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Peanut Company Ignored Texas Recall Order
Texas health officials are taking over the consumer product recall related to the Plainview, Texas, plant of Peanut Corporation of America (PCA). The action was taken after getting no company response to a state-ordered recall that was issued February 12.
In a press release Friday, the Texas Department of State Health Services said the company's CEO, Stewart Parnell, is being notified that the agency will seek payment for the cost of carrying out the recall. Parnell's company is the cause of a nationwide Salmonella Typhimurium outbreak that has sickened more than 654 people and killed nine.
The state ordered the recall of all products ever made at the Plainview peanut processing plant after inspectors found dead rodents, rodent feces and bird feathers in a crawl space and an unsealed air handling system that was pulling debris from the crawl space into production areas of the plant.
The recall applies to products shipped since the plant first opening in March 2005. Officials in Colorado have associated at least three Salmonella infections in people who ate fresh-ground peanut butter made from peanuts that came from the plant.
The Texas press release said state officials are going through company records to notify past customers of PCA that they may have product that has been recalled.
PCA filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy/liquidation after the Texas recall was ordered and the plant shut down. Originally, PCA's plant in Blakely, Georgia, was identified by federal authorities as the lone cause of the outbreak. Peanut butter and peanut ingredients made at the Georgia plant have led to consumer recalls of more than 2,200 products.
Even though PCA is liquidating, it continues to face a federal criminal investigation and lawsuits filed on behalf of victims. National food safety law firm PritzkerOlsen Attorneys has filed a Salmonella wrongful death lawsuit against PCA and King Nut Companies, a distributor.
The firm is accepting clients from across the country and is handling litigation for the families of three women who died in the outbreak. The three victims are Nellie Napier of Ohio and Minnesotans Shirley Almer and Doris Flatgard. To contact a food poisoning lawyer at our firm, call 1-888-377-8900 (toll free) or complete a free case consultation form.
In a press release Friday, the Texas Department of State Health Services said the company's CEO, Stewart Parnell, is being notified that the agency will seek payment for the cost of carrying out the recall. Parnell's company is the cause of a nationwide Salmonella Typhimurium outbreak that has sickened more than 654 people and killed nine.
The state ordered the recall of all products ever made at the Plainview peanut processing plant after inspectors found dead rodents, rodent feces and bird feathers in a crawl space and an unsealed air handling system that was pulling debris from the crawl space into production areas of the plant.
The recall applies to products shipped since the plant first opening in March 2005. Officials in Colorado have associated at least three Salmonella infections in people who ate fresh-ground peanut butter made from peanuts that came from the plant.
The Texas press release said state officials are going through company records to notify past customers of PCA that they may have product that has been recalled.
PCA filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy/liquidation after the Texas recall was ordered and the plant shut down. Originally, PCA's plant in Blakely, Georgia, was identified by federal authorities as the lone cause of the outbreak. Peanut butter and peanut ingredients made at the Georgia plant have led to consumer recalls of more than 2,200 products.
Even though PCA is liquidating, it continues to face a federal criminal investigation and lawsuits filed on behalf of victims. National food safety law firm PritzkerOlsen Attorneys has filed a Salmonella wrongful death lawsuit against PCA and King Nut Companies, a distributor.
The firm is accepting clients from across the country and is handling litigation for the families of three women who died in the outbreak. The three victims are Nellie Napier of Ohio and Minnesotans Shirley Almer and Doris Flatgard. To contact a food poisoning lawyer at our firm, call 1-888-377-8900 (toll free) or complete a free case consultation form.
Labels: PCA Plainview Recall, Peanut Corporation of America lawsuit, salmonella wrongful death lawsuit, Texas salmonella plant
Weis Markets Recall
The following information on the Weis Markets recall is provided by PritzkerLaw. Our law firm is representing the family of one of the people who died in the Salmonella Typhimurium outbreak that has sickened nearly 500 people and has been associated with 7 deaths. This case does not involve the products below, which have been recalled but have not been implicated in this outbreak.
Read our press releases: Salmonella wrongful death and Attorney Fred Pritzker Says Salmonella Outbreak Raises Food Safety Questions. Below is part of the recall announcement as provided by the FDA:
SUNBURY, Pennsylvania -- January 21, 2009 -- Weis Markets today issued a voluntary recall for two private label peanut butter sandwich crackers it sells under its Weis Quality label.
No other Weis Quality products are involved in this recall nor does it affect the jar peanut butter category.
Weis Markets stores removed these two products from their shelves on January 16 and issued stop scan orders for both. The two recalled products were supplied by Bremner Food Group and manufactured by the Kellogg’s Company.
The product was distributed at Weis Markets retail stores in Pennsylvania, Maryland, New Jersey, New York and West Virginia
Read our press releases: Salmonella wrongful death and Attorney Fred Pritzker Says Salmonella Outbreak Raises Food Safety Questions. Below is part of the recall announcement as provided by the FDA:
SUNBURY, Pennsylvania -- January 21, 2009 -- Weis Markets today issued a voluntary recall for two private label peanut butter sandwich crackers it sells under its Weis Quality label.
- Weis Quality (WQ) Cheese Peanut Butter Sandwich Crackers, 11-ounce (UPC 41497-56442).
