Simon & Luke recently settled two cases for victims who contracted Salmonella  I 4,[5],12:i:- after consuming Banquet chicken pot pies manufactured by ConAgra Foods, Inc.  The cases were settled for confidential amounts.

Between January and October 2007, 272 isolates of Salmonella I 4,[5],12:i:-  (commonly pronounced as “Salmonella eye four five twelve eye minus”) were collected from ill persons in 35 states: Arizona (1), Arkansas (4), California (18), Colorado (9), Connecticut (7), Delaware (5), Florida (2), Georgia (2), Idaho (11), Illinois (7), Indiana (3), Iowa (1), Kansas (4), Kentucky (9), Massachusetts (7), Maryland (7), Maine (2), Michigan (3), Minnesota (7), Missouri (18), Montana (6), Nevada (6), New York (10), North Carolina (2), Ohio (11), Oklahoma (1), Oregon (4), Pennsylvania (18), Tennessee (6), Texas (4), Utah (12), Virginia (9), Vermont (2), Washington (27), Wisconsin (24), Wyoming (3).  Their ages ranged from <1 to 89 years with a median age of 18 years.  Over 65 people were hospitalized, and no deaths were reported.  The cases were subsequently linked to the consumption of pot pies manufactured by ConAgra.  For the CDC’s latest information on the outbreak, click here.

Testing performed by the CDC and state health departments found that three patients’ pot pies yielded Salmonella I4,[5],12:i:- isolates.  On October 11, 2007, ConAgra recalled all frozen pot pies linked to the outbreak, which included the following brands:

Banquet
Albertson’s (sold at Albertson’s)
Food Lion (sold at Food Lion)
Great Value (sold at Wal-Mart)
Hill Country Fare (sold at HEB)
Kirkwood (sold at Aldi)
Kroger (sold at Kroger)
Meijer (sold at Meijer)
Western Family (now discontinued; previously sold at a variety of small retailers)

These frozen pot pies included all varieties in 7 oz. single serving packages bearing an establishment number “P-9” or “Est. 1059” printed on the side of the package.  They were distributed to retail establishments throughout the United States, Puerto Rico, and the Caribbean islands.

Simon & Luke has now settled all of its Salmonella pot pie claims against ConAgra.