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There are more than 2,500 serotypes of salmonella, and although all of them can cause illness in humans, Salmonella Typhimurium is one of the most important Salmonella serotypes in light of its widespread occurrence in humans. Salmonellosis— or salmonella infection — is one of the most common foodborne diseases.
In addition, strains of salmonella have emerged that are resistant to a range of antimicrobial agents (including first-choice agents for the treatment of humans). The recent Salmonella Typhimurium outbreak is an illustration of the severity of the problem; although the U.S. purportedly has the best (or one of the best) monitoring systems for food products in the world, the Salmonella Typhimurium that caused the salmonella outbreak was identified at a plant that hadn't been visited by an FDA inspector since 2001.
In fact, when the FDA started investigating the PCA's plant in Blakely , Georgia in January 2009, they found:
The FDA also found that the plant had knowingly shipped some of its peanut products that had tested positive for salmonella on at least 12 different occasions in 2007 and 2008. PCA never reported the peanut butter salmonella results to state or federal officials — although it's hard to believe, a company in the U.S. is not required to do so.
In early February, a Senate agriculture committee held a hearing regarding the Salmonella Typhimurium outbreak. There, it was revealed that the FDA last inspected the Blakely plant in 2001 — when it was producing other peanut products.
If you have been impacted by the Salmonella Typhimurium outbreak, contact us to speak with an experienced salmonella poisoning lawyer today.Copyright © 2001 - 2009 Online Lawyer Source | Legal Marketing Site Designed by eJustice