After Safety Enhancements, Cargill Resumes Ground Turkey Production
After a Salmonella outbreak linked to Cargill ground turkey sickened over 100 people in 31 states, the company added new safety measures to its plant in Springdale, Arkansas and received approval from the USDA to resume operations on August 17.
The plant has been closed since August 3, when Cargill announced the recall of 36 million pounds of ground turkey that had been distributed nationwide. Before reopening, all of the equipment at the plant was disassembled and steam cleaned, a new monitoring and testing program was installed and two antibacterial measures were added to those already in place. The company is also requiring its Springdale suppliers to use comparable antibacterial technology.
Salmonella lawyers at Pritzker Olsen have been investigating conditions at the plant, the likely source of one of the largest meat recalls in U.S. history. The Salmonella Heidelberg strain associated with the massive turkey recall has proven resistant to common antibiotics, complicating medical treatment for many of those who have been sickened. If you need legal advice about an illness or hospitalization, contact the foodborne illness experts at Pritzker Olsen at 1 (888) 377-8900 (Toll Free) or by submitting our free consultation form.
