Salmonella Food Poisoning Symptoms & Treatment

On April 19th, the FDA announced a recall of Jonathan’s Sprouts following detection of Salmonella during routine USDA sampling.  These products were distributed to stores in New York, New England, Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey and Pennsylvania.

The sprouts involved in this recall include 4 oz. packages of Jonathan’s Gourmet Sprouts, Alfalfa Sprouts, Alfalfa with Dill Sprouts and Alfalfa with Radish Sprouts.  Also recalled are 8 oz. packages of Alfalfa Sprouts with a sell-by date of 4/23.  Jonathan’s 5 lb. Bulk Alfalfa in waxed 18″ x 11″ cardboard cartons with code 397 are also included in this recall, although none of the company’s organic sprouts are included.

Just days before this recall was announced, the FDA issued a warning letter to Jonathan’s Sprouts, Inc. in regards to the health benefit claims the company was making.  According to the Food and Drug Administration, the company, which is based in Rochester, Massachusetts, was promoting that many of their products offered worked to fight cancer and lower cholesterol.

In order to make such claims, food must be authorized by regulation; the FDA informed Jonathan’s Sprouts that the sprouts would have to qualify as a new drug and be treated as such in order for the company to make these claims.

Stores that carried the recalled sprouts include Hannaford, Donnelans, A & P, Grand Union, Foodmaster, Shaws, Roche Brothers, Stop & Shop and Truccis.

To date, no illnesses have been reported in connection to the recalled sprouts.

Salmonella is a bacteria that causes mild to severe cases of food poisoning.  Symptoms may include nausea, abdominal cramps, diarrhea, vomiting and occasional fever.  In healthy individuals, symptoms are usually short-lived; however certain people may be at risk of serious complications.  These include the elderly, young children and those with a weakened immune system.  If you suspect Salmonella food poisoning, seek medical attention.

Consumers who purchased any of the sprouts involved in this recall should return them to the place of purchase for a refund.  Jonathan’s Sprouts can be contacted at 508-763-2577 by those who have questions.

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FingerLakes Farms LLC has recently recalled certain milk products distributed from the 36-1131 plant because of improper pasteurization.  Consumers were alerted to the recall by New York State Acting Agriculture Commissioner Darrel J. Aubertine.

It is necessary that milk is properly pasteurized so that potential harmful bacteria such as Salmonella and Listeria are eliminated.  To date, no illnesses have been reported in relation to these products.  All of the recalled milk products were distributed in the Finger Lakes, Buffalo (learn about our Buffalo injury attorneys), Syracuse and Rochester areas.

The milk products involved in this recall were sold under the names Ithaca Milk company Cream on Top Whole Milk, and Ithaca Milk Company Lowfat Milk.  Both were packaged in plastic containers in quart, half-gallon and gallon sizes with a SELL BY code of 013111 on the containers.

The problem was revealed during a routine sampling by New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets Milk Control and Dairy Service inspectors.  Upon analysis by New York State Food Laboratory personnel, it was discovered that the milk products had been improperly pasteurized.

Food poisoning caused by bacteria such as Salmonella or Listeria typically produces symptoms such as diarrhea, abdominal cramps and nausea in healthy individuals.  These symptoms usually last for only a short time period, but certain people may be at an increased risk of serious and even fatal complications.  These individuals include the very young, the elderly, pregnant women and those with a weakened immune system.

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A Kent, Washington company, Sprouters Northwest, Inc., has recalled all of its clover sprouts after 6 people who had consumed the sprouts fell ill.  It is known that two people in Oregon and four in Washington became ill between the dates of December 4th and December 17th.  No deaths or hospitalizations have been reported thus far in relation to the sprouts.  If you have been injured by any type of food poisoning, contact a food poisoning attorney after medical treatment to discuss your situation.

