The FDA asked us all to not eat peanut butter yesterday. Companies with any amount of peanut butter from The Peanut Corporation of America are now battling each other to get the next Press Release out touting the next recall. After illnesses began on Labor Day 2008, to have this warning days before Inauguration Day
When is a Recall not a Recall? When you still can buy it!
On January 16 Kellogg Company Announced the Voluntary Nationwide Recall of Austin® and Keebler® Branded Peanut Butter Sandwich Crackers and Select Snack-Size Packs of Famous Amos® And Keebler® Soft Batch Peanut Butter Cookies Because of Possible Health Risk. Guess what I bought all of at the gas station today?
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Based on available information, CDC and
Georgia Lab Test Confirm Salmonella Contamination in an “UNOPENED” Tub of Peanut Butter
Laboratory tests by the Georgia Department of Agriculture have confirmed Salmonella contamination in some peanut butter manufactured by the Peanut Corporation of America (PCA) processing facility in Blakely, Georgia.
We have confirmation for Salmonella,” said Georgia Commissioner of Agriculture Tommy Irvin. “The sample that tested positive came from an unopened five-pound tub of King
Lab Tests Show Salmonella Likely at Peanut Corporation of America
According to AP, as they say, the knoose tightens.
Agricola Zaragoza, Inc. of Texas Recalls Jalapeno Peppers – We are watching you.
The FDA has announced that Agricola Zaragoza, Inc. of McAllen, Texas is recalling Jalapeno Peppers distributed since June 30th, 2008 (see CDC Report below) because they have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella, an organism that can cause serious and sometimes-fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune
Poultry Workers and Pig Farmers May Spread Bacteria Too
Well, the stocking are hung and the presents are all wrapped, and I am surfing the net to see what there is to blog about (my version of the “Night Before Christmas”) when I found this quote:
“Nine billion food animals are produced and slaughtered in the United States annually, and all of those animals
Three people from Nevada contract Salmonella Newport from eating ground beef
Some people gamble in Reno, others eat hamburger. Perhaps the odds of winning or loosing are about the same. Steve Timko from the Reno Gazatte-Journal reported on the continuing problem of Salmonella-tainted burger (remember, Salmonella in hamburger is not considered an adulterant). According to the Gazatte-Journal, three people in Nevada might have contracted a
Salmonella fear prompts recall of basil shipped to California, Texas and Illinois
AP reported that 5,500 pounds of "Green Paradise" brand basil has been recalled. The basil was shipped in sets of 12 one-pound boxes marked with lot No. 1219. The basil grown in Mexico and sold in the United States has been recalled because of fears it may be infected with Salmonella. The basil was
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