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September 03, 2024 • Firm News
Expect more illnesses in listeria outbreak tied to Boar's Head deli meat, food safety attorney says
"This is the worst set of inspection reports I have ever seen," says food safety attorney Bill Marler. A prominent food safety lawyer says more illnesses can be expected and Congress should investigate Boar's Head after deli meat produced in one of the company's plants was linked to an ongoingmultistate …
September 01, 2024 • E. coli
Up to 22 sickened by Wagyu beef tainted with E. coli
The Flathead City-County Health Department has increased the numbers of those sickened with E. coli O157:H7 for 14 to 22. Illnesses have been reported in Montana residents as well as people who visited Montana over the 4th of July week including Arizona, Oregon, Wyoming, Florida, Virginia and Canada. On July …
September 01, 2024 • Listeria
Boar’s Head Listeria Outbreak expands
As of August 27, a total of 57 people infected with the outbreak strain of Listeria have been reported from 18 states – Including: Arizona 1, Florida 3, Georgia 2, Illinois 1, Indiana 1, Maryland 8, Massachusetts 3, Minnesota 1, Missouri 3, New Jersey 5, New Mexico 1, New York 17, North Carolina 1, Pennsylvania 2, South […] …
September 01, 2024 • Hepatitis A
Hawaii at risk for Hepatitis A
The Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) has confirmed a case of hepatitis A infection in a food service employee at Hana Koa Brewing Company, located at 962 Kawaiaha‘o St., in Honolulu. Anyone who has consumed any food or drink products from this establishment from Aug. 3-16, 2024, may have been …
August 30, 2024 • Press Releases
Food Safety Attorney Bill Marler calls on Congress to investigate both the cause of the Deadly Boar’s Head Listeria outbreak and why USDA/FSIS inspectors allowed the conditions to exist for years
“The years of inspection reports (here) leave little doubt that the Boar’s Head plant’s food safety plan must have been nonexistent,“ said food safety attorney Bill Marler. “It is hard to wrap my head around how food could be produced in these conditions by this company and under the gaze …
August 23, 2024 • Salmonella
Cucumber Salmonella Outbreak over after 551 sickened
Federal officials report that an outbreak of Salmonella infections traced to cucumbers has ended. In an update on Aug. 22, the Food and Drug Administration reported that 551 people had been sickened in the outbreak, up from 449 reported on Aug. 14. According to the Centers for Disease Control and …
August 22, 2024 • Listeria
Listeria Outbreak linked to Deli Meat
.As of August 8, a total of 43 people infected with the outbreak strain of Listeria have been reported from 13 states, Georgia (2), Illinois (1), Indiana (1), Massachusetts (2), Maryland (6), Minnesota (1), Missouri (2), North Carolina (1), New Jersey (2), New York (12), Pennsylvania (1), Virginia (2) and Wisconsin (1). Sick people’s samples […] …
August 07, 2024 • E. coli
14 sickened by E. coli in Montana due to Wagu Beef
The Flathead City-County Health Department (FCCHD), the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS), and other local health departments, are working together to investigate an E.coli O157:H7 outbreak originating in Flathead County. To date, the investigation has identified at least 14 individuals associated with the outbreak. Many of …
August 07, 2024 • Listeria
Boar’s Head Listeria Outbreak Sickens 34
Illnesses: 34 Hospitalizations: 33 Deaths: 2 States: 13 – Georgia (2), Illinois (1), Indiana (1), Massachusetts (2), Maryland (6), Minnesota (1), Missouri (2), North Carolina (1), New Jersey (2), New York (12), Pennsylvania (1), Virginia (2) and Wisconsin (1). Range in age from 32 to 94 years Median age of 74 44% female 56% male 7,200,000 […] …
July 25, 2024 • Publications
Renowned food safety lawyer discusses E. coli outbreak in Flathead County
The Flathead City-County Health Department (FCCHD) and Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS) are investigating the outbreak with preliminary investigations showing ground beef as the potential source. “The only reason that we have ill people at those restaurants with E. coli O157 from hamburger is that those …
July 19, 2024 • Listeria
Deli Listeria outbreak sickens 28 and kills 2
As of July 19, 2024, a total of 28 people infected with the outbreak strain of Listeria have been reported from 12 states . Sick people’s samples were collected from May 29, 2024, to July 5, 2024. Of 28 people with information available, all have been hospitalized. One person got sick during their pregnancy and […] …
July 13, 2024 • Publications
Florida woman sues companies over cucumbers linked to Salmonella outbreak
Lawyers at Marler Clark and Chaikin Law Firm filed the complaint on behalf of Melissa Milligan on Wednesday against Fresh Start Produce Sales Inc., which distributed the cucumbers, and Bedner Growers Inc., which grew the cucumbers. Milligan is suing on allegations of strict liability, breach of warranty, and negligence, according …
