An outbreak of Salmonella Heidelberg that is resistant to antibiotics was announced earlier this summer, traced to ground turkey products produced by food giant Cargill Meat Solutions Corporation. Now, a lawsuit has been filed by two Missouri residents who became ill after consuming the tainted ground turkey. If you have been injured, be sure to seek out medical treatment for your salmonella poisoning. You can prevent salmonella by thoroughly cooking foods. Salmonella Diagnosis is made by testing at a local clinic or hospital.
So far there have been 111 people across 31 states in the U.S. who have become ill with the strain of Salmonella after eating the products between February 20th and August 2nd of this year. In the lawsuit it is alleged that Cargill was aware of a Salmonella Heidelberg problem at its plant in Springdale, Arkansas and that Salmonella may have been detected at the facility as far back as 2007. It is also alleged that Cargill failed to alert consumers of the risks and potential dangers of consuming products that could possibly be infected.
Prior to this lawsuit being filed there were 111 reported cases that included one death. A breakdown of the states and number of illnesses related in each are as follows:
Alabama (1), Arkansas (1), Arizona (3), California (6), Colorado (3), Georgia (2), Illinois (14), Indiana (1), Iowa (2), Kansas (1), Kentucky (2), Louisiana (1), Massachusetts (3), Maryland (1), Michigan (12), Minnesota (2), Mississippi (1), Missouri (4), Nebraska (2), Nevada (1), New York (2), North Carolina (3), Ohio (10), Oklahoma (2), Oregon (1), Pennsylvania (5), South Dakota (3), Tennessee (2), Texas (15), Utah (1), and Wisconsin (4).
The outbreak resulted in a recall of more than 36,000,000 pounds of turkey products.
According to Cargill, production of the ground turkey products ceased at the Springdale location until the source of the contamination could be determined and corrective action taken. Cargill also owns 3 other turkey processing facilities in the United States, and claims that only products produced at the Springdale, Arkansas plant were affected.
If you or a loved one have become ill after consuming foods possibly contaminated with Salmonella or other foodborne pathogens, contact the New York food poisoning lawyers at Brown Chiari. We are dedicated to protecting the rights of our clients, and fight aggressively to secure justice. Buffalo injury attorneys at Brown Chiari have extensive experience working in Salmonella Food Poisoning cases.
