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Greencore, USA of Cincinnati recalled approximately 550 pounds of its Quick Café and Take Away Café egg salad sandwiches due to possible Listeria contamination. The sandwiches were distributed to retail stores in Indiana, Ohio, Illinois, Tennessee and Kentucky. Michigan. The company issued the recall after being notified that the hard-cooked eggs in the sandwiches had tested positive for Listeria monocytogens.

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18th Street Deli Inc. is recalling its julienne salad products due to possible Listeria contamination. The salads were distributed to retail stores and vending companies in Indiana, Ohio and Michigan. The company issued the recall after being notified that the hard-cooked eggs in the salads had tested positive for Listeria monocytogens (shown below).

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Walgreen Co. recently issued a voluntary recall of certain lots of its 13-oz. Chocolate-Covered Raisins because they may contain peanut, almond and soy ingredients. According to reports, Walgreens Bridge Mix was mistakenly packaged with the Chocolate-Covered Raisins labeling. Walgreens seemingly innocent mistake caused at least one consumer to suffer an allergic reaction.

Persons with a peanut allergy or severe sensitivity to peanuts can experience a serious or life-threatening allergic reaction if they consume peanut products. A peanut allergy is one of the most common causes of severe allergy attacks, especially among children. Minor to severe reactions are characterized by gastrointestinal, skin and respiratory symptoms. Persons with severe sensitivity to peanuts may experience potentially life-threatening anaphylactic shock. Anaphylactic shock is an allergic reaction in which the release of histamine causes difficulty in breathing, swelling, heart failure, circulatory collapse, and sometimes death. There is no cure or therapies to eliminate or lessen the severity of peanut allergy. Strict avoidance of peanut and peanut-ingredient is the only way to prevent an allergic reaction.

The attorneys of Jones Ward PLC represent hundreds of persons all across the country who have been injured by defective products, prescription drugs and medical devices. If you or someone you know has been injured by any other type of defective or recalled product, contact attorney Terrance Massey. You can reach him by phone at (502) 882-6000 or by email at tj@jonesward.com.

Jones' Seasoning Blends LLC announced a voluntary recall of Jones' Mock Salt Original as well as Jones' Mock Salt Spicy Southwest Blend because of a potential Salmonella contamination. The recall was initiated due to possible Salmonella contamination of the celery seeds ingredient used in Jones Mock Salt. There is no lot number identifying the bottles or bags so consumers should destroy any products purchased from July 1, 2011 to December 14, 2011.

Healthy persons infected with Salmonella often experience fever, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain. In rare circumstances, the organism can make its way into the bloodstream, producing more severe illnesses. For young children, the elderly, and others with weakened immune systems, Salmonella bacteria can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections.

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M.E. Thompson, Inc. is recalling its Anytime Deli Turkey & Ham Footlong Sub Sandwich, UPC 0543200194, with an expiration date of January 19th and January 22nd. The recall was the result of a routine sampling program by the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, which revealed that the finished products contained Listeria. The sub sandwiches were distributed on January 2nd and 3rd to convenience stores in Florida and South Georgia under the label Anytime Deli Turkey & Ham Footlong. The sandwich is packaged in white butcher wrap.

Listeria can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, the elderly, or others with weakened immune systems. Among pregnant women, listeria infections can cause miscarriages and stillbirths. Healthy individuals typically suffer from short-term symptoms such as stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain, diarrhea, high fever, and headaches. If you or someone you know is experiencing any symptoms of listeriosis you should contact your physician.

The attorneys of Jones Ward PLC represent hundreds of persons all across the country who have been injured by defective products, prescription drugs and medical devices. If you or someone you know has been injured by any type of product, contact attorney Terrance Massey. You can reach him by phone at (502) 882-6000 or by email at tj@jonesward.com.

Pinnacle Foods Group LLC is recalling certain Aunt Jemima Frozen Pancakes because the product may contain soy protein, an undeclared allergen. Persons who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to soy protein are at risk of an allergic reaction if they consume this product.

Pinnacle Foods Group initiated the recall after discovering Aunt Jemima Frozen Pancakes might have come in contact with a product containing soy protein being produced on the same equipment. Thankfully there have been no reports of illness as a result of this incident.

The attorneys of Jones Ward PLC represent hundreds of persons all across the country who have been injured by defective products, prescription drugs and medical devices. If you or someone you know has been injured by any other type of defective or recalled product, contact attorney Terrance Massey. You can reach him by phone at (502) 882-6000 or by email at tj@jonesward.com.

Green Valley Food Corp. and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently issued a voluntary recall of a variety of Green Valley's products because they may contain Listeria monocytogens. During a random sampling, various food products tested positive for Listeria monocytogens. Descriptions of the recalled products are listed below.

