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First Peanut Butter-Related Wrongful Death Suits Filed

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More than 30 million pounds of peanut butter have been recalled in the face of a salmonella outbreak at one of the country’s largest peanut butter producers. The peanut butter found its way into cookies, sandwhich crackers, granola bars and other products.

Now, the first personal injury lawsuits are being filed against Ohio-based company King Nut and the Peanut Corp. of America, of Lynchburg, Va.

Wrongful death lawsuits are being filed by the families of two residents of the same nurisng home in Brainerd, Minn. Shirley Mae Almer, 72, died on Dec. 21 from salmonella poisoning, and Doris Flatgard died 14 days later.

A family in Vermont has also filed a personal injury lawsuit against the manufacturer’s on behalf of their seven-year-old son. The boy spent six days in the hospital, and tests concluded he contracted salmonella.

According to the Associated Press, "at least 529 people have been sickened as a result of the current outbreak, and at least eight may have died as a result. More than 430 products have been recalled."

Get a full list of product recalls on the FDA’s Web site.

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