Ok, it's official....I'm just going to start my own freaking garden! You can't eat or play with anything anymore it appears!
Frozen pot pies suspected in salmonella outbreak
(CNN) -- Federal authorities are warning consumers not to eat Banquet frozen turkey and chicken pot pies or similar generic store-brand products because they may have caused an outbreak of salmonella poisoning.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention began investigating last week after receiving reports of illness. By Friday, it had identified the pot pies as a potential source of the salmonella that sickened more than 100 people in dozens of states.
The CDC sent inspectors Monday to the manufacturer, ConAgra Foods Inc.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service on Tuesday advised consumers not to eat the pot pies "until we are able to determine the source, products and potential production dates of contamination and to verify proper cooking instructions for these not-ready-to-eat products."
ConAgra voluntarily stopped making the pies Tuesday, The Associated Press reported.
The Omaha, Nebraska-based food giant said the fault may lie in how consumers are preparing the product
"The company reminds consumers that these products are not ready-to-eat, and must always be thoroughly cooked as instructed on the packages," the company said in a statement on its Web site. "The cooking instructions for these products are specifically designed to eliminate the presence of common pathogens found in many uncooked products."
The pot pies in question have the code P-9 printed on the side of the package, ConAgra said.
Consumers may get refunds by returning the product packaging -- minus the contents -- to the store where they bought it or by sending the side panel of the package that says "P-9" to ConAgra Foods, Dept. BQPP, P.O. Box 3768, Omaha, Nebraska 68103-0768.
he CDC, which is leading the investigation, said 30 states have reported 139 cases of salmonella poisoning, including 23 that required hospitalization. Wisconsin had the most cases (19), followed by Pennsylvania (13).
The pathogen is sometimes found in not-ready-to-eat products containing poultry, but proper cooking should ensure it is killed.
Symptoms that can appear 12 to 72 hours after infection include diarrhea, fever and abdominal cramps.
The illness usually lasts four to seven days, and most people recover without treatment.
In severe cases, the infection may spread from the intestines to the blood and then to other sites in the body, sometimes causing death. Treatment includes antibiotics
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