Personal Injury and Wrongful Death

Listeria Recall: Ballard's Farm Slaw and Salad

Below is the FDA news release regarding the recall of some Ballard's Farm slaw and salad due to possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes, a life-threatening foodborne pathogen. PritzkerOlsen, P.A.is reprinting the news release here as a public service. The firm has recovered millions for victims of Listeria poisoning (listeriosis) and other foodborne illnesses, including a recent settlement for $6,425,000. To contact PritzkerOlsen, P.A. for a free consultation, call toll-free at 1-888-377-8900, e-mail info@pritzkerlaw.com or fill out the online, attorney-consultation form.

The incubation period for Listeria can be anywhere from 11-70 days. If you have eaten the recalled Ballard's Farm slaw or salad, you should watch for Listeria symptoms, including fever, muscle aches, diarrhea, headache, loss of balance and confusion.

If you are pregnant and have eaten the recalled Ballard's Farm slaw or salad, you are at greater risk. If you get a fever or chills, you should contact your doctor immediately. Even if you do not get very sick from a Listeria infection (listeriosis), your unborn baby could be at serious risk of injury or death. Learn more about Listeria and pregnancy.

FDA October 25, 2006, Recall Announcement: Ballard’s Farm Sausage, Inc. Announces an Extension of its Voluntary Recall to Include Ballard's Farm 24 oz. Amish Macaroni salad, Ballard's Farm 24 oz. Amish Sweet Slaw, Ballard's Farm 12 oz. Cole Slaw, and Food City 12 oz. Cole Slaw

October 25, 2006 – Ballard's Farm Sausage, Inc. announces an extension of its voluntary recall involving all lots of Ballard's Farm 24 oz. Amish Macaroni salad, Ballard's Farm 24 oz. Amish Sweet Slaw, Ballard's Farm 12 oz. Cole Slaw, and Food City 12 oz. Cole Slaw because of possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. This is in addition to the recall of Ballard's Farm 12 oz. Egg Salad on 10/ 22/06.

The recalled Ballard's Farm slaw and salad was distributed in West Virginia, Kentucky, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Virginia, Illinois, Indiana, Georgia, Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, Delaware, Michigan and Alabama. [The recalled salad and slaw may have been distributed to Wal-Mart stores in these states.]

The recalled Ballard's Farm slaws and salads are displayed in a clear plastic cup with the products name displayed on the side of the lid and the side of the cup.

If you contract a Listeria infection (listeriosis) after eating Ballard's Farm slaw or salad, contact a lawyer at PritzkerOlsen, P.A. for a free case evaluation.


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