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PETER PAN AND GREAT VALUE PEANUT BUTTER RECALLED - FOUND TO BE INFECTED WITH SALMONELLA BACTERIA
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[Introduction: If you or a loved one had injuries consisting of an illness or infection which you believe may have resulted from eating peanut butter infected with the salmonella bacteria, you may have a lawsuit that should be pursued. Although our lawyers who handle lawsuits arising out of the recall of the contaminated peanut butter are located in Maryland (MD), Virginia (VA) and Washington, D.C. (DC), our food and medical product liability lawsuits are national in scope, and our lawyers who handle these suits are prepared to file lawsuits and litigate cases involving the infected groups of peanut butter across the country. Therefore, regardless of what state you're from, please fill out our inquiry form on this web site or email us so that Ashcraft & Gerel, LLP can have a lawyer familiar with the litigation over contaminated food products contact you to discuss your claim and the potential for a lawsuit.]
On February 14, 2007, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warned consumers not to eat certain jars of Peter Pan peanut butter or Great Value peanut butter due to risk of contamination with Salmonella Tennessee (a bacterium that causes food borne illness). FDA's warning was based on a recently completed epidemiological study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the states and local health agencies, which linked 288 cases of foodborne illness in 39 states to consumption of varying types of Peter Pan peanut butter.
The affected and recalled jars of Peter Pan and Great Value peanut butter have a product code located on the lid of the jar that begins with the number 2111. Both of the brands subject to the recall, Peter Pan and Great Value, are manufactured in a single facility in Georgia by ConAgra. Photos of the jars of peanut butter subject of the recall can be found at: http://www.fda.gov/oc/po/firmrecalls/photos/peanutbutter021407.html
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 have recently eaten Peter Pan and Great Value brand peanut butter beginning with product code 2111 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 take great care to preserve the jar of recalled peanut butter for analysis. If you don't have the jar, you can also have a stool sample tested to prove you were sick and to look for the specific strain of salmonella involved, which is called Salmonella Tennessee.
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 damages and injuries. 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 complete the help inquiry form on this web site. 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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