WILLMAR, Minn. — Jennie-O Turkey Store in Willmar has recalled nearly 55,000 pounds of frozen, raw turkey burgers because the meat may have been contaminated with salmonella, federal officials said.
Jennie-O said the product was distributed nationwide but sold only at Sam’s Club Stores.
So far, 12 people in Arizona, California, Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio, Washington and Wisconsin have become ill during the last four months.
The recall includes 4-pound boxes of Jennie-O’s “All Natural Turkey Burgers with seasonings Lean White Meat.” Each box contains 12 individually wrapped burgers. The packages have a use-by date of Dec. 23, 2011, and identifying lot codes of “32710” through “32780.”
Jennie-O has created an online resource for consumers at http://www.jennieo.com/recall.
