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A salmonella scare forced a cilantro recall at Pacific International Marketing last month, on the heels of two other salmonella-related stories the month before.
The first of these involves dozens of settlements over egg poisonings that began in July 2010. Back then, 1,900 people fell ill to salmonella. The November settlements with Wright County Egg and Hillandale Farms of Iowa are the first wave of settlements regarding the outbreak, in which 40 victims have thus far been compensated. Most details remain hidden, but three settlements for children from Texas, California, and Iowa were made public. Their total reaches $366,000 and the largest payment was $250,000 for a 3-year-old who was hospitalized for a week.
Just days after the settlements, Smucker's peanut butter was recalled due to salmonella. Three thousand jars were recalled, while 16,000 potentially contaminated jars remained warehoused. The recall coincided with the last week of the product's sale. No illnesses were reported among the 24 states it was distributed to, including New York.
And just weeks later and earlier this month, Salinas-based Pacific International recalled 6,141 cartons of cilantro after the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) tested a sample positive for the bacteria. No one has yet been reported with the disease, which is feared for cilantro bought between November 16 and December 10. The potentially-tainted product was distributed in seven states. The Pacific recall is being coordinated with the FDA and California's Department of Public Health.
The food-borne bacteria attacks the gastrointestinal tract and produces the symptoms of diarrhea, fever and abdominal cramps but disappears after a few days in healthy adults. However, those with compromised immune systems are at increased risk of hospitalization, dehydration or death.
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