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☆ Cooking Spray Burn Victim Awarded $7.1 Million in Damages After Can 'Exploded Into a Fireball'
  + stars: | 2023-11-01 | by ( Associated Press | Nov. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com   time to read: +4 min
Chicago-based Conagra Brands must pay out $3.1 million in compensatory damages and $4 million in punitive damages to Reese, according to the Cook County Circuit Court verdict. Consumers can check if their cooking spray cans are vented by looking at whether the bottom of the can has four small U-shaped slits, Smith said. The cooking spray that exploded near Reese had been stored on a shelf about 18 inches (46 centimeters) above the stove, according to Flowers. “In a commercial kitchen, that’s a sort of normal place where people leave their cooking spray cans when they’re actually using them. The redesign was not related to the lawsuits and was part of an effort to standardize the company’s cans, Conagra said.
Persons: —, Tammy Reese, Pam, Reese, “, Craig Smith, Marie Callender’s, Chef Boyardee, Slim Jim, Smith, ” Peter Flowers, Conagra, ___ Savage Organizations: CHICAGO, Brands, Conagra, Swiss Miss, Associated Press, America Statehouse News Initiative, America Locations: Illinois, Chicago, Pennsylvania, Shippensburg , Pennsylvania, Cook, Swiss
☆ Jury awards $7.1 million to a burn victim who alleged that a can of cooking spray 'exploded into a fireball'
  + stars: | 2023-11-01 | by ( Associated Press | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +4 min
Tammy Reese was badly burned when a can of commercial-brand cooking spray ignited, a lawsuit alleged. A jury has ordered Conagra Brands to pay $7.1 million in compensatory and punitive damages. "We continue to stand by our cooking spray products, which are safe and effective when used correctly, as instructed. Consumers can check if their cooking spray cans are vented by looking at whether the bottom of the can has four small U-shaped slits, Smith said. "In a commercial kitchen, that's a sort of normal place where people leave their cooking spray cans when they're actually using them.
Persons: Tammy Reese, Conagra, —, Pam, Reese, Craig Smith, Marie Callender's, Chef Boyardee, Slim Jim, Smith, Peter Flowers Organizations: Brands, Service, Conagra, Swiss Miss Locations: Illinois, Chicago, Pennsylvania, Shippensburg , Pennsylvania, Cook, Swiss
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