Salmonella Outbreak Associated with Banquet Pot Pies Made by ConAgra
The CDC, USDA and state health officials are investigating the Salmonella outbreak linked to Banquet pot pies made by ConAgra that has sickened at least 139 people in 30 states. The CDC is recommending that people not eat Banquet pot pies or pot pies made by ConAgra Foods that have a printed code ending in “P9.” The multi-state outbreak of Salmonella I,4,[5],12:i:- (pronounced “four five twelve eye minus”) infections is ongoing.
According to the CDC:
Between January 1, 2007 and October 9, 2007, at least 139 isolates of Salmonella I,4,[5],12:i:- with an indistinguishable genetic fingerprint have been collected from ill persons in 30 states. Ill persons whose Salmonella strain has this genetic fingerprint have been reported from Arizona (1 person), California (5), Connecticut (3), Delaware (5), Georgia (2), Idaho (2), Illinois (3), Indiana (3), Kansas (2), Kentucky (7), Massachusetts (5), Maryland (5), Maine (1), Minnesota (5), Missouri (11), Montana (4), Nevada (6), New York (6), Ohio (6), Oklahoma (1), Oregon (2), Pennsylvania (13), Tennessee (5), Texas (4), Utah (2), Virginia (6), Vermont (2), Washington (1), Wisconsin (19), Wyoming (2). Their ages range from <1 to 87 years with a median age of 20 years; 49% of ill persons are female. At least 20 people have been hospitalized. No deaths have been reported.
According to a ConAgra press release regarding the Salmonella outbreak associated with Banquet pot pie, “The company believes the issue is likely related to consumer undercooking of the product.” ConAgra is wrong. Epidemiological evidence suggests that “the issue” in this outbreak “is likely related” to unsanitary conditions in a ConAgra plant allowing contamination of Banquet pot pies and other ConAgra pot pies with Salmonella. Anyone diagnosed with a Salmonella infection (salmonellosis) associated with ConAgra/Banquet pot pies has a claim against ConAgra and other parties that may be connected to this outbreak.
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