The CDC has issued its final report on the Salmonella Chester outbreak linked to Marie Callender’s frozen entrees that sickened 44 people in 18 states natiowide.  Below are the details. As of August 27, 2010, a total of 44 individuals infected with a matching strain of Salmonella Chester were reported from 18 states since April [...]

Two recent cases of salmonellosis in Minnesota have been linked to frozen chicken and rice meals being recalled nationally, state health and agriculture officials said today. ConAgra Foods Packaged Foods of Iowa has recalled all Marie Callender’s brand Cheesy Chicken and Rice frozen meals from stores, regardless of production date, according to the U.S. Department [...]

About Salmonella Every year in the United States, there are over 40,000 laboratory confirmed cases of salmonella illness.   To be considered a confirmed case, a person must provide a stool, urine, or blood sample that tests positive for salmonella. The Salmonella species is divided into several serogroups (i.e. A, B, C, D, etc.).  Each serogroup [...]

The CDC is collaborating with state health officials, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (USDA/FSIS), and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to investigate a multistate outbreak of Salmonella serotype Chester infections.  Investigators are using DNA analysis of Salmonella bacteria obtained through diagnostic testing to identify cases of illness that [...]

ConAgra Foods Packaged Foods, LLC has recalled all Marie Callender’s brand Cheesy Chicken and Rice frozen meals, regardless of production date.  The company was informed by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) of an investigation that linked the products to 29 people in 14 states who have been diagnosed with salmonellosis linked [...]

Simon & Luke recently collected settlements on 3 more cases for individuals who suffered severe salmonella poisoning after consuming Peter Pan and Great Value peanut butter manufactured by ConAgra Foods, Inc.  The salmonella lawyers at Simon & Luke have now successfully resolved over 755 peanut butter salmonella cases with ConAgra. In November 2006, public health [...]

The current Peanut Corporation of America (PCA) peanut butter / peanut product recall is eerily similar to the ConAgra / Peter Pan peanut butter recall of 2007.    So why did Peanut Corporation of America (PCA) fail to learn from the prior outbreak?   Just look at the similarities: Both involve peanut manufacturing plants in rural Georgia. Both involve [...]