The products involved in the recall were sold in Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Washington, Canada and British Columbia, and possibly other states as well.  William Keene, senior epidemiologist for the Oregon Department of Health, made the following statement:

Once again, sprouts have been identified as the cause of an outbreak of salmonellosis.  Consumers who have sprouts at home should check to see if they have any of the recalled products and, if so, should discard them.  Retailers should immediately check their stocks and pull any clover products from Sprouters Northwest.

State and federal agencies are working in conjunction with the company to remove sprouts that are potentially contaminated from distribution, and to uncover the source of the contamination, with is likely seed.  According to Keene, this outbreak is at least the 13th related to sprouts that have sickened individuals in Oregon since 1995.

All of the recalled sprout products carry the Sprouters Northwest brand name, and include:

1 pound bags and 2 pound trays that were sold to wholesale suppliers and grocery stores, some of which were supplied to restaurants and other outlets.

4 oz. and 5 oz. plastic containers sold to retail stores

The flavor varieties of clover sprouts that are being recalled include Clover, Clover & Onion, Spicy Sprouts and Deli Sprouts.

This is just the latest of numerous recent outbreaks linked to sprouts, and follows closely behind a multi-state outbreak linked to Tiny Greens Sprouts of Illinois.  In this outbreak, many of the illnesses were linked to sandwiches prepared and served by Jimmy John’s restaurants in Illinois.

Symptoms of salmonella food poisoning include nausea, diarrhea which may be bloody, abdominal cramps and occasional fever.  While most healthy individuals experience only mild symptoms, some people are at risk of serious complications.  Those most at risk include young children, those with weakened immune systems and the frail or elderly.

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Following what has been the largest shell egg recall in history, Wright Count Egg of Galt, Iowa has been given the go ahead to resume shipment of eggs to consumers by the FDA.  More than 1,800 individuals became ill due to salmonella bacteria during the summer months after consuming the tainted eggs.

As of November 30, 2010, Wright County Egg has permission to begin shipping eggs once more.  The company ceased shipping eggs in August of 2010, when the company’s eggs were related to a salmonella outbreak that spanned several states.

Since the massive outbreak, Wright County Egg has put controls in place to prevent the recurrence of the problem that led to the outbreak months ago.  The FDA has performed tests twice in order to detect the presence of salmonella bacteria, and Wright County has conducted one test.  In all cases, test results were negative for the presence of bacteria.  The two houses that were the main culprits in the outbreak will be tested for the presence of salmonella and other bacteria on a monthly basis.

Here are a few excerpts from the press release issued by the FDA:

The FDA’s decision to allow Wright County to resume shipment of the eggs is based on the agency’s verification that the company has taken the necessary corrective measures in these two houses to address all pathways of contamination that may have contributed to the outbreak.  These include:

Rodents
Infected Pullets
Contaminated Feed
Contaminated egg-laying environment

According to the FDA’s press release, all laying hens that were present in the two houses at the time of the outbreak have been removed.  Houses have been cleaned, sanitized and tested to ensure that they are no longer contaminated with salmonella enteriditis.  In addition, a biosecurity plan has been implemented to lessen the risk of contamination from other farms or houses.

A system has been put in place to help control and monitor the houses for rodents on a weekly basis.  The feed mill has been cleaned and disinfected, and structural defects corrected.  The young infected (pullet) chickens have been removed and replaced with pullets testing negative for salmonella enteriditis.  These pullets have been vaccinated as well.

Hopefully, we will hear no more in the news about salmonella tainted eggs coming from Wright County Egg, or about illnesses related to these eggs.   According to the FDA, corrective actions continue to be put in place for the remaining egg houses operated on six farms by Wright County Egg.

Salmonella food poisoning usually results in mild symptoms that may include diarrhea, abdominal cramps, nausea or vomiting.  Certain individuals are at an increased risk of developing serious or even fatal complications.

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Shirley Almer, a resident of the Good Samaritan Society-Bethany Rehabilitation Center in Brainerd, MN, died after eating a Salmonella tainted peanut butter based product in December of 2008.  Her son has now filed a lawsuit against the company, Kanan Enterprises of Solon, OH.

