Personal Injury Law

Deaths Increase As Likely Cause Is Feces in Peanut Butter

Posted on January 25, 2009
  It is likely that bird or rat feces in the Peanut Corporation of America peanut butter started all of this.  There is the ever-expanding list of Salmonella free products.  The FDA list of products containing tainted peanut butter continues to grow as does the list of the deaths...

Peanut Butter Recall Reaches 31 MILLION POUNDS

Posted on January 23, 2009
 31,000,000 pounds of Peanut Butter Now Recalled   Stunning, just stunning.  we can not keep up with the FDA recall list. If this does not catch Obama's attention, what will?  Hey, Mr. President, call US, we'll work for peanuts...

Mr. President- Here Are The Blue, Turquoise, & Yellow States:Outbreak of Infections Caused by Salmonella Typhimurium 2008-2009

Posted on January 20, 2009
 Persons Infected with the Outbreak Strain of Salmonella Typhimurium, United States, by State, September 1, 2008 to January 18, 2009 As of 9PM EDT, Sunday, January 18, 2009, 475 persons infected with the outbreak strain of SalmonellaTyphimurium have been reported from 43 states and Canada...

Here's FDA's One Source Tracker Of Peanut/Salmonella Recalls

Posted on January 20, 2009
 We think the best advice is to just stop eating anything you think might contain peanut butter.  It is a small price to pay for avoiding a really nasty bout with Salmonella.   The individual company recalls just keep rolling in.   If you want to check some product against the master list maintained by the U...

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Meijer Recalls and Removes Items with Peanut Butter

Posted on January 19, 2009
Meijer stores and gas stations recalled of two types of its Meijer Brand crackers and two types of Meijer Brand ice cream sold in Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and Kentucky. Meijer removed all identified products from its stores and gas stations. All sell-by dates are impacted by this recall...

Kroger Recalls Ice Cream That May Be Tainted With Salmonella

Posted on January 19, 2009
All the big chains are rolling in with their peanut butter-related recalls. Kroger is recalling the following ice cream: Private Selection Peanut Butter Passion Ice Cream sold in 48-ounce containers with a "Sell by" date of 9-13-2009 under the following UPC Code Number: 0001111054437...

Hy-Vee Joins Kellogg's, King Nut, and PCA In Recalling Peanut Butter Products

Posted on January 17, 2009
 Iowa-based Hy-Vee Inc. today recalled the following products made in its bakery departments because they contain peanut butter that has the potential to be contaminated with salmonella: Peanut Butter Cookies, Monster Cookies, Peanut Butter Reese's Pieces Cookies, Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies, Lunchbox Reese's Pieces Cookies, Lunchbox Peanut Butter Cookies, People Chow Party Mix and Assorted Truffle Fudge...

PCA Recall Now Includes Everything From Five Pounds Up To Tanker Containers--Georgia Plant Shut Down

Posted on January 17, 2009
There is bad news today for Blakely, GA.   The town of 5,300, where a majority of the population is Black and incomes run less than half that of the statewide average, is now looking at its Peanut Corporation of America plant ceasing production due to Salmonella contamination...

KELLOGG COMPANY ANNOUNCES 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

Posted on January 17, 2009
Very early Saturday morning, Kellogg Company recalled certain Austin® and Keebler® branded Peanut Butter Sandwich Crackers and select snack-size packs of Famous Amos® Peanut Butter Cookies and Keebler® Soft Batch Homestyle Peanut Butter Cookies because the products have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella...

Hershey's Claims Reese Cups Are Safe, But FDA Says Just Postpone Eating Anything With Peanut Butter In It

Posted on January 17, 2009
"The FDA urged consumers on Saturday to avoid eating peanut butter and products that contain it until they can determine the scope of an outbreak of Salmonella food poisoning that may have contributed to six deaths."  "We urge consumers to postpone eating any products that may contain peanut butter until additional information becomes available," Dr...

Perry's Ice Cream Also A PCA Customer--Recalls 16 Products With Three Brand Names

Posted on January 17, 2009
Perry's Ice Cream is the latest company to recall products made with either peanut butter or paste made at the Peanut Corporation of America (PCA) salmonella contaminated plant in Georgia. Perry's is distributed in New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland and Virginia under the Perry's, Shurfine, and Wegman's brand names...

Connecticut Finds Tainted King Nut In UnOpened Container

Posted on January 16, 2009
Connecticut says its found the first unopened tub of King Nut peanut butter definitively found contaminated with Salmonella Type B. And the state has sent its Consumer Protection Commissioner, Jerry Farrell, Jr., into the battle. “This is the first unopened tub of King Nut peanut butter found in the country that is definitively identified as being tainted with salmonella,” Farrell said...

From One Plant In George To Products By Up To 85 Companies

Posted on January 16, 2009
In its update today on the investigation into the ongoing Salmonella outbreak, the U.S. Drug Administration acknowledged: In many instances, the peanut butter and peanut paste manufactured by PCA (the Georgia plant implicated in the outbreak) are further distributed to manufacturers to be used as ingredients in many products, including cookies, crackers, cereal, candy and ice cream...

