Yesterday, Heartland Foods, Inc., an Indianapolis, Indiana company recalled "all sizes/containers of COARSE GROUND BLACK PEPPER shipped from their facility at 6815 E. 34th Street, Indianapolis IN. Potential distribution took place on or after October 19th, 2009 to February 17th, 2010." 

This recall comes on the heels of a major national outbreak linked to pepper-coated salami

Today Marler Clark filed a lawsuit on behalf of Raymond Cirimele, another victim of the Salmonella outbreak linked to salami manufactured by Daniele, Inc., and black pepper sold by Wholesome Spice Company and Overseas Spice Company.  Another suit was filed on behalf of a Missouri man named Lee Hanks last week.

Raymond Cirimele regularly purchased

The CDC now counts 217 confirmed cases in the Salmonella montevideo outbreak linked to contaminated salami and pepper. 

As of 9:00 pm EST on February 8, 2010, a total of 217 individuals infected with a matching strain of Salmonella Montevideo have been reported from 44 states and District of Columbia since July 1, 2009. The

Today Daniele, Inc. announced that tests have confirmed the presence of salmonella in the black pepper that the company used to coat the salami product that has been implicated in a massive national salmonella outbreak. The outbreak, which has sickened at least 189 people in 40 states, involves multiple strains of Salmonella bacteria. Today’s announcement