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Marler Clark has published 9,582 articles about foodborne illness outbreaks and lawsuits.
November 08, 2011 • Salmonella
Salmonella Chicken Liver Recalled from Maryland, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania
Schreiber Processing Corporation, a Maspeth, N.Y. establishment, is recalling an undetermined amount of broiled chicken liver products that are linked to a cluster of Salmonellosis illnesses in New Jersey and New York, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. FSIS is continuing to work …
November 08, 2011 • Outbreaks
November 08, 2011 • Case News
Trader Joe's Peanut Butter Salmonella Outbreak Lawsuits
The FDA, the CDC and state and local public health officials in September 2012 began investigating a multi-state outbreak of Salmonella Bredeney infections eventually linked to peanut butter made by Sunland Inc. of Portales, New Mexico. Testing conducted by the New Jersey Department of Health, Virginia Division of Consolidated Laboratory …
November 08, 2011 • Events & Speaking Engagements
British Columbia Food Protection Association Symposium (2011)
Marler Clark Founding Partner Bruce Clark discussed the history of foodborne illness at the B.C. Food Protection Association 2011 Symposium. …
November 08, 2011 • Outbreaks
6th Annual Conference for Food Safety and Quality (2011)
Food safety attorney William (Bill) Marler discussed current foodborne outbreak and legal issues at the 6th annual Conference for Food Safety and Quality held in Chicago. …
November 07, 2011 • Salmonella
Beef Jerky Recalled Due to Salmonella
Whittington’s Jerky, Inc., a Johnson City, Texas establishment, is recalling approximately 126 pounds of beef jerky products that may be contaminated with Salmonella, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. The products subject to recall include: 2-oz. packages of “Whittington’s Original Beef Jerky.” 4-oz …
November 05, 2011 • Listeria
Listeria Cantaloupe Outbreak – Colorado, New Mexico and Kansas most deadly
The number of infected persons identified in each state is as follows: Alabama (1), Arkansas (1), California (2), Colorado (39), Idaho (2), Illinois (3), Indiana (3), Iowa (1), Kansas (10), Louisiana (2), Maryland (1), Missouri (6), Montana (1), Nebraska (6), Nevada (1), New Mexico (15), New York (2), North Dakota (2), Oklahoma (11), Oregon (1), […] …
November 05, 2011 • Outbreaks
November 04, 2011 • Salmonella
Salmonella Pine Nut Recall Expanded from 5,000 to 21,000 Pounds
More than 21,000 pounds of pine nuts are being recalled after evidence of Salmonella contamination was found in samples from Sunrise Commodities, the distributor who sold them in bulk to food vendors in Florida, New Jersey, New York and Canada. The Turkish pine nuts are implicated in an outbreak of …
November 04, 2011 • Outbreaks
November 04, 2011 • Outbreaks
November 03, 2011 • Events & Speaking Engagements
Focus on Farming Conference (2011)
Food safety attorney and expert William Marler will be delivering a keynote speech at the 2011 Focus on Farming Conference in Everett, Washington. …
November 02, 2011 • Outbreaks
November 02, 2011 • Outbreaks
November 02, 2011 • Listeria
Cantaloupe Listeria Outbreak now most deadly in U.S. History
At 139 sickened – with 29 deaths – the Jensen Farms Frontera Listeria Outbreak has moved into first place in the United States’ most deadly foodborne illness outbreaks. The numbers of ill and dead are expected to increase in this recent Listeria Outbreak that has impacted 28 states. Here are the top 2, not largest, […] …
November 01, 2011 • Listeria
Dallas County Listeria Death Leads to Lawsuit Against Cantaloupe Producer, Distributor
The Listeria attorneys at Marler Clark, the nation’s foremost law firm dedicated to representing victims of foodborne illness and Dallas-based law firm Reyes Brown Reilley have filed a lawsuit on behalf of the family of a Dallas woman who died from a Listeria illness. This is the eighth lawsuit [1] …
November 01, 2011 • Listeria
Food Safety Advice on Cantaloupe and Listeria
The frightening news about the outbreak of listeria tied to cantaloupe from Jensen Farms and Frontera Produce continues to pour forth. The latest count has 133 ill and 28 dead with one miscarriage. In light of this, some food-safety tips directly on point from Dr. David Golden, Ph.D. of Food …
November 01, 2011 • Outbreaks
Schnucks Romaine Lettuce E. coli Outbreak
Romaine lettuce served at Schnucks salad bars was the suspected source of an E. coli outbreak. that occurred in October, 2011. …
November 01, 2011 • Outbreaks
North Carolina State Fair E. coli Outbreak (2011)
27 E. coli cases were traced to the Kelley Building at the 2011 N.C. State Fair. …
October 31, 2011 • Outbreaks
October 31, 2011 • Press Releases
Dallas County Listeria Death Leads to Lawsuit Against Cantaloupe Producer, Distributor
Marler Clark has filed a lawsuit in Dallas County on behalf of the family of a woman who died after consuming cantaloupe contaminated with Listeria. This is the eighth Listeria lawsuit filed by the nation's foremost food poisoning law firm. …
October 30, 2011 • Outbreaks
October 29, 2011 • Salmonella
Wegmans Turkish Pine Nuts Sicken Customers in Arizona, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, and Virginia with Salmonella
A total of 42 individuals infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Enteritidis have been reported from 6 states. The number of ill persons identified in each state with the outbreak strain is as follows: Arizona (1), Maryland (1), New Jersey (2), New York (26), Pennsylvania (8), and Virginia (4). Turkish pine nuts sold in […] …
October 29, 2011 • Outbreaks
October 29, 2011 • Outbreaks
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