Six Dead Among 454 In Salmonella Typhimurium Outbreak

Posted on January 16, 2009
  Today, the CDC reported 453 persons (454 if you count the Canadian) infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Typhimurium have been reported from 43 states. The number of ill persons identified in each state is as follows: Alabama (1), Arizona (9), Arkansas (4), California (60), Colorado (10), Connecticut (8), Georgia (6), Hawaii (1), Idaho (10), Illinois (5), Indiana (3), Iowa (1), Kansas (2), Kentucky (3), Maine (4), Maryland (7), Massachusetts (40), Michigan (25), Minnesota (33), Missouri (8), Mississippi (1), Nebraska (1), New Hampshire (11), New Jersey (18), New York (18), Nevada (5), North Carolina (4), North Dakota (10), Ohio (57), Oklahoma (2), Oregon (5), Pennsylvania (13), Rhode Island (4), South Dakota (2), Tennessee (8), Texas (6), Utah (4), Vermont (4), Virginia (20), Washington (13), West Virginia (2), Wisconsin (3), and Wyoming (2)...

Kellogg Company Announces Precautionary Hold on Austin and Keebler Branded Peanut Butter Sandwich Crackers

Posted on January 15, 2009
 From A Company Press Release As Distributed by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -- Battle Creek, MI -- January 14, 2009 -- Kellogg Company today announced it has taken the precautionary measure of putting a hold on Austin® and Keebler® branded Toasted Peanut Butter Sandwich Crackers, Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich Crackers, Cheese and Peanut Butter Sandwich Crackers, and Peanut Butter-Chocolate Sandwich Crackers...

CDC Update On A Truly Nasty Outbreak--448 Sick Including Five Dead

Posted on January 15, 2009
  The CDC just reported that the number now is 448 persons infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Typhimurium have been reported from 43 states. The number of ill persons identified in each state is as follows: Alabama (1), Arizona (8), Arkansas (4), California (60), Colorado (10), Connecticut (8), Georgia (6), Hawaii (1), Idaho (10), Illinois (5), Indiana (3), Iowa (1), Kansas (2), Kentucky (3), Maine (4), Maryland (7), Massachusetts (40), Michigan (25), Minnesota (33), Missouri (8), Mississippi (1), Nebraska (1), New Hampshire (11), New Jersey (18), New York (18), Nevada (5), North Carolina (1), North Dakota (10), Ohio (57), Oklahoma (2), Oregon (5), Pennsylvania (13), Rhode Island (4), South Dakota (2), Tennessee (8), Texas (6), Utah (3), Vermont (4), Virginia (20), Washington (13), West Virginia (2), Wisconsin (3), and Wyoming (2)...

Peanut Corporation of America Announces Voluntary Nationwide Recall of Salmonella Peanut Butter

Posted on January 14, 2009
As of a few moments ago, 15 more cases of salmonella poisoning in the now nationwide outbreak have been reported, bringing the total to 425 in 43 state with 3 deaths. Nearly 18% of the victims have been hospitalized. Praise to Peanut Corporation Corporation for the Recall...

Salmonella recovered from King Nut peanut butter by MDA lab found to be a genetic match to cases in national Salmonella outbreak

Posted on January 12, 2009
 Our thanks go out to the Minnesota Department of Health for the contents of this 1,300th Salmonella blog entry:   The Minnesota Departments of Agriculture and Health today announced that laboratory analyses have confirmed a genetic match between the strains of Salmonella bacteria found in a container of King Nut brand creamy peanut butter and the strains of bacteria associated with 30 illnesses in Minnesota and nearly 400 illnesses around the country...

People get Salmonella Typhimurium from eating Peanut Butter, Minnesota points the finger at King Nut, who points the finger at Peanut Corporation of America, so what is next?

Posted on January 12, 2009
Minnesota Department of Health announces late Friday that the have linked thirty illnesses ( and a death) to the consumption of King Nut Peanut Butter (and Parnell's Pride?). There is nothing on the CDC website or other State Health Department sites naming names - yet...

Salmonella Typhimurium linked to Peanut Butter in West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming

Posted on January 12, 2009
The CDC reports that 410 persons infected with the outbreak strains of Salmonella Typhimurium have been reported from 43 states. The number of ill persons identified in each state is as follows: Alabama (1), Arizona (8), Arkansas (3), California (55), Colorado (9), Connecticut (6), Georgia (5), Hawaii (1), Idaho (10), Illinois (5), Indiana (4), Iowa (1), Kansas (2), Kentucky (3), Maine (4), Maryland (7), Massachusetts (40), Michigan (20), Minnesota (30), Missouri (8), Mississippi (1), Nebraska (1), New Hampshire (10), New Jersey (13), New York (12), Nevada (6), North Carolina (1), North Dakota (10), Ohio (53), Oklahoma (2), Oregon (5), Pennsylvania (12), Rhode Island (4), South Dakota (2), Tennessee (9), Texas (5), Utah (3), Vermont (4), Virginia (17), Washington (11), West Virginia (2), Wisconsin (3), and Wyoming (2)...

