, Virginia, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Wisconsin and South Dakota
As the number of Cargill-related E. coli recalls has grown, we have pulled a few of our past E. coli battles with Cargill and its many subsidiaries. We have spent a bit of time over the years with Cargill and its lawyers.
A bit more history about Cargill – In 1995 Cargill announced the “End of E. coli” in the pages of the New York Times. Now, 12 years later it has recalled nearly 2,000,000 pounds of hamburger (that is nearly enough to give every New Yorker a quarter pounder) in October and November recalls. Jane Genova, fellow blog addict, posted twice on what "Big Beef" needs to do to fix the problem and the PR. This post also warranted a post by a top-shelf Florida Law Blogger – Labovick – entitled "Cargill-beef-recall-is-a-walk-down-memory-lane"
Cargill Meat Solutions is the umbrella organization of Cargill’s beef, pork and turkey businesses. A key part of Cargill Meat Solutions was Excel Corporation, which began business nearly 70 years ago and grew from a Midwestern beef company to also include pork, processed meats, case ready meats and food distribution centers. Follow the Timeline:
Continue Reading Cargill, getting reacquainted with the Enemy
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KCCI reported late yesterday that the Jasper County Health Department said Friday that a 14-year-old Iowa girl died after testing positive for E. coli. A spokesperson for Blank Children’s Hospital said Kayla Boner died Friday morning. She was admitted to the hospital Tuesday morning. Hospital officials said they’ve treated three patients with E. coli
For some reason I could not sleep and woke-up quite early this morning to this in my in box – Cargill Meat Solutions Recalls Ground Beef Action due to possible E. coli O157:H7 contamination. I then saw the following press release from Cargill Meat Solutions [YOU MUST WONDER WHY THEY SEND OUT THE PRESS RELEASE ON A SATURDAY MORNING – PERHAPS NO ONE WILL NOTICE?]:
Cargill s voluntarily recalling approximately 1,084,384 pounds of ground beef produced at its Wyalusing, Pa., Cargill Regional Beef facility because of the possible presence of E. coli O157:H7. The ground beef products subject to recall were produced at the Wyalusing plant between Oct. 8 and 11, 2007, and were distributed to retailers nationwide. Cargill learned of the possibility of contamination after the U.S. Department of Agriculture returned [WHEN WAS IT RETURNED] a confirmed positive on a sample of product produced Oct. 8, 2007. Each package or label bears the establishment number “Est. 9400” inside the USDA mark of inspection. As the use/freeze-by dates for products subject to this recall have expired, consumers are urged to look in their freezers for these products and return or discard them if found. In addition to the above listed products, there are various weights and varieties of ground beef, ground chuck, and ground sirloin product that were distributed for further processing and repackaging and will not bear the same establishment number on the package [MEANS – WE HAVE NO IDEA WHERE THE REST OF THIS STUFF IS].
This from the Company that wants to sell you "Fake Red Meat." Yesterday I was retained by two more families of two additional HUS victims of the earlier Cargill 1 million pound recall. Products subject to this new recall are:
Also, remember Cargill’s 1 million pound recall from last month? In that one Cargill products were sold at retail establishments, including Sam’s Club, and to restaurants and other institutions throughout the United States. Since the investigation into that recall began in Minnesota, E. coli illnesses tied to Cargill ground beef products have been identified in Minnesota (5), Wisconsin (5), North Carolina (2) and Tennessee (3). I think we can correctly assume that the numbers of ill people will continue to climb both from last months recall and from this months – another "million pound month."Continue Reading Cargill recalls over 1 million pounds of ground beef – again
To have as my 1000th blog post another story about another recall that is not really a recall is far less amusing than it used to be. Dana Rebik reported that Recalled Pizza are Still On Store Shelves in Memphis Tennessee.
About 5 million Totino’s and Jeno’s frozen pizzas with pepperoni are being recalled. The
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General Mills is the “sixth largest food company in the world” with revenues for 2007 estimated to be nearly $12,500,000,000. General Mills announced today that since July 1 of this year, it had distributed more than 120 million Totino’s and Jeno’s pizzas nationwide. Surprisingly, in light of 21-reported E. coli illnesses tied to these products,
According to the General Mills website, it is the “sixth largest food company in the world." It is also a Fortune 500 company with headquarters in Minnesota, with revenues for 2007 estimated to be nearly $12,500,000,000. On today’s news of poisoned pizzas, General Mills shares were down $1.08, or 1.87 percent, at $56.65 on
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