Kroger Bean Salad Botulism Risk
Ohio and Michigan E. coli Outbreak Associated with Kroger Ground Beef
June 25, 2008 - According to the Michigan Department of Community Health (MDCH), ground beef sold at Kroger grocery stores has been associated with an E. coli outbreak that has sickened people in Michigan and Ohio. Read about the legal implications of this association and a Kroger E. coli lawsuit..
Kroger deli bean salad, specifically Deli Chef Tri-Bean Salad, has been recalled due to possible contamination with Clostridium botulinum, the bacterium that can cause botulism, a life-threatening foodborne illness. The recalled Kroger bean salad was sold from Kroger deli counters in Colorado, Illinois, Indiana Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, New Mexico, Utah, Washington, West Virginia, and Wyoming.
Consumers who have eaten this salad should be aware that the incubation period for Clostridium botulinum (the time it takes for botulism symptoms to appear) is 6 hours to 10 days. Symptoms of foodborne botulism generally begin 18 to 36 hours after eating a contaminated food.
ANY LEFTOVER KROGER BEAN SALAD SHOULD NOT BE EATEN. If someone ate some of the salad, dispose of it after the 10-day incubation period (contact our law firm regarding having the leftovers tested if someone is diagnosed with botulism - 1-888-377-8900 toll-free). If no one ate some of the recalled Kroger bean salad, dispose of it immediately.
When you dispose of the salad, be extremely cautious. A small amount of the botulism toxin can lead to illness and possible death. Please wear disposable gloves, put it in double plastic bags and throw the bean salad and the disposable gloves away. Wash your hands for at least 20 seconds under warm water, and lather up your hands well.
Again, the Kroger bean salad recall involves Deli-Chef Tri-Bean Salad sold from Kroger deli counters in Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, New Mexico, Utah, Washington, West Virginia, and Wyoming. We are concerned about this recall and urge caution.
The potential botulism risk is due to the use of canned green beans that were processed under conditions which could have led to contamination by Clostridium botulinum bacterium spores. The text of the New Era Canning Company Recall can be found on the FDA website at this location: http://www.fda.gov/oc/po/firmrecalls/newera201_08.html.