JennieO Turkey Burger Salmonella
A Jennie-O turkey burger Salmonella outbreak is under investigation by the USDA and health officials in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Arizona, California, Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio and Washington. One dozen case patients have been diagnosed with infections of Salmonella Hadar.
Jennie-O said the products were distributed exclusively at Sam's Club stores nationwide.
National food safety law firm PritzkerOlsen, P.A., has launched its own independent investigation of this outbreak and is accepting cases from families and individuals affected by the outbreak. If you or a loved one has fallen sick after eating a frozen turkey burger from Jennie-O, see your doctor immediately. For questions about a turkey burger lawsuit to hold the company accountable for the harms associated with this outbreak, call Pritzker at 1-888-377-8900 (Toll Free) or complete our online contact form and an attorney will call you for a free consultation.
Wisconsin officials reported the first case of Salmonella Hadar and the investigation expanded to the other states with illnesses occurring between December 2010 and March 2011. USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) determined that three of the patients in Colorado, Ohio and Wisconsin specifically reported eating this product prior to illness onset and hospitalization. The most recent report came March 14.
"As a result of the epidemiologic investigation, FSIS determined that there is a link between the Jennie-O ground turkey products and this illness outbreak,'' FSIS said in a news release announcing the turkey burger Salmonella outbreak.
Jennie-O Recall Information
Consumers are urged to check their freezers for the following turkey burger packages:
4-pound boxes of Jennie-O Turkey Store® "All Natural Turkey Burgers with seasonings Lean White Meat". Each box contains 12 1/3-pound individually wrapped burgers. The product has a use by date of "DEC 23 2011" and an identifying lot code of "32710" through "32780" are inkjetted on the side panel of each box, just above the opening tear strip. Establishment number "P-7760" is located within the USDA mark of inspection on the front of each box. The products were packaged on Nov. 23, 2010 and were distributed to Sam's Club, exclusively, nationwide.
