Personal Injury and Wrongful Death

King Nut Peanut Butter Recall

The King Nut Peanut Butter recall information below is provided by Pritzker | Olsen, P.A., a food safety law firm that represents victims of Salmonella outbreaks throughout the United States. Our law firm has a national reputation in the area of food poisoning litigation, and lawyers in the firm have been interviewed by The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and other publications.  Our lawyers have been named "Super Lawyers" by Minnesota Law & Politics. Contact us regarding the King Nut Peanut Butter recall and the current Salmonella Typhimurium outbreak.

King Nut Peanut Butter lawsuit information:

King Nut Peanut Butter Recall and the
Salmonella Typhimurium Outbreak

The King Nut Peanut Butter recall was issued by the Minnesota Department of Health:

Agriculture, Health officials issue product advisory for King Nut peanut butter

Product contaminated with Salmonella bacteria was shipped to institutions in Minnesota.

Officials from the Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) and the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) today (January 9) issued a product advisory after MDA’s preliminary laboratory testing indicated the presence of Salmonella bacteria in a 5-pound container of King Nut brand creamy peanut butter.

The product is distributed in Minnesota to establishments such as long-term care facilities, hospitals, schools, universities, restaurants, delis, cafeterias and bakeries. At this time, the product is not known to be distributed for retail sale in grocery stores. State officials are urging establishments who may have the product on hand to avoid serving it, pending further instructions as the investigation progresses.

Eating food contaminated with Salmonella can result in abdominal cramping, diarrhea, and fever. Anyone who believes they may have become ill as a result of eating this product or foods made with this product should contact their health care provider.

State officials discovered the contamination as a result of product testing initiated after an MDH epidemiological investigation implicated King Nut creamy peanut butter as a likely source of Salmonella infections in Minnesota residents. The Minnesota cases have the same genetic fingerprint as the cases in the national outbreak that has sickened almost 400 people in 42 states; however, laboratory results for the product sample have not yet been linked to this national outbreak. Additional laboratory results are expected early next week.

State officials are coordinating their investigation with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and other states. More information about the investigation – including laboratory results will be available early next week.

Both microbiological and epidemiological evidence is used to trace back a Salmonella outbreak to its source. The microbiological and epidemiological evidence gathered by Minnesota officials can be used in a King Nut Peanut Butter lawsuit seeking money to compensate for medical expenses, lost income, pain and suffering and other damages. We have recently recovered compensation for victims of a Salmonella outbreak involving a Minnesota restaurant. Contact us about:

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Source: Minnesota Department of Health

 


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