Did Turkey Contaminated with Salmonella Make you Sick?
If you or someone you love got Salmonella poisoning from eating or handling turkey, you may be able to sue for damages. Contact us for a free consultation by calling 1-888-377-8900 toll-free. Our Salmonella lawyers can help you get compensation and justice for illness from contaminated turkey.
Fred Pritzker, and our team of food poisoning lawyers, have won hundreds of millions of dollars for our clients. Our firm recently won a landmark Salmonella lawsuit for a child who suffered brain damage from a Salmonella infection linked to poultry.
Turkey Salmonella Outbreak
The CDC and USDA are investigating an ongoing multi-state outbreak of multidrug-resistant Salmonella Reading from raw turkey. Since the last update
on July 19, 2018, the turkey Salmonella outbreak sickened 164 people in 34 states. Brands of turkey linked to the drug-resistant Salmonella outbreak have not yet been named.
Jennie-O Ground Turkey Recall
On December 21, 2018, Jennie-O (a subsidiary of Hormel) expanded their recall to approximately 164,210 pounds of raw ground turkey products that may be associated with the Salmonella Reading outbreak.
The recalled turkey products were produced on September 11 and October 22-23, 2018. They bear the establishment number ‘P-190’ OR ‘P-579’ inside the USDA inspection mark and have the following labels and “Use by” dates:
- 1-lb. packages of “Jennie-O GROUND TURKEY 93% LEAN | 7% FAT” with “Use by” dates of 10/01/2018 and 10/02/2018.
- 1-lb. packages of “Jennie-O TACO SEASONED GROUND TURKEY” with a “Use by” date of 10/02/2018.
- 1-lb. packages of “Jennie-O GROUND TURKEY 85% LEAN | 15% FAT” with a “Use by” date of 10/02/2018.
- 1-lb. packages of “Jennie-O ITALIAN SEASONED GROUND TURKEY” with a “Use by” date of 10/02/2018.
- 3-lb. packages of “Jennie-O GROUND TURKEY 93% LEAN | 7% FAT” with “Use or freeze by” dates of 11/12/18 and 11/13/18 on the side of the trays.
- 1-lb. packages of “Jennie-O GROUND TURKEY 93% LEAN | 7% FAT” with “Use or freeze by” dates of 11/12/18 on the side of the trays.
- 1-lb. packages of “Jennie-O TACO SEASONED GROUND TURKEY” with “Use or freeze by” dates of 11/12/18 on the side of the trays.
- 1-lb. packages of “Jennie-O ITALIAN SEASONED GROUND TURKEY” with “Use or freeze by” dates of 11/12/18 on the side of the trays.
- 3-lb. packages of “Jennie-O Ground Turkey 85% LEAN | 15% FAT” with a “Use or freeze by” date of 11/13/18 on the side of the trays.
- 2.5-lb. packages of “Jennie-O Ground Turkey 93% LEAN | 7% FAT” with a “Use or freeze by” date of 11/13/18 on the side of the trays.
- 3-lb. packages of “STATER BROS. 85% LEAN | 15% FAT ALL NATURAL Ground Turkey” with a “Use or freeze by” date of 11/12/18 on the side of the trays.
The USDA has a PDF with photos of the labels HERE.
Salmonella from Handling Pet Food
Pets who are otherwise healthy can be carriers and infect other animals or humans. Humans can also get sick from handling contaminated pet food. Our lawyers filed a lawsuit on behalf of a child with Salmonella poisoning from Raws for Paws Ground Turkey Pet Food.
Raws for Paws Pet Food Recall
After causing three people to get sick with Salmonella poisoning, Raws for Paws recalled its Ground Turkey Pet Food. Raws for Paws distributed the recalled pet food to retail locations in MN, WI, IA and through online mail orders. Manufacturing dates range from 10/12/2018 – 2/2/2018. Product case codes found on outside packaging include:
- 9900008
- 9900009
- 9900014
- 9900015
Call your veterinarian if your pet has Salmonella symptoms from eating recalled pet food.