On December 21st of 2008, Almer died after suffering gastrointestinal pains about 10 days earlier and was hospitalized after her condition became worse.  She had consumed a King Nut product with a peanut butter base just days earlier.  It was learned weeks later that King Nut peanut butter tested positive for Salmonella, and the Minnesota Department of Agriculture issued a product safety advisory.

On the day following this announcement, King Nut recalled all of the products they made with PCA (Peanut Corporation of America) peanut butter due to possible Salmonella contamination.  According to the attorney for the Almer family, King Nut was responsible for ensuring the ingredients that they bought from suppliers to be used in their products were safe.

Peanut Corporation of America is now out of business, but hundreds of companies were forced to recall products made with the Salmonella tainted peanuts bought from the company.  At the time, there were 714 cases of illness and 9 deaths attributed to the products made using PCA peanuts.

While death is not common in those who eat Salmonella contaminated foods, you can see it does happen.  In this case, 9 people lost their lives, and it’s likely that many cases of illness went unreported.  Most individuals develop only mild symptoms that may include diarrhea, abdominal cramps, nausea or vomiting, but some are at risk of serious illness and even death.  Unfortunately, Jeffrey Almer lost his mother because of contaminated foods.

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Approximately 24,000 dozen eggs have been recalled by Cal-Maine Foods, Inc., a Jackson, MS egg distributor following notification by the FDA that one of the company’s suppliers had tests that concluded the eggs tested positive for Salmonella Enteritidis.

The supplier, Ohio Fresh Eggs LLC of Croton, Ohio, underwent a routine environmental study sample which found that the eggs were tainted with Salmonella.  The unprocessed eggs were processed and re-packaged by Ohio Fresh Eggs Green Forest, Arkansas facility nearly one month ago, but Cal-Maine was only notified about the problem on November 5th.

Cal-Maine states that the eggs were not produced at their facility, and were distributed to retailers and food wholesalers in 8 states including Arkansas, California, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma and Texas.  To date, there have been no illnesses or Salmonella outbreaks related to these purchased eggs.

Cal-Maine, in cooperation with the Food and Drug Administration, notified customers immediately about the possible Salmonella contamination, and recalled specific Julian dates of the shell eggs.   (learn more at Buffalo salmonella food poisoning attorney website Brown Chiari.)

The products recalled can be found at the Cal-Maine company website at http://www.calmainefoods.com.

Consumers are urged not to eat any eggs they believe may be affected.  Cal-Maine asks that consumers return the tainted eggs to the store where they were purchased for a full refund.  Consumers may direct questions to the company’s corporate office at 1-866-276-6299 between the hours of 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. CDT Monday-Friday.

Symptoms of Salmonella food poisoning commonly include diarrhea, abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting.  While most cases are mild, certain individuals are at an increased risk of developing serious or even fatal complications.  These individuals include the elderly, young children and those with a compromised immune system.

Contact a prominent New York food poisoning attorney if you are the victim of Salmonella food poisoning to learn if you may have rights regarding compensation for your illness.

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Cantaloupes that were grown in Arizona and shipped to customers around the Detroit, Michigan area have been voluntarily recalled by Del Monte Fresh Produce N.A., Inc. (Del Monte Fresh).  The cantaloupes are being recalled by the company due to potential salmonella contamination.

A random test conducted by the Michigan Department of Agriculture that was directed by the USDA resulted in possible salmonella detection.  So far, there have been no illnesses in connection with the cantaloupes, but Del Monte Fresh decided to recall the lot that was potentially contaminated in order to protect consumer health.

The cantaloupes being recalled were distributed to Detroit wholesalers, then further distributed to other wholesalers, retail and foodservice outlets.  The products were first distributed on October 11th, and each has a Del Monte sticker on it along with words “Cantaloupe USA”.  81 cartons of cantaloupes were affected by this recall, each containing 15 cantaloupes.  Lot codes on the recalled cantaloupes are W-11-147-43-size 15 and W-11-14-19-size 15.

