Turkey Salmonella Lawyer Says Cargill Reforms Too Late For 2011 Victims
Facing one turkey Salmonella lawsuit after another, Cargill announced this week that it has assembled a panel of food safety experts to review upgrades at its large turkey processing plant in Springdale, Arkansas. Salmonella-laden ground turkey from the plant has been linked to a death in California and to at least 110 illnesses in 31 states across the U.S.
Cargill is still recalling ground turkey products -- 36 million pounds in all -- to help bring the outbreak to an end. Meanwhile, state and federal health officials are still sounding consumer alerts to keep people from eating recalled ground turkey that could be stored in their home freezers. Click here for complete Cargill turkey recall information
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A claim center for members of the public who have been sickened in this outbreak has been established by national food safety law firm PritzkerOlsen, P.A., at 1-888-377-8900 (Toll Free) and the firm continues to accept new cases. Another way to receive a free Cargill lawsuit case consultation, is to send your contact information to the firm, online. Pritzker Olsen Attorneys is one of the very few legal groups in the country practicing extensively in the area of foodborne illness litigation and our work has resulted in tens of millions of dollars in recoveries for victims of food poisoning.
Cargill is a multinational food and commodities corporation based in Minnesota, not far from the Minneapolis home offices of our firm. Cargill said in a press release this week that a panel of independent experts will assess new food safety measures that were put in place since the recall was announced Aug. 3. "We have asked the panel to look at the entire process from live animal operations through ground turkey production,'' the company said.
Fred Pritzker, founder and president of Pritzker Olsen, has called on Cargill to immediately pay the medical bills and other expenses incurred by families and individuals sickened in this outbreak, including the many who were hospitalized. For those victims, any improvements to procedures and plant cleanliness at Cargill's facility in Arkansas will come too late. Payments for those direct losses could be made while more comprehensive turkey Salmonella litigation continues, Prtizker has said
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The Rhode Island Department of Health
Based on findings reported from the Rhode Island food safety inspections of DeFusco's Bakery production facility in Johnston, this outbreak may have been caused by negligence -- especially considering that cream filling was found stored at ridiculously high temperatures and because pastry shells were stored in egg crates that easily could have been contaminated with
Even if the cause of the Quarry Hill Salmonella outbreak is not traced back to a certain food item, victims of the outbreak and their families may still have legal claims to pursue against Quarry Hill or others. Law firm PritzkerOlsen, P.A., one of the very few attorney groups in the country practicing extensively in the area of foodborne illness litigation, is conducting its own investigation of the outbreak. The firm currently represents victims of nursing home Salmonella outbreaks in Ohio and Minnesota, including the families of two care facility residents who died from Salmonella infection in the peanut butter outbreak two years ago. The two .jpg)
Staff at the Camden facility first became aware of the Salmonella outbreak on January 24, when several residents became ill with symptoms that included diarrhea, cramps, headache, fever and vomiting, the Daily News reported. Another resident was hospitalized but is expected to return to Quarry Hill this week. The care facility has 150 residents. Quarry Hill spokesman Christopher Burke told the newspaper that the affected residents lived in the assisted living and memory impairment assisted living wings of the facility. The person who died lived in the assisted living wing and initially declined treatment for his illness, Burke told the Daily News. .gif)
On Friday at the American University Washington College of Law in Washington, D.C., Randy Napier of Ohio and Salmonella victims from five other families will be sharing their stories and calling for criminal prosecution of Stewart Parnell, who was PCA's chief executive leading up to the outbreak. Parnell liquidated the company in post-outbreak bankruptcy proceedings and he refused to testify before Congress about evidence gleaned by investigators showing that the company shipped products that initially tested positive for Salmonella. Federal authorities launched a criminal investigation, but two years have passed without indicments..gif)
The findings were published this week in Science Express and summarized by the university's public relations department. Salmonella is a leading cause of food poisoning in the United States -- the No. 1 cause of food poisoning hospitalizations and deaths. 
A second person hospitalized in the Homewood at Crumland Farms Salmonella outbreak has returned to the home, said Eric Nichols, Homewood's executive director. He said the person who died had other health complications..jpg)
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