http://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/10/10/pie.recall/index.html


(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.


Banquet chicken and turkey pot pies are suspected in 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.

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"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.

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The 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). See which states have cases of salmonella poisoning »

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.

just one more product for people not to eat

how aweful...Who would have thought that salmonella would show up in food that's supposed to be safe.

Thanks for posting this lilbug

most salmomonella poisoning is caused by improper cooking and handling of food.

Yes, it's really a sad situation with all these recalls. I work in a lab, and we've had a lot of patients being tested for salmonella, just the last few days. It's terrible.

There's probably cross contamination with the delivery trucks or in the factory. I remember there was a salmonella outbreak from ice-cream because the trucks used to transport the ice cream was used to transport raw fish, and the trucks weren't cleaned properly.

I just bought four the other day at Wal-Mart, guess I better not take the chance and eat them. That is bad. Banquet has the best Pot Pies. All four are chicken.

afraid to eat a lot of things nowadays....we just went to Mcdonalds today for the first time in a month...the frozen hamburgers from topps & walmart scared us into giving up beef for awhile.
My 10 year old said........What is there a bunch of sick cows somewhere? All I could say to that was....maybe

fun_in_sc: You can probably get a refund on them if you take them back with a receipt

never ever ever buy ground beef.

ever!

i don't even like pot pies...but this really sucks for people who's bought those items.

You know...I really haven't heard anything bad about ground beef for a long time. I don't really care because I don't eat that either.

really sad just found 2 in my frezzer well whats next? soon a person wont be able eat.

Except for that sam's club thing...

hey gang.. I m just getting over some SERIOUS food poisoning where I ate a breakfast sandwich.. so no place is safe
hey .. those of you who know me...
HOW DO YOU LIKE ME NOW??? ehheheh
bigbay

oh forgot to say breakfast sandwich was from
McDONALDS......