This is not the first time that salmonella has been detected in cantaloupes.  Last year, Melon Acres and L & M Companies recalled cantaloupes in two separate recalls.

Salmonella food poisoning commonly results in only mild symptoms which may include diarrhea, abdominal cramps, nausea or vomiting.  In most healthy individuals, symptoms will only persist for a few days.  Individuals with weakened immune systems, young children and elderly people may be at an increased risk of developing serious complications.  If you develop symptoms of salmonella and are at increased risk, seek medical attention immediately.

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It’s hard to see how Jack DeCoster will dig himself out of the mess he is in with the Energy and Commerce Subcommittee.  After all of the news focused around the neglect of conditions at Wright County Egg Farm and the resulting salmonella illnesses, it’s impossible to imagine how he will revive either his own reputation or that of his farm.

More and more light is being shed on DeCoster’s egg farm and how it is linked to outbreaks of salmonella across the United States over several decades.

According to health officials and public records, a great deal of the first major outbreaks of human sickness due to salmonella tainted eggs in the 1980′s were tied to DeCoster’s farms.  In fact, regulators in New York and Maryland banned sales of these eggs in their states because they felt they were a threat to public health.

Here are a few details of illness and even death that occurred in the 1980′s that were linked to DeCoster and his egg farms:

Coler Memorial Hospital on Roosevelt Island experienced a deadly outbreak in 1987 due to tainted mayonnaise.  It was determined that the mayonnaise contained raw eggs that were contaminated; these eggs were traced back to Maryland farms owned by DeCoster.

In July of 1982, public health officials discovered the first enteritidis outbreak at Edgewood Manor nursing home in Portsmouth, N.H.  This discovery was made after one fatality and approximately three dozen illnesses at the facility.  These eggs came from a large producer in Maine according to the Centers for Disease Control; the facility was formerly owned by DeCoster according to interviews with investigators.

Regulators in New York had forced DeCoster to allow testing for salmonella at his farms by the end of the 1980′s, which only resulted in what could be considered patchwork.  DeCoster has five farms related to the recent salmonella outbreak in Iowa, which at that time required no testing.

In the United States, the number of salmonella enteritidis cases began to increase in the 1970′s and 80′s, where it first appeared in New England.  At that time, DeCoster was the largest egg producer in that area; in 1979, he sold the Maine egg operation but provided financing to Action Corporation, the new owner, and began building new egg farms in Maryland. If you are injured, contact Brown Chiari (Buffalo injury attorneys) to discuss your options.

Jack DeCoster has apologized for the recent outbreak and all those who were sickened because of the tainted shell eggs, and says that he prays several times a day for all of those who fell ill and their improved health.  By this point, any apologies seem to be too little too late.

If you have become ill after consuming foods that were possibly contaminated with salmonella bacteria, contact an aggressive Buffalo New York food poisoning attorney to find out about rights and possible compensation you may be entitled to.

Hamilton Corner Meat Market, Inc., a New York City meat shop, has recalled bulk ground beef sold on September 7th due to the presence of salmonella food poisoning bacteria.  This recall is limited to those bulk packages with a purchase date of September 7, 2010.

According to a public release, no illnesses have been related to the tainted beef to date.  The salmonella bacteria was detected during routine inspections performed by the New York State Food Laboratory.  Hamilton Corner Meat Market is the only location where the tainted ground beef was sold, and consumers who purchased the product are urged to throw it away or return it to the market.

Patrick Hooker, New York State Agriculture Commissioner, alerted consumers to the tainted beef on September 21st.  Hamilton Corner Meat Market Inc., is located at 1 Hamilton Place in New York.

Salmonella food poisoning is characterized by flu-like symptoms including nausea, diarrhea, abdominal cramps and vomiting.  These symptoms usually only persist for a few days, however certain individuals are at a heightened risk of serious or even fatal complications.  These individuals include young children, those who are frail or elderly, and people with a weakened immune system.

