ConAgra Foods has recalled its Marie Callender’s Cheesy Chicken & Rice meals, after federal food inspectors reported a possible link between the frozen dish and a 15-state outbreak of salmonella.
Since consumers began reporting illnesses in April and May, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration have been investigating how a rare type of salmonella called Salmonella Chester managed to affect dozens of people in 15 states, coast-to-coast.
The federal probe has not conclusively traced the outbreak to any foods, but eight out of 30 affected by Salmonella Chester also reported eating the Marie Callender’s dinner. No deaths have been reported.
On Friday, the Minnesota Department of Agriculture laboratory told the CDC that it had isolated Salmonella Chester from an unopened package of the frozen food, submitted by a case patient.
Major grocery chains like Giant Food LLC and Stop & Shop Supermarket Co. have also removed their stocks of the Marie Callender’s dish. The CDC has advised consumers to thoroughly follow cooking instructions on frozen dinner labels. Consumers must bake their dinners for as long as they need to be cooked, it said, and should check the food’s internal temperature.
I like buying marie callender meals but my concern is how far back are recalling these.Could I get a refund on the ones I bought. I’m not taking chances with my family at risk. Please let me know Sincerly Krista Alf
I have 3 in my freezer and forgot where I bought them. How do I get reimbursed?
You can see the company’s recall page in the first link in the post, which does not clarify how far back the recall goes, only that anybody with the food in their freezer should dispose of it.
It also states that “Consumers with questions about the recall should contact ConAgra Foods at 1-866-484-9610.”
Marie Callender also has other chicken dinners. How do we know that these are ok?
What about the chicken and turkey pot pie’s?
What about all of the frozen dinner even the beef? Should we take them back where we purchased them for a refund?
My wife had a Turkey dinner at Marie Callenders on July 23rd 2010 and the next day spent 7 hrs in the emergencey room, and is still sick three days later, if she doesn,t improve tomorrow I will take her back to the doctor.