The food poisoning lawyers at Simon & Luke have settled another salmonella claim against Daniele International from the national Salmonella Montevideo outbreak linked to Daniele’s contaminated pepper-coated salami products. The claim was brought on behalf of a seven year old California child who had consumed the contaminated salami in January 2010.  The child was hospitalized [...]

Simon & Luke Collects Salmonella Settlements for Clients The salmonella lawyers at food safety firm Simon & Luke have started off 2011 with another round of salmonella settlements. This morning, the firm announced that it had settled 3 more claims on behalf of victims who had contracted salmonellosis after consuming contaminated salami products manufactured by [...]

CDC Issues Final Investigation Report The Centers for Disease Control has just posted its final report on the nationwide outbreak of Salmonella Montevideo linked to contaminated salami products in 2009-2010.  Below are the key findings of that report: In August and September 2009, PulseNet, the national molecular subtyping network for foodborne disease surveillance, detected a [...]

Between July 4, 2009 and April 14, 2010, a total of 272 individuals became infected with Salmonella Montevideo.  The illnesses were reported from 44 states and District of Columbia.  Those illnesses were eventually linked to consumption of contaminated red and black pepper on salami products manufactured by Daniele International, Inc. of Rhode Island. The number [...]

Simon & Luke has filed four more salmonella claims against Daniele International, Inc. on behalf of residents from Florida, Washington, and California.  Each of the individuals contracted Salmonella Montevideo after consuming salami / sausage products manufactured by the Rhode Island based company.  The claims seek full compensation for the victims’ medical bills, pharmaceutical bills, lost [...]

As the nationwide Salmonella Montevideo outbreak continues to grow,  the salmonella lawyers at Simon & Luke continue to field questions from hundreds of concerned citizens on our toll-free hotline (1-888-335-4901).  Below is an update on the outbreak with answers to the most frequently asked questions. How many people are sick? As of 9:00 pm EST [...]

As of 9:00 pm EST on February 8, 2010, a total of 217 individuals infected with a matching strain of Salmonella Montevideo have been reported from 44 states and District of Columbia since July 1, 2009.  The number of ill persons identified in each state with this strain is as follows: AK (1), AL (2), [...]

WASHINGTON, January 31, 2010 – Daniele International Inc., has expanded its January 23 recall (1,240,000 pounds of salami / sausage procucts) to include an additional 17,235 pounds of ready-to-eat (RTE) varieties of Italian sausage products, including salami, that may be contaminated with Salmonella Montevideo.  The recall is being expanded as a result of a confirmed finding of Salmonella [...]

The CDC announced this evening that as of 9:00 pm EST on January 28, 2010, a total of 202 individuals infected with a matching strain of Salmonella Montevideo have been reported from 42 states and District of Columbia since July 1, 2009. Illness Distribution The number of ill persons identified in each state with this [...]

Sometimes we actually get things right when it comes to outbreaks. As I wrote in my article a few days ago, I suggested that the source of the current Salmonella Montevideo outbreak would turn out to be black pepper on Daniel, Inc. salami products, not the salami itself.  Well, today that prediction was proven correct. [...]