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September 21, 2011 • Listeria
Listeria and Cantaloupe – Eleven people dead – 68 infected in 16 states.
Here is Phyllis Entis and my numbers of 11 dead with 68 infected differ a bit from the CDC’s 55 ill with 8 deaths. Here is the count: • California:- 1 confirmed outbreak case; none of the recalled cantaloupes were shipped to California. • Colorado:- 14 confirmed outbreak cases, including 2 deaths. • Illinois:- 1 […] …
September 20, 2011 • Events & Speaking Engagements
Nation's Restaurant News Food Safety Symposium (2011)
William Marler, the nation's most notable attorney representing victims of foodborne illness spoke at the 2011 Nation's Restaurant News Food Safety Symposium in Denver. …
September 20, 2011 • Salmonella
What is it with Salmonella and Cantaloupe?
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and Metro Ontario Inc. are warning the public not to consume the cantaloupes described below because these cantaloupes may be contaminated with Salmonella. The affected cantaloupes were sold unwrapped. There is no lot code sticker, UPC or product name on the individual cantaloupes. The …
September 20, 2011 • Outbreaks
September 20, 2011 • Case News
September 19, 2011 • Press Releases
Attorneys Donate Scholarship Funds in Memory of Maiden High School Grad
A science scholarship has been founded at Maiden High School on behalf of Bobby "Pete" Ray Hullett, a Maiden High graduate who died in 2008 after eating peanut butter crackers contaminated with Salmonella. …
September 19, 2011 • Case News
Cantaloupe Listeria Lawsuit filed in Colorado
A lawsuit has been filed on behalf of a Colorado Springs man who was hospitalized after eating cantaloupe contaminated with Listeria …
September 19, 2011 • Listeria
Jensen Farms and Frontera Cantaloupe Listeria Outbreak – 35 Ill with 4 Dead
A total of 35 persons infected with the outbreak-associated strains of Listeria monocytogenes have been reported from 10 states. All illnesses started on or after August 4, 2011. The number of infected persons identified in each state is as follows: California (1), Colorado (12), Illinois (1), Indiana (1), Montana (1), Nebraska (4), New Mexico (5), […] …
September 16, 2011 • Outbreaks
September 16, 2011 • Listeria
Missouri Death Likely Linked to Listeria Cantaloupe
The Springfield-Greene County Health Department has confirmed one of two people suffering from listeria has died. Health department officials say they are in the process of investigating both cases, but cannot confirm if either are linked to the cantaloupe recall out of Colorado. KSPR News has learned that the person …
September 16, 2011 • Press Releases
Food Safety Law Firm Calls on Restaurants to Institute Hepatitis A Vaccines
In the wake of a City of Lubbock announcement that patrons of Cheddar’s Casual Café may have been exposed to hepatitis A, food safety experts at Marler Clark, The Food Safety Law Firm, are calling on restaurants such as Cheddar’s to require employees be vaccinated against the virus. …
September 16, 2011 • Hepatitis A
1000 Get Hepatitis A Shots in Lubbock
More than a thousand people came to the Lubbock Civic Center to get a hepatitis A vaccination on Friday after a scare at a local restaurant. City health care workers will be on site administering shots until 7 p.m Friday. The Lubbock Health Department is urging anyone who ate at …
September 15, 2011 • Events & Speaking Engagements
National Environmental Health Association, Minnesota (2011)
Foodborne illness attorney Colin Caywood conducted a mock trail at the National Environmental Health Association Region IV Fall Conference in Rochester Minnesota. …
September 15, 2011 • Outbreaks
Jensen Farms Rocky Ford Cantaloupe Listeria Outbreak Lawsuits - Nationwide (2011)
Marler Clark represents dozens of victims of a multi-state Listeria outbreak linked to Rocky Ford cantaloupe grown by Jensen Farms. At least 147 people from 28 states were part of the cantaloupe Listeria outbreak. …
September 15, 2011 • Press Releases
Colorado Family Files Cantaloupe Listeria Lawsuit
Marler Clark filed a lawsuit against Jensen Farms, Inc. and Wal-Mart on behalf of a man who was hospitalized after consuming Listeria-contaminated cantaloupe. The lawsuit was filed in El Paso County District Court. …
September 15, 2011 • Case News
September 15, 2011 • Listeria
Montana Appears Linked to Jensen Farms Listeria Cantaloupe Outbreak
The Montana Department of the Public Health and Human Services officials have identified two cases of listeriosis in Montana residents who reside in two different Montana counties, Gallatin and Yellowstone. Local and state health officials in Montana are investigating both cases for connections to a cluster of listeriosis cases in …
September 15, 2011 • Listeria
Jensen Farms Listeria Cantaloupe Linked to 22 Ill or Dead in Colorado, Indiana, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, and West Virginia
The CDC announced that as of this morning a total of 22 persons infected with the outbreak-associated strains of Listeria monocytogenes have been reported from 7 states. All illnesses started on or after August 15, 2011. The number of infected persons identified in each state is as follows: Colorado (12), Indiana (1), Nebraska (1), New […] …
September 15, 2011 • Hepatitis A
Lubbock Cheddar’s Linked to Hepatitis A Scare
Lubbock City health officials Tuesday night warned anyone who ate at Cheddar’s Casual Cafe earlier this month they may have been exposed to hepatitis A after an employee there was diagnosed with the viral disease. Diners who ate at the restaurant at 4009 S. Loop 289 from Aug. 31 through …
September 14, 2011 • Outbreaks
September 14, 2011 • Outbreaks
Food Safety Law Firm Offers Information in Listeria Outbreak
Marler Clark is offering information to the public in the wake of a multistate Listeria outbreak linked to cantaloupe …
September 14, 2011 • Listeria
Fine Mexican Food Products Recalls Avocado Due to Listeria
Fine Mexican Food Products, Inc. (FMP), located in the City of Ontario in California, is recalling 1,423 Cases of 12/2 lb. Frozen Avocado Pulp and 1,820 Cases IQF 8/3 lb. IQF Avocado Halves as distributed since June/2010 because of the possibility to be contaminated with Listeria Monocytogenes, an organism which …
September 14, 2011 • Salmonella
Sanith Ourn Farm Recalls Salmonella Basil
Sanith Ourn Farm of Indiantown, Fl, is recalling Fresh Hot Basil herb because it may have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people and others with weakened immune systems. Healthy persons infected with …
September 14, 2011 • Case News
New Mexico Department of Health Identifies Nine People with Listeria Infection And Three Have Died
The New Mexico Department of Health (DOH) has identified nine cases of Listeria infection throughout the state with three of these cases resulting in death. …
September 14, 2011 • Case News
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