Personal Injury and Wrongful Death

Metz Fresh Spinach Recall

Metz Fresh spinach sold in the United States and Canada may be contaminated with Salmonella.  Pritzker | Olsen, P.A. is monitoring the recall.  The attorneys at Pritzker | Olsen, P.A. practice extensively in the area of foodborne illness litigation.  If you were diagnosed with Salmonella poisoning (salmonellosis) after eating spinach, contact a Salmonella lawyer at Pritzker | Olsen, P.A. for a free consultation by calling toll-free at 1-888-377-8900 or submitting the firm’s online consultation form. 

Below is the August 2007 FDA announcement regarding the Metz spinach recall.  Pritzker | Olsen, P.A. is providing it here as a public service.

FDA Spinach Recall Announcement: Metz Fresh Announces Voluntary Recall of Spinach Due to Possible Contamination with Salmonella
Salinas, CA -- Metz Fresh, LLC is voluntarily recalling bagged spinach as a result of a positive test for Salmonella found during routine company testing.

The spinach is distributed under the label Metz Fresh, in both retail and food service packages. These include 10 and 16 oz bags as well as 4-2.5 lb. and 4 lb. cartons. The only Metz Fresh product affected is spinach that bears the tracking codes 12208114, 12208214 and 12208314. It was distributed in the continental United States and Canada.

There have been no reports of illness or problems related to this spinach.

Salmonella is a common food borne pathogen that can cause severe illnesses, including fever, abdominal cramps and diarrhea. While most individuals recover in three to five days without medical intervention, the infection can be life-threatening to young children, the elderly and those with compromised immune systems. Consumers with any of these symptoms should call their physician. . .

The positive test came during independent lab testing Metz Fresh conducts on all of its products. Through its labeling and numbering system, Metz Fresh has already tracked, located and put 'holds' on the vast majority of the cartons of spinach affected. That spinach will not be released into the marketplace.

While the positive test came from only one sample of many on three packing lines, Metz Fresh has, as a precaution, chosen to recall all of the spinach from the ‘field lot’ packed that day on all three lines


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