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December 14, 2010 • Press Releases
Food Safety Attorney Bill Marler one of Bar Association’s Top “Blawggers”
Seattle based food safety attorney Bill Marler, managing partner of Marler Clark, the nation’s leading law firm dedicated to representing victims of foodborne illness has become one of the nation’s leading experts on food safety and an avid blogger. His legal blog is read by nearly one million people annually …
December 14, 2010 • Outbreaks
December 10, 2010 • Outbreaks
December 09, 2010 • Outbreaks
December 09, 2010 • Press Releases
Son Files Salmonella Lawsuit Against Peanut Butter Company after Mother’s Death
The family of Shirley Almer, a fatal victim of Salmonella, filed a lawsuit against Kanan Enterprises of Solon, Ohio, maker of King Nut peanut butter. Ms. Almer died after eating a King Nut product in December of 2008. King Nut products tested postive for Salmonella in January 2009. King Nut …
December 09, 2010 • Outbreaks
December 09, 2010 • Listeria
“Unique culinary delicacy,” pig tails, recalled due to Listeria
Russia’s agriculture health watchdog has seized 25 tons of listeria-tainted pig tails in the country’s Far East, Rosselkhoznadzor aide Vitaly Salenko said on Thursday. The unique culinary delicacy was shipped to Russia from Germany. “The entire meat lot was addressed to an individual businessman in Khabarovsk and was to be …
December 09, 2010 • Outbreaks
December 09, 2010 • Salmonella
Marler Clark Files Salmonella Lawsuit on Behalf of Son after Mother’s Death
The family of Shirley Almer, one of nine people who died after consuming products made with Salmonella-contaminated peanuts produced by Peanut Corporation of America, filed a lawsuit against Kanan Enterprises of Solon, Ohio, maker of King Nut peanut butter, last week. The lawsuit, which was filed by Almer’s son, Jeffrey …
December 08, 2010 • Salmonella
Pablo’s Produce in Oxnard Recalls Cilantro due to Salmonella Risk
A Southern California company is recalling one lot of cilantro because it may be contaminated with salmonella. Pablo’s Produce in Oxnard announced the recall Wednesday. The recalled cilantro was sold between Nov. 24 and Dec. 2 and has a white twist tie with the words “Pablo’s Produce of USA” in …
December 07, 2010 • Hepatitis A
December 07, 2010 • Listeria
Nanoparticle’s to the rescue against Listeria?
A Purdue University research team developed a nanoparticle that can hold and release an antimicrobial agent as needed for extending the shelf life of foods susceptible to Listeria monocytogenes. Yuan Yao, an assistant professor of food science, altered the surface of a carbohydrate found in sweet corn called phytoglycogen, which …
December 06, 2010 • Listeria
Rushing Waters Fisheries, Palmyra, is recalling about 225 pounds of smoked trout and smoked salmon spreads, because the products may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes
The recalled products are smoked trout spread labeled lot number 00694 with a sell-by date of Dec 13, and smoked salmon spread labeled with lot 50012 with a sell-by date of Dec 11. Lot numbers and dates are on the bottom of the container. Affected smoked fish spreads were sold …
December 05, 2010 • Hepatitis A
Hepatitis A Outbreak Litigation
Hepatitis A is one of five human hepatitis viruses (hepatitis A, B, C, D, and E) that primarily infect the liver and cause illness. An estimated 80,000 cases occur each year in the U.S., although much higher estimates have been proposed based on mathematical modeling of the past incidence of …
December 05, 2010 • Hepatitis A
December 05, 2010 • Outbreaks
December 04, 2010 • Listeria
December 04, 2010 • Salmonella
December 04, 2010 • Outbreaks
December 04, 2010 • Salmonella
FDA had not inspected Peanut Facility Linked to Salmonella Deaths
FDA needs more resources to protect the public. This grandfather and Korean War Purple Heart winner should not have died from Salmonella – tainted peanut butter. …
December 04, 2010 • Outbreaks
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December 03, 2010 • Outbreaks
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