Marie Callender's Cheesy Chicken Salmonella Link Studied by Health Investigators
State and federal health officials believe a Marie Callender's frozen meal could be the cause of a multi-state outbreak of Salmonella Chester with 29 confirmed cases in 14 states.
A Class I consumer recall has been issued for all packages of Marie Callender's "Cheesy Chicken & Rice White Meat Chicken and Broccoli over Rice Topped with Rich Cheddar Sauce.'' The product is made by ConAgra Foods Packaged Foods LLC of Council Bluffs, Iowa.
This is a health hazard situation where there is a reasonable probability that the use of the product will cause serious, adverse health consequences or death and it is not to be taken lightly.
According to a joint investigation led by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), eight of the case patients specifically reported eating this product in April and May, 2010, prior to illness onset. The last reported illness was reported on May 22.
It is a strong epidemiological link, yet health investigators are still attempting to definitively identify the food vehicle responsible for this outbreak of Salmonella Chester.
If you or a loved one has been sickened in this Salmonella Chester outbreak associated with Marie Callender's Cheesy Chicken and Rice, contact law firm Pritzker Olsen at 1-888-377-8900 (Toll Free) or complete the contact form on the far right side of this Web page. We will answer your legal questions about compensation and provide you with a free case consultation.
Pritzker Olsen is involved in practically every major outbreak of food poisoning as an advocate for victims who are hospitalized, miss work and sometimes suffer medical consequences that are long-lasting and expensive. Reactive arthritis, or Reiter's syndrome, is one such condition than can result from Salmonella infection.
As Pritzker Olsen conducts its own investigation into this outbreak, we seek direct contact with those families who are involved as case patients. If you have suffered diarrhea and painful stomach cramping after eating a ConAgra Marie Callender's Cheesy Chicken and Rice meal, contact your physician for a possible stool sample culture to confirm whether you are a victim of this outbreak.
Once again, the recall is for all 16-ounce packages of "Marie Callender's Cheesy Chicken & Rice White Meat Chicken and Broccoli over Rice Topped with Rich Cheddar Sauce." Each package bears a label with establishment number "P-45" inside the USDA mark of inspection. These products were distributed to retail establishments nationwide.
