Five varieties of cookies made by Cub Foods have been recalled as part of the Peanut Corporation of America peanut product Salmonella recall.
The Stillwater, Minn.,-based food retailer said the Cub Foods-brand cookies were sold at Cub stores in Minnesota and Iowa. They were marked with a sell-by date through and including January 29, 2009.
Cub said the move was precautionary, based on Peanut Corporation of America's (PCA's) recall of Parnell's Pride brand peanut butter, which is used by store bakeries. There have been no reported cases of illness related to the cookies that Cub is recalling.
At least 36 confirmed cases of the outbreak strain of Salmonella have been reported in Minnesota, where three people have died.
PritzkerOlsen Attorneys, a national food safety law firm based in Minneapolis, has filed a Salmonella wrongful death lawsuit in Hennepin County District Court against Peanut Corporation of America and Ohio-based King Nut Companies, a distributor of PCA peanut butter.
The suit is filed on behalf of the heirs of Shirley Mae Almer, 72, of Perham. Mrs. Almer died Dec. 21 after becoming infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella. Minnesota health officials determined that peanut butter served in the Brainerd nursing home where she was residing was contaminated by the same Salmonella serotype.
PritzkerOlsen plans to file a second wrongful death lawsuit against PCA and King Nut for the family of Doris Flatgard, 87, who also was residing in a Brainerd nursing home when she became infected with Salmonella. Mrs. Flatgard died Jan. 4.
PritzkerOlsen has considerable experience and a reputation for success in representing survivors of foodborne illnesses. The firm is involved in virtually every national outbreak and has collected large sums on behalf of people injured or killed by adulterated food. In addition, the firm is devoted to educating the public about food safety issues and advocating for badly needed food safety legislation. Contact us for Salmonella peanut butter and peanut paste lawsuit information.
The peanut product Salmonella outbreak has led to one of the biggest product recalls in U.S. food poisoning history. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has established a searchable index for consumers to keep track.
The five Cub cookie varieties being recalled are: Cub Foods Peanut Butter Cookies, 12ct./12 oz, UPC 41303-63070; Cub Foods Peanut Butter Cookies, 24ct./24 oz, 41303-63003; Cub Foods Peanut Butter Blossom Cookies, 18ct/ 11 oz, 41303-67091; Cub Foods Peanut Butter Blossom Tray, 36ct./22 oz, 41303-63056; Cub Foods Iced Peanut Butter Cookies with Chocolate Icing, 12ct/12 oz, 41303-63028.

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