Listeria can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, the elderly, or others with weakened immune systems. Among pregnant women, listeria infections can cause miscarriages and stillbirths. Healthy individuals typically suffer from short-term symptoms such as stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain, diarrhea, high fever, and headaches. If you or someone you know is experiencing any symptoms of listeriosis you should contact your physician.

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Today, Fair Oaks Dairy Products, LLC and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a voluntary recall of certain one half pound packaged cheeses and cheese gift boxes sold between September 30, 2011 and December 3, 2011. Laboratory analysis found that Fair Oaks four year aged cheddar cheese contained listeria monocytogens, a potentially deadly organism. As a precautionary measure, Fair Oaks has recalled not only its cheddar cheese but also all of its cheeses and cheese gift boxes produced in its plant from September 30, 2011 through November 17, 2011.

Listeria can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, the elderly, or others with weakened immune systems. Among pregnant women, listeria infections can cause miscarriages and stillbirths. Healthy individuals typically suffer from short-term symptoms such as stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain, diarrhea, high fever, and headaches. If you or someone you know is experiencing any symptoms of listeriosis you should contact your physician.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and Thorntons, Inc. recently issued a recall of 6 oz. garden salads and 5.6 oz. chef salads because of a potential Salmonella contamination. The recalled salads came in a black bowl with clear plastic lids with expiration dates of: 9/30/2011, 10/2/2011, and 10/3/2011. They were sold in Thorntons convenience stores in Lexington, KY, Chicago, Ill, Cincinnati, OH, Columbus, OH, Evansville, IN and Indianapolis, IN.

Healthy persons infected with Salmonella often experience fever, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain. In rare circumstances, the organism can make its way into the bloodstream, producing more severe illnesses. For young children, the elderly, and others with weakened immune systems, Salmonella bacteria can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections.

Another turkey recall was announced today by Cargill, the company responsible for the recalled turkey earlier this year that caused death and illnesses in numerous states. We here at the recall lawyers blog highlighted this recall because it demonstrated the importance of communication and regulation over food safety. Many people say that regulation isn't necessary because companies have an incentive to produce quality food because the "market" would hurt them if they didn't.

Well, that's all well and good, unless turkey is sickening people and killing people for literally months and they won't say whose turkey it is. That not only hurts consumers, it hurts responsible businesses that don't have contaminated products consumers don't buy any turkey, not just the uncontaminated turkey.

Cargill originally traced the tainted turkey to one plant in Arkansas and resumed production a month ago. However, in a not-all-that-surprising turn of events, the sample that was tested after production resumed was positive for salmonella. It's easy to see the cozy relationship between the local regulators and inspectors and the plant, especially when the job market is so tough and the plant being offline likely hurt the workers and families of workers and the community where the plant was located.

Let's hope that Cargill spends the time and money necessary to produce safe, salmonella-free turkey. And that inspectors and regulators do their part, since the "market will prevent Cargill" fiction has been exposed again by Cargill not fixing the problem even after getting publicly shamed.

Following up on our post from earlier this week, the company behind the tainted turkey has finally been named: Cargill. The company issued a "voluntary" recall of its ground turkey products from dozens of states after nearly one hundred reported injuries and one death from an especially dangerous form of salmonella.

The Cargill subsidiary, Cargill Value Added Meats Retail, sold the product under the brand Honeysuckle White and included turkey produced at the plant that is the source of the problem since February. Cargill is shutting down the plant until they determine what is wrong that is causing the poisoning.

Salmonella exposure can cause numerous health problems, including fever and blood poisoning. The meat was sold at Kroger, which has a large presence in Kentucky.

Cargill has recalled more than 36 million pounds of turkey.

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Unilever United States, Inc. and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a limited recall of Skippy® Reduced Fat Creamy Peanut Butter Spread and Skippy® Reduced Fat Super Chunk Peanut Butter Spread, due to possible Salmonella contamination.

Healthy persons infected with Salmonella often experience fever, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain. In rare circumstances, the organism can make its way into the bloodstream, producing more severe illnesses. For young children, the elderly, and others with weakened immune systems, Salmonella bacteria can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections.

The affected products, packaged in 16.2 oz plastic jars, were sold in various retail stores across the U.S. The recalled jars may be identified by UPC codes (located on the side of the jar's label below the bar code) and Best-If-Used-By-Dates (stamped on the lid of the jar). The recalled products have UPC Codes of: 048001006812 or 048001006782; and Best-If-Used-By Dates of: MAY1612LR1, MAY1712LR1, MAY1812LR1, MAY1912LR1, MAY2012LR1 or MAY2112LR1.

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