KROGER SALMON RECALL AND LAWSUIT INFORMATION: Pritzker | Olsen, P.A. was recently lead counsel in a major Listeria case and has recovered millions for victims of food poisoning. If you have been diagnosed with a Listeria infection (listeriosis) and ate Vita Nova Salmon purchased at Kroger or another grocery store, contact a Listeria lawyer at Pritzker | Olsen, P.A. for a free consultation. Please call toll-free at 1-888-377-8900 or submit the firm’s online consultation form.

Vita Food Products Issues Alert Regarding Vita Nova Salmon
Code Date of 11/16/08 198, Purchased on July 22 or After at Kroger and other Grocery Stores in Houston and the Avenol, New Jersey Metropolitan Area

July 25, 2008 -- Vita Food Products, Inc. of Chicago, Illinois has notified the public that twelve individual packages of Vita Nova Salmon, were sold at Kroger stores in Houston, Texas on or after July 22 of this year may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. We recently filed a lawsuit against Kroger Co. in another foodborne illness case. Contact attorney Fred Pritzker about the Kroger lawsuit.

In addition, 192 individual packages of this same product have either possibly been sold or are being offered for sale at various grocery stores in the Avenol, New Jersey metropolitan area.

The product that is the subject of this public announcement and recall are packages (deep dark blue in color) of smoked salmon that bear the Vita logo in the upper left corner on the part of the packaging that is immediately visible to the consumer. Each package contains 4-10 bacon-style slices (total 3 oz.) of smoked salmon; the slices are contained in a vacuum pack within a box that is 4" wide by 7.5 " in length by 1/2 " in thickness. IMPORTANT: The Code Date of 11/16/08 198 is on the left end flap of each package. This announcement and recall only applies to packages that bear that CODE DATE.

To date, no confirmed illnesses or complaints have been reported by customers.  Because the incubation period for Listeria is generally 3 weeks and can be as long as 70 days, no one would have been sickened yet.  Everyone who ate some of the Salmon should watch for Listeria symptoms. 

Pregnant women who contract Listeria infections usually do not become seriously ill, but they often have miscarriages, still births and early deliveries.  Read Listeria miscarriage information.
We have represented pregnant women in cases where food contaminated with Listeria caused listeriosis, the illness caused by Listeria.  These cases resulted in substantial recoveries for the women and sent a message to food processors that they need to take every measure to prevent Listeria contamination and protect the lives of unborn babies.

We have also represented families of people who died after contracting a Listeria infection. Contact us regarding Listeria wrongful death.

If you are diagnosed with listeriosis (the illness caused by Listeria), please contact our law firm:

• Call 1-888-377-8900 (toll-free)
• Email Fred Pritzker, managing partner for our Listeria cases
• Submit our online Listeria case review form