California Salmonella Death From Turkey
A California Salmonella death topped the list of tragedies in the Cargill turkey Salmonella outbreak that sickend at least 78 people in 26 states. Nearly 40 percent of those were hospitalized.
Initial reports identified the deceased victim as a man, but Sacramento County officials announced late this week that the person who died was a 65-year-old woman who lived in the county. The date of the woman's death was not released, nor was her name. She was one of six California case patients in the outbreak of Salmonella Heidelberg that USDA and CDC officials traced to Cargill's Springdale, Arkansas, ground turkey plant.
The company has recalled 36 million pounds of ground turkey products produced there since February and the plant has been shutdown while public health investigators continue to investigate the source of the contamination. California, Texas, Ohio, Michigan, Illinois and Pennsylvania were the states hardest hit by the outbreak.
Cargill distributed the tainted turkey meat nationwide through Kroger, Walmart , Aldi, Giant Eagle, HEB, Ingles, Meijer, Stater Brothers and WinCo. It is the second largest meat recall by sheer tonnage, but most of the ground turkey products surely had been consumed by the time Cargill realized its failure to sell wholesome food.
A claims center for a Cargill Salmonella lawsuit has been established by PritzkerOlsen, P.A., at 1-888-377-8900 (Toll Free) or contact via the Internet. Salmonella infection, or Salmonellosis, can create long-lasting health problems. Indivduals who are confirmed as case patients in this outbreak have recourse through food poisoning litigation to recover money for medical bills, pain and suffering, lost income, travel, day care and related future costs. PritzkerOlsen has collected tens of millions of dollars for victims of food poisoning and we have gone up against Cargill in previous outbreaks. Our offices in Minneapolis are located close to Cargill's worldwide headquarters in a western suburb of Minneapolis.
