Salami Outbreak Leads to Salmonella Pepper Recalls at Other Firms
Just as the Food and Drug Administration foreshadowed, more companies are beginning to recall pepper on the basis of possible Salmonella contamination.
The rolling recall begins with an announcement from Heartland Foods Inc. of Indiana. Heartland is recalling all sizes/containers of COARSE GROUND BLACK PEPPER shipped from its facility in Indianapolis after October 19th, 2009 to February 17th, 2010. The quart, gallon and bucket sized containers bear the Heartland Foods logo.
The recall is a spinoff of the FDA's investigation into the Daniele salami Salmonella outbreak that has sickened at least 238 people in 44 states and the District of Columbia. Microbiological testing in that outbreak has found the outbreak strain of Salmonella in black and red pepper, prompting the FDA to investigate the supply chain and other products.
An example of what can result from an ingredient-driven outbreak is the Peanut Corp. of America (PCA) Salmonella outbreak that caused more than 714 illnesses and nine deaths in late 2008 and early 2009. By the time the supply chain was vetted, more than 2,833 peanut-containing products produced by a variety of companies were recalled because they were made with the ingredients recalled by PCA.
National food safety law firm Pritzker Olsen is representing victims of the Daniele salami outbreak and is continuing to accept cases. A free case consultation will be provided by calling 1-888-377-8900 (Toll Free). You can also contact the firm by completing the information form on the side of this Web page.
Pritzker Olsen also represents a Nevada woman in a pepper Salmonella lawsuit against Union International spice company of California. Contaminated white and black pepper caused the Union International outbreak, which was contained in the West. The woman who is represented by Pritzker Olsen suffered a serious Salmonella infection that kept her hospitalized for many days.
Healthy adults normally overcome Salmonella poisoning without treatment, but infections must not be taken lightly because they are capable of causing long-term damage to your health, including Reiter's Syndrome.
