KING NUT AND PARNELL’S PRIDE PEANUT BUTTER FOUND TO BE INFECTED WITH SALMONELLA BACTERIA

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The recall of peanut butter and peanut containing products has greatly expanded, and the FDA now has a huge list of products covered by the recall. Click here to review the list.

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On January 10, 2009, the Solon, OH based King Nut company–which supplies peanut butter manufactured by the Peanut Corporation of America to a distribution chain involving institutions such as hospitals, schools, restaurants and nursing homes–announced a recall of its King Nut and Parnell’s Pride peanut butter brands. The peanut butter involved in this recall is not sold directly to consumers at retail outlets, and is generally only sold to the larger institutions of the type described above. Despite this lack of sales directly to consumers, as of January 14 officials estimate that the number of people sickened by salmonella contaminated peanut butter has risen to 425 in 43 states. Reports of people sickened have occurred between Sept. 3 and Dec. 31, 2008, with most illnesses starting after Oct. 1. About 18 percent of those who fell ill were hospitalized, and the outbreak may be linked to as many as three deaths thus far. Details are provided in this news article about the recall.

The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has also warned consumers not to eat the affected brands due to risk of contamination with Salmonella. The FDA’s press release can be viewed by clicking here.

The affected and recalled tubs of King Nut and Parnell’s Pride peanut butter have a lot code located on the lid of the jar that begins with the number 8. Both of the brands subject to the recall, King Nut and Parnell’s Pride, were manufactured at a plant in Blakely, Ga., on or after July 1, 2008. The FDA has placed photos of the jars of peanut butter subject to the recall on its web site. They can be viewed by clicking here.

Symptoms of a salmonella infection, which typically appear 12 to 72 hours after one eats the contaminated peanut butter, include diarrhea, vomiting, abdominal cramping and fever. Healthy people might dismiss these symptoms as the flu, but in older people, small children and those with compromised immune systems, salmonella infection and its complications can be deadly. Individuals who suspect they have recently eaten King Nut or Parnell’s Pride brand peanut butter at a restaurant, cafeteria or other establishment and have experienced any of these symptoms should contact their doctor or health care provider immediately to let them know that they may have eaten peanut butter subject to the recall. In addition, these individuals should contact the institution at which the peanut butter was eaten in order to inquire as to the brand of peanut butter used on the particular date it was eaten, and to inquire whether they still have on the premises the tub with the lot code on the lid. In addition, these individuals should also have a stool sample tested to prove they were sick and to look for the specific strain of salmonella involved, which is called Salmonella Typhimurium.

If a visit to your healthcare provider is warranted, you also owe it to yourself to speak to an experienced product liability and food product attorney to see if you have a case and to discuss the possibility of bringing a lawsuit to recover for your injuries and damages. The attorney will be able to ascertain if you have a claim for which a lawsuit can be pursued and whether the case and lawsuit can be brought to a successful settlement, verdict, award or other recovery. The experienced lawyer will also be able to advise you on any deadlines for bringing your legal claim for damages. Please contact the law firm of Ashcraft and Gerel, LLP to discuss your lawsuit with an experienced food product liability lawyer in our Food and Drug Litigation Department.

The lawyers at Ashcraft and Gerel, LLP have been leaders in pursuing product liability lawsuits involving contaminated food, unsafe drugs, and medical products. Our attorneys have successfully brought about verdicts, settlements, awards or other recoveries in lawsuits on behalf of clients who have been injured by these dangerous and defective products. Although some of these lawsuits resulted in class action settlements, class actions are not the only way these cases are handled. The courts have devised methods to deal with mass torts so that each lawsuit can benefit from information and evidence gathered in other lawsuits nationwide and yet be handled on an individual basis. We have a toll free number to reach an attorney to answer your questions with regard to your specific case. That number is 1-800-829-7037. Please ask to speak to Robert Samet, and he will place you in touch with one of our food and drug litigation lawyers. If you would prefer, please feel free to e-mail us or fill out the “Contact Us” form on the left side of this page. Please be sure to include your name, address, telephone number (if you wish to be called), email address and the exact nature of your question, so that our lawyer can provide you with the specific information you seek.

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