Salmonella Tainted Peter Pan Peanut Butter Caused Indiana Girl to Suffer Sever Kidney Damage –Family Sues
June 18, 2007 | newsinferno.com
An 11-year-old girl who is now in need of a kidney transplant was one of two plaintiffs to file suit against ConAgra Foods last week, saying that the company’s Salmonella-tainted Peter Pan Peanut Butter was to blame for her kidney failure. Krystina Burgh, the little girl named in the Indiana suit, first became ill in January 2007 with what her parents thought was a stomach flu. Unfortunately, her symptoms became worse and she had to be hospitalized. Krystina was found to be suffering from Salmonella, a food-borne illness that causes serious vomiting and diarrhea. Her disease was extremely severe and progressed to the point of damaging her kidneys. Krystina’s parents say that her symptoms appeared shortly after she had eaten Peter Pan Peanut Butter. The jar their daughter had been eating from had a product code that started with 211.
Krystina continues to suffer the effects of the tainted Peter Pan Peanut Butter. Her parents say that she is exhausted every night by 6:00 p.m. Krystina, who spends a good portion of the night hooked up to a dialysis machine, is expected to undergo a kidney transplant in Chicago on June 18th. She will be receiving one of her father’s kidneys.
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11 Year Old Victim of Salmonella-Tainted Peanut Butter Returns Home Following Kidney Transplant
July 2, 2007 | Parker Waichman Alonso LLP
An 11-year-old girl who needed a kidney transplant after eating Salmonella-tainted Peter Pan Peanut Butter has returned home from the hospital. Krystina Burgh, who received the kidney from her father on June 18th, had been undergoing dialysis since she was diagnosed with Salmonella poisoning stemming from Peter Pan Peanut Butter in January. Salmonella is a food-borne illness characterized by cramping, vomiting and diarrhea. Severe cases can lead to serious complications like kidney failure and a difficult-to-treat-disease called Reiter’s Syndrome. At a news conference prior to her release, Krystina said she was feeling well, but was disappointed she would miss out on summer activities while she recuperates. Doctors are hopeful that the little girl will have a full recovery, although they concede it could be at least a year before they know if the transplant is successful.
