Texas Hit by Turkey and Papaya Recalls Texans have been besieged by two outbreaks of contaminated product-related foodborne illness in the past two weeks.  The state has a large number of confirmed cases in two large and ongoing nationwide Salmonella outbreaks, one tied to consumption of papaya contaminated with Salmonella Agona, and the other associated [...]

Troutdale Infant Identified as First Oregon Illness Linked to Tainted Turkey On Thursday, Lynne Terry of the Oregonian identified a Troutdale infant, pictured here, as the first confirmed salmonella case in Oregon linked to contaminated turkey produced by Cargill. Cargill on Wednesday issued a recall of 36 million pounds of ground turkey products due to [...]

Updated Information on Salmonella Ground Turkey Outbreak On August 4, 2011, the CDC issued another update regarding the multistate outbreak of Salmonella Heidelberg associated with consumption of contaminated ground turkey. The update follows a Wednesday recall by Cargill Value Added Meats Retail of approximately 36 million pounds of fresh and frozen ground turkey products. Nationwide, [...]

First Ground Turkey Salmonella Lawsuit Against Cargill Filed by Texas Food Poisoning Attorney Ron Simon Ron Simon of Simon & Luke has filed the first salmonella lawsuit stemming from a national outbreak of Salmonella Heidelberg linked to contaminated ground turkey produced by Minneapolis-based Cargill, Inc.  The suit was filed this morning in United States District [...]

Seven Salmonella Turkey Victims in Illinois The Cargill ground turkey recall has caused illnesses in Illinois.  The seven confirmed outbreak cases in Illinois make it the state with the fourth-most confirmed cases.  Only three states have more confirmed cases: Michigan and Ohio, with 10 each, and Texas, with nine.  The cases are part of an [...]

Turkey Salmonella Outbreak Claims Two Kentucky Victims This morning, officials at the Kentucky Department for Public Health confirmed to Simon & Luke the details of the outbreak cases in that state.  The department has identified two salmonella cases related to the national Salmonella Heidelberg outbreak, confirmed Barbara Fox, Public Information Officer at the Cabinet for [...]

Simon & Luke To File First Ground Turkey Salmonella Lawsuit Against Cargill Tomorow morning, food safety lawyers at Simon & Luke will file the first salmonella lawsuit stemming from a national outbreak of Salmonella Heidelberg linked to contaminated ground turkey produced by Minneapolis-based Cargill, Inc. The suit comes after Cargill Value Added Meats Retail, a [...]

Ground Turkey Sickens 3 in South Dakota South Dakota state public health officials have confirmed CDC reports that 3 South Dakota individuals have been infected with Salmonella Heidelberg linked to consumption of contaminated ground turkey.  The turkey, produced by Cargill Value Added Meats Retail, a division of Cargill subsidiary Cargill Meat Solutions Corporation, was recalled [...]

US’ Second-Largest Meat Recall: Cargill’s Largest to Date, but Definitely Not its First Cargill’s Wednesday recall of 36 million pounds – equivalent to 16,300 metric tons – of ground turkey is the second-largest recall of meat in United States history.  It is second only to the 2008 Westland/Hallmark Meat Company recall of 143 million pounds [...]

Five Pennsylvania Residents Infected in Ground Turkey Salmonella Outbreak The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that five individuals in Pennsylvania have confirmed cases of the outbreak strain of Salmonella Heidelberg that has been linked to consumption of Cargill-produced ground turkey. State health officials said that four of those individuals live in Pittsburgh.  [...]