At least 16 cases of Salmonella poisoning may be linked to ground beef sold by Gab Halal Foods and Jouni Meats, both retail stores in the Detroit, MI area. Prompted by this outbreak, both Gab Halal and Jouni Meats recalled ground beef.
Attorney Fred Pritzker and the attorneys at Pritzker Hageman have been contacted by victims of this outbreak and have begun an independent investigation into the outbreak and recalls. Fred, who recently won over $40 million for clients injured by another product, has won millions for Salmonella victims. You can contact Fred for a free consultation here.
Gab Halal Foods, a Troy, Mich. retail store, recalled about 550 pounds of ground beef due to possible contamination with a strain of Salmonella Typhimurium. The products subject to recall are:
- Various size bags of ground beef, wrapped in clear plastic
These products were produced between Dec. 4, 2012, and Dec. 10, 2012, and distributed to a restaurant in Sterling Heights, Michigan, and sold directly to consumers at Gab Halal Foods. These products were sold without a label.
Jouni Meats, Inc., a Sterling Heights, Michigan retail store, recalled about 500 pounds of ground beef products that may be contaminated with a strain of Salmonella Typhimurium. The products subject to recall are:
- Various size packages of ground beef
These products were produced between Dec. 4, 2012, and Dec. 9, 2012, and distributed to a restaurant in Macomb County, Mich., and sold directly to consumers at Jouni Meats, Inc. These products were sold without a label.
Salmonella Typhimurium Outbreak Linked to Raw Beef Kibbeh
To date, the CDC has confirmed Salmonella Typhimurium cases associated with this outbreak in the following states: Arizona (1), Illinois (2), Iowa (1), Michigan (9), and Wisconsin (3). Most of the people sickened in Michigan ate at a Sterling Heights restaurant that serves Lebanese food, including raw ground beef kibbeh (a dish typically made of finely ground red meat, usually beef, minced onions, and bulghur wheat) at this restaurant before becoming ill.
