Contact our law firm about a lawsuit for Salmonella food poisoning (salmonellosis) from Raw Meal brand organic Shake & Meal, made by Garden of Life LLC.
Our law firm is investigating a Salmonella Virchow outbreak linked to consuming Garden of Life Raw Meal brand Shake & Meal products. People from several states have been sickened in the outbreak: Minnesota, Wisconsin, Tennessee, Oregon, New Jersey, New Mexico, and Utah. Most of these states have reported single cases.
Minnesota issued a press release saying 2 cases of Salmonella Virchow with the same DNA fingerprint pattern have been reported to the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) since Monday, January 11. One case was a child and one was an adult in his 30s. Neither was hospitalized, and both have recovered.
One of the Minnesota cases ate vanilla flavored product and one ate chocolate flavored product. Cases in other states reported eating the vanilla flavor or the chocolate flavor. This type of food product is often purchased at nutrition stores and food cooperatives. The two cases in Minnesota purchased the items at separate places.
Recall of Garden of Life Raw Meal Organic Shake & Meal
Garden of Life LLC has voluntarily withdrawn a limited quantity of its Raw Meal Organic Shake & Meal in the following flavors because they have the potential to contain Salmonella Virchow, according to the FDA:
- Chocolate
- Original
- Vanilla and
- Vanilla Chai.
According to Garden of Life, the company routinely performs pathogen testing on every finished good lot to ensure safety and no product has ever tested positive for the presence of Salmonella.
The following is the list of lots affected by the recall (all of which tested negative for the presence of Salmonella prior to release to the market, according to Garden of Life):
| PRODUCT NAME | Lot Number | Exp Date |
|---|---|---|
| RAW Organic Meal 10 CNT Tray | 47214800 | 9/12017 |
| RAW Organic Meal Chocolate Full Size | 47198800 | 9/1/17 |
| RAW Organic Meal Full Size | 47214600 | 9/1/17 |
| RAW Organic Meal Vanilla Chai Full Size | 47215500 | 9/1/17 |
| RAW Organic Meal Vanilla Chai Full Size | 47215501 | 9/1/17 |
| RAW Organic Meal Vanilla Full Size | 47216100 | 9/1/17 |
| RAW Organic Meal Vanilla Full Size | 47225500 | 9/1/17 |
| RAW Organic Meal Chocolate Full Size | 47225900 | 9/1/17 |
| RAW Organic Meal Chocolate Full Size | 47249200 | 9/1/17 |
| RAW Organic Meal Vanilla Chai 10 CNT Tray | 47183201 | 9/30/17 |
| RAW Organic Meal Vanilla Full Size | 47198601 | 9/30/17 |
| RAW Organic Meal Vanilla Chai Half Size | 47206000 | 9/30/17 |
| RAW Organic Meal Vanilla Full Size | 47225600 | 9/30/17 |
| RAW Organic Meal Half Size | 47225800 | 9/30/17 |
| RAW Organic Meal Chocolate Half Size | 47226200 | 9/30/17 |
| RAW Organic Meal Vanilla Half Size | 47226400 | 9/30/17 |
| RAW Organic Meal Full Size | 47236000 | 9/30/17 |
| RAW Organic Meal Vanilla 10 CNT Tray | 47248000 | 9/30/17 |
| RAW Organic Meal Full Size | 47248901 | 9/30/17 |
| RAW Organic Meal Vanilla Full Size | 47253900 | 9/30/17 |
| RAW Organic Meal Vanilla Half Size | 47257401 | 9/30/17 |
| RAW Organic Meal Chocolate Full Size | 47226000 | 10/1/17 |
| RAW Organic Meal Vanilla Full Size | 47216200 | 10/31/17 |
| RAW Organic Meal Vanilla Full Size | 47225601 | 10/31/17 |
| RAW Organic Meal Chocolate Full Size | 47226100 | 10/31/17 |
| RAW Organic Meal Chocolate Half Size | 47226201 | 10/31/17 |
| RAW Organic Meal Vanilla Chai Full Size | 47226300 | 10/31/17 |
| RAW Organic Meal Full Size | 47246500 | 10/31/17 |
| RAW Organic Meal Vanilla Chai Full Size | 47247600 | 10/31/17 |
| RAW Organic Meal Chocolate Half Size | 47247800 | 10/31/17 |
Raw Meal products are distributed throughout the United States and sold at better health food stores and natural grocers.
“In an overabundance of caution we are taking this extreme measure because we want to ensure that you never have to wonder about the purity of any Raw Meal product.” said Brian Ray, President of Garden of Life. The company also stated, “Any Raw Meal product from a lot code not listed above is entirely safe and not affected by this recall. All Garden of Life, LLC’™s products are manufactured in the United States at FDA and NSF audited facilities, in accordance with current Good Manufacturing Practices. No Garden of Life product has ever tested positive for Salmonella.”
Free Consultation Regarding a Lawsuit for Compensation
Our law firm helps people throughout the United States who have been sickened by food contaminated with Salmonella bacteria. Anyone sickened in this outbreak and the parents of children sickened in the outbreak can contact our Salmonella lawyers using our free consultation form (click here) or by calling 1-888-377-8900 (toll-free). Find out how you can sue for compensation.
In most outbreaks, we file an individual Salmonella lawsuit for each of our clients, not one class-action suit. We believe this is what is required under the law and that it is in the best interests of our clients. You can discuss this during your free consultation with one of our lawyers.