ConAgra Peanut Butter Salmonella Outbreak - Nationwide
On February 14, 2007, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that there had been 290 cases of Salmonella infection in 39 states that were linked to the consumption of Peter Pan and Great Value brand peanut butter that was manufactured in ConAgra’s Georgia peanut butter plant. Any Peter Pan or Great Value brand peanut butter beginning with product code 2111 was recalled in response to the outbreak investigation.
Marler Clark filed a class action lawsuit against ConAgra, the manufacturer of Peter Pan and Great Value peanut butter that was traced as the source of a nationwide Salmonella outbreak, on Tuesday, February 20, 2007. The class action lawsuit was filed on behalf of all individuals who became ill with symptoms of Salmonella infections, but were not hospitalized as a result of their infections, and who have strong evidence of consumption of Salmonella-contaminated peanut butter and a resulting Salmonella infection. The class action lawsuit follows on the heels of two lawsuits Marler Clark filed on Friday, February 16, 2007.
Marler Clark is pursuing individual claims on behalf of all individuals who were hospitalized as a result of their Salmonella infections. In addition, Marler Clark is pursuing individual claims on behalf of the families of people who died as a result of their Salmonella infections.