July 11, 2024 • Press Releases
First Salmonella lawsuit filed by Marler Clark, The Food Safety Law Firm
(Palm Beach, FL) The Salmonella lawyers of Marler Clark have filed a lawsuit on behalf of Melissa Milligan against Fresh Start Produce, Inc. and Bedner Growers, Inc., in the Salmonella outbreak linked to cucumbers. The lawsuit was filed in the Circuit Court of Palm Beach, Florida in the civil division …
July 04, 2024 • Botulism
Botulism strikes family near Fresno
The Fresno County Department of Public Health (FCDPH) is actively investigating a suspected multi-person outbreak of botulism, likely related to contaminated food consumed at a family event on June 21st in Caruthers and June 22nd in Clovis, California. The FCDPH is working closely with the California Department of Public Health …
July 02, 2024 • Salmonella
Multiple strains of Salmonella linked in Cucumber Outbreak
The CDC reported today that a total of 449 people infected with one of two confirmed outbreak strains of Salmonella Africana and Salmonella Braenderup have been reported from 31 states and the District of Columbia. Of these illnesses, 215 people were infected with the newly added Salmonella Braenderup strain. Illnesses …
June 30, 2024 • Botulism
Botulism risk prompts recalled in canned coffee
06/17/2024, Snapchill LLC (Snapchill) of Green Bay, WI is voluntarily recalling all canned coffee products manufactured by the company, within expiration date, because their current process could lead to the growth and production of the deadly toxin, botulinum toxin, in low acid canned foods. Botulism, a potentially fatal form of …
June 30, 2024 • Salmonella
Macadamia nuts recalled over Salmonella fear
Sunco and Frenchie LLC of Pine Brook, New Jersey is recalling Terrafina brand Macadamia in the Raw packed in 6 oz plastic containers, because it has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people …
June 30, 2024 • Listeria
Spinach recalled over Listeria
Solata Foods LLC. of Newburgh, NY, is recalling its “Fresh Spinach” listed below because they may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Although healthy persons may suffer only …
June 30, 2024 • E. coli
UK E. coli outbreak sickens at least 275
As of 25 June, there have been a further 19 cases associated with the recent outbreak of STEC O145 since the last update a week ago, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 275 in the UK. All currently confirmed cases had symptom onset dates before 4 June. Although …
June 04, 2024 • Publications
Outbreak: Tainted food sickens millions each year
Most of the oversight falls on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the U.S. Department of Agriculture. But that oversight, food safety advocates say, is fractured. “Nobody would set up a food safety system the way we have it in 2024,” said Bill Marler, a Seattle lawyer who has …
June 01, 2024 • Salmonella
Fresh Start Cucumbers recalled due to Salmonella
Fresh Start Produce Sales Inc. of Delray, Florida, is recalling whole cucumbers shipped to certain states from May 17th through May 21st, 2024, due to the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella, an organism that can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and …
May 19, 2024 • E. coli
Cargill recall hamburger due to E. coli
Cargill Meat Solutions, a Hazleton, Pa., establishment, is recalling approximately 16,243 pounds of raw ground beef products that may be contaminated with E. coliO157:H7, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. The raw ground beef items were produced on April 26-27, 2024. The following …
May 19, 2024 • Salmonella
Illinois Cracker Barrel tied to Salmonella Outbreak
The Kankakee County Health Department (KCHD) and Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) are investigating an outbreak of Salmonella, a bacteria that is a common cause of food poisoning. As of May 14th1, 2024, KCHD has identified 8 individuals with Salmonella infections who ate prepared food from Cracker Barrel located …
May 19, 2024 • Hepatitis A
Hepatitis A risk at Beverly Hills Whole Foods
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health is investigating a report of hepatitis A virus infection in an employee of Whole Foods Market in Beverly Hills (239 N. Crescent Drive, Beverly Hills, CA 90210). No additional cases have been identified at this time. The investigation is ongoing. Based on …
April 30, 2024 • Press Releases
Bill Marler, Food Safety Lawyer, profiled in the Netflix documentary “Poisoned,” is available to speak about the recent E. coli outbreak linked to California walnuts
“HUS can be deadly, and even those who survive can be left with long-term consequences, including the need for a kidney transplant,” said Bill Marler. “I have been litigating E. coli cases since the 1993 Jack in the Box case and have only seen one other E. coli outbreak linked …
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