Personal Injury and Wrongful Death

King Nut Peanut Butter Recall
Pritzker | Olsen, P.A. Representing Family of Victim

King Nut Peanut Butter Recall Lawsuit Update: Our law firm is representing the family of one of the people who died in the Salmonella Typhimurium outbreak that has been genetically linked to King Nut Peanut Butter. For more information, please see our press release regarding the Salmonella wrongful death lawsuit against King Nut Companies and Peanut Corporation of America.

King Nut Peanut Butter lawsuit information:

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.

King Nut Peanut Butter Recall

The following is from a press release issued by King Nut Companies on January 10, 2009 (our comments are in brackets):

King Nut Companies, a distributor of peanut butter produced by Peanut Corporation of America, announced on January 10, 2009, that Salmonella has been found in their 5 lb. tub of peanut butter.

This product is not manufactured by King Nut, and it is produced for them by Peanut Corporation of America in Lynchburg, Virginia. King Nut is merely a distributor. [Contact our law firm about distributor liability in a Salmonella case.]

King Nut is voluntarily recalling all of their Peanut Butter made for them by Peanut Corporation of America. This peanut butter is sold only to Food Service and institutional accounts.

It has not been proven that this case is linked to the national Salmonella outbreak that is currently happening in the United States. The jar of peanut butter that was tested and turned up positive for Salmonella was tested on an open container that was found. [According to the Minnesota Department of Health, the container of peanut butter that tested positive was found in a Minnesota nursing home.] Further tests are being conducted by King Nut and the FDA on closed containers to insure the accuracy of their findings. [Note: The further tests have been done, and they genetically link King Nut Peanut Butter to this Salmonella Typhimurium outbreak--a "smoking gun." (See the Minnesota Department of Health press release below)]

Minnesota Department of Health: King Nut Peanut Butter Genetically Linked to Salmonella Typhimurium Outbreak

Below is the Minnesota Department of Health press release:

Salmonella recovered from King Nut peanut butter by MDA lab found to be a genetic match to cases in national Salmonella outbreak

The Minnesota Departments of Agriculture and Health today announced that laboratory analyses have confirmed a genetic match between the strains of Salmonella bacteria found in a container of King Nut brand creamy peanut butter and the strains of bacteria associated with 30 illnesses in Minnesota and nearly 400 illnesses around the country.

MDA lab tests conducted last week discovered Salmonella bacteria in a 5-pound package of King Nut peanut butter collected from a long-term care facility associated with one of the reported illnesses.  The Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) and the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) issued a product advisory on Friday alerting institutions that may have received the product. MDA and MDH scientists performed additional testing this weekend to verify the connection between the contaminated product and the illnesses. 

State officials initially discovered the contaminated product through product testing conducted after MDH epidemiological evidence and an investigation by MDA’s Rapid Response Team implicated King Nut creamy peanut butter as a likely source of Salmonella infections in Minnesota residents. In the product advisory issued Friday, state officials urged 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. 

King Nut peanut butter is produced by Peanut Corporation of America, of Lynchburg, Va., and is distributed in seven states by Ohio-based King Nut Companies. The product was distributed in Minnesota to establishments such as long-term care facilities, hospitals, schools, universities, restaurants, delis, cafeterias and bakeries. King Nut Companies reports that the product is not distributed for retail sale to consumers, and has voluntarily withdrawn the product from distribution.

Minnesota officials continue to coordinate their investigation with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and other states.

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. Contact us about:

  • Food processor and distributor liability
  • Retailer and wholesaler liability
  • Restaurant, deli, nursing home, school and hospital liability
  • Evidence in a Salmonella lawsuit
  • Expert witnesses in a Salmonella lawsuit
  • Recovery of money to compensate for losses and pain and suffering

Source: Minnesota Department of Health

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