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August 25, 2008 Outbreaks

Country Cottage Restaurant E coli O111 Outbreak

The Country Cottage buffet restaurant in Lucst Grove, OK was the source of a 2008 E. coli O111:NM outbreak that led to hundreds of E. coli cases. …

August 25, 2008 Outbreaks

August 21, 2008 Press Releases

Governor Schwarzenegger, Veto This Bill! Pleads Food Safety Advocate William Marler

An ambitious and well-meaning attempt to make California’s dairy products safer arrives this week in the California Assembly in the form of State Bill 201—but the country’s top food safety advocates are calling on California legislators to vote against it. The bill places regulations on producers of raw milk dairy …

August 21, 2008 Outbreaks

Raw Milk

August 21, 2008 Outbreaks

Student sickened by E. coli-Tainted Lettuce files Suit

A victim of the June 2008 lettuce E. coli outbreak in Thurston and Pierce counties filed suit today in the Superior Court of Washington, King County. Heather Whybrew of Federal Way, Washington was a student at Pacific Lutheran University in Parkland when she was infected with E. coli O157:H7. The …

August 19, 2008 Events & Speaking Engagements

Foodborne Pathogen Epidemiologist at the FDA Southeastern Regional Meeting (2008)

Patti Waller traveled to Atlanta, GA to present to "Headlines You Want to Avoid" to the FDA Southeastern Regional Meeting. …

August 19, 2008 Outbreaks

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August 12, 2008 Outbreaks

Wal-Mart Jalapeno and Serrano Pepper Samonella Outbreak

A 2008 Salmonella outbreak was caused by jalapeno and serrano peppers sold by Walmart. …

August 12, 2008 Outbreaks

August 12, 2008 Case News

Chipotle Grill Hepatitis A Outbreak

A 2008 HAV outbreak was linked to a San Diego-area Chipotle restaurant …

August 12, 2008 Outbreaks

S & S Foods - Boy Scout Camp E. coli Outbreak

Boy scout camp E. coli outbreak traced to hamburgers …

August 11, 2008 Outbreaks

August 11, 2008 Outbreaks

Nebraska Beef E. coli Outbreak 2008

Ground beef sold by Nebraska Beef was the source of an E. coli outbreak in the summer of 20008. Marler Clark represented several clients in claims against Nebraska Beef. …

August 11, 2008 Recalls

Lawsuits Build Against Nebraska Beef as New Recall is Announced

A second Georgia lawsuit arising from E. coli tainted meat sourced from Nebraska Beef Ltd. was filed Friday (8/8/08), just as the beef processing company recalled another 1.2 million pounds of contaminated meat, bringing the total recalled in the last thirty days to over 6 million pounds. The complaint was …

August 10, 2008 Outbreaks

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August 07, 2008 Case News

S & S Foods - Goshen Boy Scout Camp E. coli Outbreak Lawsuit

An outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 in July and August, 2008 at a Boy Scout camp in Goshen Virginia was traced to tainted hamburger meat. More than 84 people who attended the camp between July 20 and August 2 were infected; at least 8 were hospitalized. Investigations found that hamburger …

August 07, 2008 Outbreaks

August 06, 2008 Recalls

American Food Safety System a “Train Wreck”

In just a year and a half, the American meat industry has experienced a whiplash of beef recalls. 40 million pounds of meat tainted with highly toxic E. coli O157:H7 has been publicly recalled, up by a staggering factor of two hundred from the 2006 amount of only 181,900 pounds. …

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