Salmonella Found in ConAgra Plant
As part of the investigation of the recent Salmonella outbreak linked to peanut butter, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has conducting an extensive inspection of ConAgra's Sylvester, Georgia, processing plant. Samples collected by the FDA at the Georgia ConAgra plant revealed the presence of the outbreak-strain of Salmonella—each Salmonella outbreak has its own genetically-unique strain of Salmonella bacteria. Prior to this finding, health officials had found the outbreak-strain of Salmonella in several jars of Peter Pan peanut butter and Great Value peanut butter that had been processed at the Georgia plant.
We have had hundreds of people contact us regarding this outbreak. Many of them suspect that they were sickened by Peter Pan or Great Value peanut butter, but most of them did not have stool samples tested for Salmonella. Without stool sample tests, it is impossible to conclusively prove that someone was sickened by the outbreak-strain of Salmonella that has now been linked to ConAgra. If you have questions regarding the outbreak-strain of Salmonella or testing of stool samples, read our Salmonella Outbreak FAQ on our website, www.pritzkerlaw.com, call toll-free at 1-888-377-8900 or e-mail Fred Pritzker at fhp@pritzkerlaw.com.