- Weis Quality Toasted Peanut Butter Sandwich Crackers 11-ounce (UPC 41497-56443).
No other Weis Quality products are involved in this recall nor does it affect the jar peanut butter category.
Weis Markets stores removed these two products from their shelves on January 16 and issued stop scan orders for both. The two recalled products were supplied by Bremner Food Group and manufactured by the Kellogg’s Company.
The product was distributed at Weis Markets retail stores in Pennsylvania, Maryland, New Jersey, New York and West Virginia
Labels: Peanut Butter salmonella recall, Peanut Corporation of America lawsuit, salmonella product recall, salmonella wrongful death lawsuit
PetSmart Dog Biscuit Recall
The following information on the PetSmart dog biscuit recall is provided by PritzkerLaw. Our law firm is representing the family of one of the people who died in the Salmonella Typhimurium outbreak that has sickened almost 500 people and has been associated with 7 deaths. This case does not involve the products below, which have been recalled but have not been implicated in this outbreak.
Read our press releases: Salmonella wrongful death and Attorney Fred Pritzker Says Salmonella Outbreak Raises Food Safety Questions. Below is part of the PetSmart dog biscuit recall announcement as provided by the FDA:
PHOENIX, AZ, January 20, 2009 -- PetSmart is voluntarily recalling seven of its Great Choice® Dog Biscuit products that contain peanut paste made by Peanut Corporation of America (PCA).PCA is the focus of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration investigation into potential Salmonella contamination of peanut butter and paste made at its Blakely, Georgia facility.
Although PetSmart is not aware of any reported cases of illness related to these products, it has removed these products from its store shelves and website and is conducting the recall as a precautionary measure.
The recalled products include only the following types of Great Choice Dog Biscuits sold between Aug. 21, 2008 and Jan. 19, 2009:
- Small Assorted 32 oz., UPC 73725702900
- Small/Medium Assorted 4 lb., UPC 73725700601
- Small/Medium Assorted 8 lb., UPC 73725700605
- Small/Medium Assorted 10 lb., UPC 73725702755
- Large Assorted 8 lb., UPC 73725700638
- Extra Large Assorted 8 lb., UPC 73725700779
- Peanut Butter 4 lb., UPC 73725700766
Labels: Peanut Corporation of America lawsuit, salmonella peanut butter lawsuit, salmonella wrongful death lawsuit
Salmonella Lawsuit Commencing
Two more companies have announced recalls of products containing peanut butter that may be contaminated with Salmonella that is causing people to get sick across the country.
Federal health officials expect the list of recalled items to grow. Meanwhile, they are warning consumers to postpone eating any crackers, cookies, ice cream, candies, cereal or other products containing peanut butter.
The recall list will be complete when all food companies who bought potentially adulterated peanut butter and peanut paste from the South Georgia plant of Peanut Corporation of America figure out which of their products carry the ingredients. Peanut Corporation of America has recalled all peanut butter made at the plant since August 8 and and peanut paste made there since September 26.
Six deaths have been associated with the 4-month-old outbreak, including two in Minnesota, two in Virginia, one in Idaho and one in North Carolina.
Leading food safety lawyer Fred Pritzker has initiated a King Nut Companies lawsuit on behalf of the heirs of Shirley Mae Almer, 72, who died Dec. 21 after eating peanut butter on toast at a long-term care facility in Brainerd, Minnesota. State health officials later found the product to contain the outbreak strain of Salmonella Typhimurium.
The Salmonella wrongful death lawsuit is being filed in Hennepin County District Court in Minneapolis against Ohio-based King Nut Companies, the distributor of the peanut butter, and Peanut Corporation of America, based in Virginia.
Pritzker's firm is one of the few in the country that practices extensively in the area of foodborne litigation. He has been quoted as an expert on the outbreak on the ABC and CBS affiliate television stations in the Twin Cities since the outbreak began.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control say that more than 470 people from 43 states have been sickened in the 4-month-old outbreak and at least 90 of the victims have been hospitalized. The most severe illnesses have been in young children, the elderly and people with weakened immune systems.
If you or someone you know was injured by the outbreak, you are entitled to compensation. Contacting the food safety lawyers at Pritzker Law is the first step.
The CDC's Dr. Robert Tauxe said many cases are releated directly to consumption of peanut butter, but others may be related to peanut butter and peanut paste (ground roasted peanuts) used as ingredients.
Kellogg Company was the first customer of Peanut Corporation of America to announce a recall of products that may contain contaminated peanut butter or paste. Kellogg widened its announcement to include snack crackers containing peanut butter and 7 million snack packs of Famous Amos Peanut Butter Cookies and Keebler Soft Batch Homestyle Peanut Butter Cookies.
The FDA is publishing all the recall information on a special internet website page.
Hy-Vee Inc. of West Des Moines, Iowa, announced a recall including People Chow Party Mix, Lunchbox Reese's Pieces Cookies, Hy-Vee Peanut Butter Cookies and Reese's Pieces Peanut Butter Cookies.
Perry's Ice Cream of Buffalo, N.Y., announced a recall of ice cream containing the suspect peanut butter and peanut paste.
Labels: peanut butter salmonella lawsuit, Peanut Corporation of America lawsuit, salmonella wrongful death lawsuit
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