Salmonella Typhimurium linked to Peanut Butter in New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Nevada, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington,

Posted on January 12, 2009
The CDC reports that 410 persons infected with the outbreak strains of Salmonella Typhimurium have been reported from 43 states. The number of ill persons identified in each state is as follows: Alabama (1), Arizona (8), Arkansas (3), California (55), Colorado (9), Connecticut (6), Georgia (5), Hawaii (1), Idaho (10), Illinois (5), Indiana (4), Iowa (1), Kansas (2), Kentucky (3), Maine (4), Maryland (7), Massachusetts (40), Michigan (20), Minnesota (30), Missouri (8), Mississippi (1), Nebraska (1), New Hampshire (10), New Jersey (13), New York (12), Nevada (6), North Carolina (1), North Dakota (10), Ohio (53), Oklahoma (2), Oregon (5), Pennsylvania (12), Rhode Island (4), South Dakota (2), Tennessee (9), Texas (5), Utah (3), Vermont (4), Virginia (17), Washington (11), West Virginia (2), Wisconsin (3), and Wyoming (2)...

Salmonella Typhimurium linked to Peanut Butter in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi,

Posted on January 12, 2009
The CDC reports that 410 persons infected with the outbreak strains of Salmonella Typhimurium have been reported from 43 states. The number of ill persons identified in each state is as follows: Alabama (1), Arizona (8), Arkansas (3), California (55), Colorado (9), Connecticut (6), Georgia (5), Hawaii (1), Idaho (10), Illinois (5), Indiana (4), Iowa (1), Kansas (2), Kentucky (3), Maine (4), Maryland (7), Massachusetts (40), Michigan (20), Minnesota (30), Missouri (8), Mississippi (1), Nebraska (1), New Hampshire (10), New Jersey (13), New York (12), Nevada (6), North Carolina (1), North Dakota (10), Ohio (53), Oklahoma (2), Oregon (5), Pennsylvania (12), Rhode Island (4), South Dakota (2), Tennessee (9), Texas (5), Utah (3), Vermont (4), Virginia (17), Washington (11), West Virginia (2), Wisconsin (3), and Wyoming (2)...

King Nut and Parnell's Pride Peanut Butter Linked To Nationwide Salmonella Outbreak--Recalls Ordered

Posted on January 11, 2009
The Cleveland Plain Dealer is the hometown newspaper for King Nut, the Solon, Ohio based snack and airline food company at the center of the nationwide Salmonella Typhimurium outbreak. It has a good wrap-up today of the events that have transpired since late Friday after Minnesota health officials linked the outbreak King Nut brand creamy peanut butter...

King Nut Steps Up: Recalls Salmonella Tainted Peanut Butter

Posted on January 10, 2009
  Press Release For: Immediate Release Date: January 10, 2009 Subject: Salmonella found in King Nut Peanut Butter manufactured by Peanut Corporation of America (Solon, Ohio) King Nut Companies, a distributor of peanut butter produced by Peanut Corporation of America, announces today that Salmonella has been found in their 5 lb...

First Word From Federal Government On 4-Month Old Salmonella Outbreak

Posted on January 09, 2009
<p><img alt="CDC, FDA, FSIS" width="200" height="162" vspace="5" hspace="5" align="left" src="http://www.limogesboutique.com/catalog/images/i7024.jpg" /> The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),  the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA), and the U...

Salmonella Typhimurium Outbreak Might Have Taken A Life In Minnesota

Posted on January 09, 2009
<p>The nationwide salmonella outbreak may have killed a person in Minnesota. A health department spokesman in Minnesota says an elderly woman had the infection when she died, but it's not clear that salmonella was the cause.</p> <p>The U...

Ohio Is Just Tip Of The Salmonella Typhimurium Ice Berg

Posted on January 09, 2009
<p> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; ">The CDC reports that an outbreak of <a href="http://www.about-salmonella.com/" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 51, 102); font-weight: bold; ">Salmonella</a> food poisoning has made 388 people sick across 42 states, sending 18 percent of them to the hospital, U...

State of Ohio Joins Salmonella Typhimurium Multistate Outbreak Investigation

Posted on January 09, 2009
<p>The <strong>Ohio Department of Health </strong>says it is investigating the multi-state Salmonella Typhimurium outbreak.</p> <p><img width="240" height="240" vspace="5" hspace="5" align="right" alt="" src="http://www...

State of Wisconsin Orders Recall Of Sprouts From Sunrise Farms Due To Salmonella Contamination

Posted on January 09, 2009
<p><br /> <img width="200" height="194" vspace="5" hspace="5" align="right" alt="" src="http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/uimages/kitchen/2008_03_14-Sprouts.jpg" />Wisconsin's <strong>Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection </strong>is not waiting for someone to get sick with <a href="http://www...

Salmonella Puts Family Mortgage At Risk, But There is A Miracle on the Blog

Posted on January 09, 2009
<p><img width="300" height="167" vspace="5" hspace="5" align="right" alt="" src="http://www.indiebusinessblog.com/photos/uncategorized/2007/12/24/holiday_house_border_350.jpg" />Second in the world only to China's melamine scandal, <a href="http://www...

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