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 comes to an end, the salmonella lawyers at Simon & Luke continue to field questions from 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 on [...]

Daniele International Inc., an company with operations in Pascoag and Mapleville, Rhode Island, has expanded its January 23 recall to include another 115,000 pounds of salami/salame products due to possible Salmonella contamination. The earlier recall of over 1,260,000 pounds is being expanded due to finding of Salmonella in an unopened salami product tested by FSIS, and by ingredient [...]

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 [...]