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Pritzker Law Firm Files Lawsuit against Peanut Corporation of America

Fred Pritzker — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 03:37:04 +0000

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — The sudden and unexpected death of a Minnesota woman who fell victim to a nationwide Salmonella outbreak has prompted a wrongful death lawsuit against Virginia-based Peanut Corporation of America (PCA) — a maker of bulk peanut butter and…

Important Information about the Peanut Butter Outbreak from One of America’s Leading Food Safety Law Firms

Fred Pritzker — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 17:36:56 +0000

Federal and state agencies have confirmed that the sources of the outbreak of illnesses caused by Salmonella Typhimurium are peanut butter and peanut paste produced by the Peanut Corporation of America (PCA) at its Blakely, Georgia processing plant.

Peanut butter is sold…

Pritzker Opens Salmonella Death Suit

admin — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 02:21:42 +0000

Leading food safety lawyer Fred Pritzker initiated a lawsuit Thursday on behalf of the heirs of Shirley Mae Almer, a 72-year-old Minnesota woman who is one of five people to have died after falling ill to a Salmonella Typhimurium infection.

Pritzker, an outspoken critic…

Minnesota Salmonella Death: 2 Minnesota Deaths Tied to Salmonella

admin — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 03:31:51 +0000

A second death in Minnesota has been reported by health officials in connection with a nationwide Salmonella Typhimurium outbreak that has hit the state hard. The overall wave of 425 illnesses in 43 states has been tied to bulk packages of peanut butter by…

3 Deaths in Salmonella Outbreak

admin — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 05:23:50 +0000

According to USA Today’s latest figures from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention, 425 people in 43 states have been sickened by the same genetically matched strain of Salmonella Typhimurium. The 4-month-old outbreak has become associated with three deaths: one…

Salmonella in Peanut Butter Confirmed

admin — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 20:35:02 +0000

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has found evidence that commercially sold peanut butter is the “likely source” of a Salmonella Typhimurium outbreak that may have contributed to three deaths.

In all, the CDC said Monday that 410 people…

King Nut Peanut Butter Salmonella

admin — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 03:38:35 +0000

There is a nationwide outbreak of Salmonella Typhimurium poisoning that has stricken at least 399 people in 42 states. The number of cases will undoubtedly rise as further outbreak cases are detected.
A possible source of this outbreak is peanut butter sold by King…