L & M Companies has recalled cantaloupe sold at Wal-Mart stores across North Carolina, South Carolina and South Hill, Virginia because the cantaloupe may be contaminated with Salmonella.

The cantaloupe recall was prompted by a positive test for Salmonella at a small farm where the cantaloupe were grown.

We checked both the L & M Companies website and the Wal-Mart website, and there was no mention of the recall. We typed in “cantaloupe recall” in the search box on walmart.com and got a list of “Total Recall” videos. Perhaps Wal-Mart should put a little more effort into informing its customers of recalls affecting its products.

If you have been diagnosed with Salmonella poisoning (salmonellosis) after eating cantaloupe, you may have a claim for compensation from the grower, distributor(s) a retailer (for example, Wal-Mart) and others. Compensation may include medical expenses, pain, emotional distress, disability, lost income, and other damages.

Past cantaloupe recalls have resulted in hospitalizations, serious organ damage and death. Our lawyers represent victims of Salmonella outbreaks nationwide.

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The following information on the Wal-Mart peanut butter cookie recall is provided by PritzkerLaw. Our law firm is representing the family of one of the people who died in the Salmonella Typhimuium outbreak that has sickened over 450 people and has been associated with 6 deaths. Read our press releases: Salmonella wrongful death and Attorney Fred Pritzker Says Salmonella Outbreak Raises Food Safety Questions.

Below is the FDA Wal-Mart peanut butter cookie recall announcement:

Downers Grove, IL, January 18, 2009 -- Ralcorp Frozen Bakery Products, Inc. announced that it has taken the precautionary measure of voluntarily recalling all Wal-Mart Bakery brands of PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES, PEANUT BUTTER NO-BAKE COOKIES and PEANUT BUTTER FUDGE NO-BAKE COOKIES because they have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. The cookies contain peanut butter supplied by Peanut Corporation of America which is the subject of an FDA investigation concerning recent Salmonella outbreaks. No illnesses have been reported in connection with the recalled cookies and no other type of Wal-Mart Bakery brand cookies are being recalled.

The recalled peanut butter cookies are distributed nationally under the Wal-Mart Bakery cookies brand. The recalled Wal-Mart Bakery no-bake peanut butter cookies and no-bake fudge peanut butter cookies were distributed nationally with the exception of the following states: Wisconsin, Michigan, Minnesota, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Delaware, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hamshire and Maine. The cookies are sold in the in-store bakery sections of only Wal-Mart stores and have a code date of 9200 or less.

Product Description and SKU (Number on bottom used to scan at checkout)
WalMart Bakery Peanut Butter Cookie, 12 Count Clear Plastic Container	70897161809
WalMart Bakery Harvest Peanut Butter Fudge No-Bake,9 Count Clear Plastic Container	70897190990
WalMart Bakery Peanut Butter Fudge No-Bake, 9 Count Clear Plastic Container	70897190954
WalMart Bakery Peanut Butter Fudge No-Bake, 12 Count Clear Plastic Container	70897161843

Salmonella is an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Healthy persons infected with Salmonella often experience fever, diarrhea (which may be bloody), nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain. In rare circumstances, infection with Salmonella can result in the organism getting into the bloodstream and producing more severe illnesses such as arterial infections (i.e., infected aneurysms), endocarditis and arthritis.

The FDA and other regulatory agencies have indicated that Peanut Corporation of America (PCA) is the focus of their investigation concerning a recent Salmonella outbreak thought to be caused by tainted peanut butter. PCA supplied the Company with peanut butter it used in the recalled cookies. The Company has been informed that the FDA continues its investigation as to what caused the problem with peanut butter supplied by PCA.

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