Complications of salmonella food poisoning can include dehydration due to diarrhea, bacteremia if the infection enters your blood stream, which can cause meningitis, endocarditis or osteomyelitis, and reactive arthritis or Reiter’s Syndrome.

Those who are at an increased risk for complications should seek medical attention at once if these symptoms develop.  If you have become ill after consuming foods that were possibly contaminated with salmonella bacteria, contact a competent New York food poisoning attorney to learn your rights. Brown Chiari is a team of experienced Buffalo injury attorneys in New York.

The FDA recently released a press release concerning Midland Farms in Menands, NY and the recall of a small amount of fluid milk products.  There is a question of improper pasteurization, and the company decided to recall these products in order to prevent risks of illness in consumers in case there is any potential danger.  Properly pasteurizing milk products eliminates bacteria such as salmonella and Listeria, which can cause food poisoning and serious complications in some individuals.

The products recalled by Midland Farms were distributed in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Massachusetts and Rhode Island.  The brand names involved include Corrado’s Market, Midland Farms, Jersey Dairy Farms and Trade Fair Premium.  All products involved in this voluntary recall possess a plant code of 36-1661.

An inspection took place on September 7th in which a potential problem was detected by New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets’ milk inspectors.  While it is not known that any risk does exist or that any bacteria is in the products in question, inspectors did find a failure of pasteurization equipment at the Menands facility.  The recall was issued as a precautionary measure, and no illnesses have been reported thus far.

The products involved in this latest recall include:

Gallons:
“Midland Farms Milk” with the date code SEP24

“Midland Farms Reduced Fat, 2% Milk Fat Milk” with the date code SEP24

“Midland Farms Low Fat, 1% Milk Fat Milk” with the date code SEP24

“Midland Farms Fat Free Milk” with the date code SEP24

“Corrado’s Milk” with the date code SEP24

“Corrado’s Market Reduced Fat, 2% Milk Fat Milk” with the date code SEP24

“Corrado’s Market Low Fat 1% Milk Fat Milk” with the date code SEP24

“Corrado’s Market Fat Free Milk” with the date code SEP24

“Jersey Dairy Farms Vitamin D Milk” with the date code SEP24

“Trade Fair Premium Milk” with the date code SEP24

“Trade Fair Premium Reduced Fat, 2% Milk Fat Milk” with the date code SEP24

“Trade Fair Premium Low Fat, 1% Milk Fat Milk” with the date code SEP24

“Trade Fair Premium Fat Free Milk” with the date code SEP24

Half-Gallons:
“Midland Farms Milk” with the date code SEP24

“Midland Farms Reduced Fat, 2% Milk Fat Milk” with the date code SEP24

“Midland Farms Low Fat, 1% Milk Fat Milk” with the date code SEP24

“Midland Farms Fat Free Milk” with the date code SEP24

“Jersey Dairy Farms Vitamin D Milk” with the date code SEP24

Quarts:
“Midland Farms Fresh Whole Milk” with SELLBY 9/24/10

“Midland Farms Reduced Fat Milk” with SELLBY 9/24/10

“Midland Farms Fresh Low Fat Milk” with SELLBY 9/24/10

“Midland Farms Fresh Fat Free Milk” with SELLBY 9/24/10

Pints:
“Midland Farms Whole Milk” with SELLBY 9/24/10

Consumers are urged not to consume any of these products even if they appear to smell fresh, and to discard of the milk products or return them to the place of purchase.  Midland Farms can be contacted directly at 518-436-7038 if consumers have questions or concerns.

Salmonella, listeria, E. coli and other bacteria usually produce symptoms similar to those of a common stomach flu.  These symptoms include nausea, vomiting, diarrhea and abdominal cramps.  Those most at risk of developing serious complications from food poisoning include young children, the frail or elderly, pregnant women and individuals with a weakened immune system.  Seek medical attention if you develop any symptoms listed above after consuming foods possibly tainted with bacteria.

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Learn more about foodborne illnesses at the CDC website.