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Marler Clark has published 9,582 articles about foodborne illness outbreaks and lawsuits.
September 22, 2010 • Salmonella
Don Pericos, a Mexican restaurant in Bakersfield, California Linked to Salmonella Outbreak
While the recent salmonella outbreak caused by shell eggs has dominated the news in recent weeks, there are smaller incidents of food poisoning being reported, one of which is an outbreak of salmonella thought to be linked to Don Pericos, a Mexican restaurant in Bakersfield, California. There have been at …
September 21, 2010 • Outbreaks
Lawsuits pile up for Iowa egg producer
Clark Kauffman interviews Bill Marler for his article in the Des Moines Register about the lawsuits facing Wright County Egg …
September 17, 2010 • Outbreaks
September 16, 2010 • Salmonella
What came first the Salmonella in the chicken or the chicken feed?
Early tests suggested chicken feed may have become contaminated after it arrived at the Iowa farm at the center of a huge egg recall, helping investigators zero in on the cause of this summer’s salmonella outbreak. The Food and Drug Administration said earlier that it found salmonella in feed at …
September 16, 2010 • Listeria
Hallmark Fisheries Recalls Listeria Crab
Hallmark Fisheries of Charleston, Ore., is recalling several packaged crab meat products because they have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The organism can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. No illnesses have been …
September 16, 2010 • Press Releases
S. 510: The Loss of A Unique Opportunity to Improve Food Safety
Reports from Washington indicate that the Food Safety Modernization Act (S. 510) will not come up for a vote in the Senate this session, rendering it effectively dead. …
September 16, 2010 • Hepatitis A
Hepatitis A Lawsuits Resolved
According to Rock Island press reports, there is some good news if you were affected by last summer’s Hepatitis A scare. There could be some money coming your way. A judge in Rock Island County Court approved a settlement with the Milan McDonald’s, which would give everyone a piece of …
September 13, 2010 • Events & Speaking Engagements
New Zealand Food Safety Authority Conference (2010)
Bill Marler spoke at the New Zealand Food Safety Authority Conference in Melbourne, AU. …
September 09, 2010 • Events & Speaking Engagements
Australian Food Safety Conference (2010)
Bill Marler presented at Australian Food Safety Conference. …
September 09, 2010 • Events & Speaking Engagements
Canadian Institute of Public Health Inspectors and International Federation of Environmental Health (2010)
Bruce Clark presented at the Canadian Institute of Public Health Inspectors (CIPHI and Int'l Federation of Environmental Health). …
September 08, 2010 • Recalls
Food Safety Attorney Seeks Entrance to Contaminated Egg Farm
Food safety attorney Bill Marler today petitioned the court for entrance to an Iowa egg farm responsible for the massive egg recall and nationwide outbreak of Salmonella. …
September 07, 2010 • Outbreaks
Luck may have kept salmonella out of Florida eggs
The Sun Sentinel interviews David Babcock for its story on Florida and the egg recall-outbreak. …
September 05, 2010 • Listeria
All Estrella cheeses put consumers at risk for Listeria monocytogenes
The FDA advisory affects all lots of Estrella Family Creamery cheeses, including cheeses identified as soft, semi-soft, semi-hard and hard. The cheeses have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes (L. mono) and may cause serious illness. L. mono is an organism that can cause serious and sometimes fatal …
September 05, 2010 • Salmonella
Wright County Egg Linked to 1,493 Salmonella Illnesses
In July 2010, CDC identified a nationwide sustained increase in the number of Salmonella Enteritidis isolates with PFGE pattern JEGX01.0004 uploaded to PulseNet, the national subtyping network made up of state and local public health laboratories and federal food regulatory laboratories that performs molecular surveillance of foodborne infections. This increase …
September 05, 2010 • Outbreaks
September 01, 2010 • Events & Speaking Engagements
PulseNet Annual Meeting (2010)
Bill Marler spoke at the PulseNet Annual Meeting. …
September 01, 2010 • Outbreaks
Settlements Approved for Victims of Peanut Butter Salmonella Outbreak
Settlements for victims of the 2008 peanut butter Salmonella outbreak were approved today by the United States District County for the Western District of Virginia, Lynchburg Division. The settlements had been under consideration by the court in an insurance payout. Peanut Corporation of America, which produced and shipped the tainted …
August 31, 2010 • Recalls
Salmonella Egg Lawsuit Filed by Marler Clark
A food poisoning lawsuit was filed today in the enormous egg recall and Salmonella outbreak tied to two Iowa egg farms. The lawsuit was filed against Quality Egg (doing business as Wright County Egg) in the Northern District Court of Iowa, Western Division just as the FDA released its report …
August 30, 2010 • Outbreaks
Ag Department recalls Cargill ground beef
The Minneapolis Star Tribune reports on the recall of Cargill beef contaminated with the E. coli O26, an unregulated pathogen. …
August 30, 2010 • Outbreaks
August 30, 2010 • Outbreaks
Cargill Ground Beef E. coli O26 Outbreak
An outbreak of E. coli O26 has been tied to recalled ground beef products produced by Cargill Meat Solutions. Illnesses in Maine and New York. …
August 30, 2010 • Outbreaks
Couple Files Suit Against Wheelersburg Taco Bell
The Portsmouth Daily Times reports on the lawsuit filed by the Hale family against Taco Bell/Yum Brands …
August 30, 2010 • Outbreaks
Bill Marler: E. coli O26 Outbreak and Recall Illustrate Urgent Need for Change
The recent outbreak of E. coli O26 linked to three illnesses and the recall of four tons of ground beef products produced by Cargill Meat Solutions is the precise reason these pathogens need to be monitored, says Seattle food safety attorney Bill Marler. …
August 28, 2010 • Salmonella
Bemidji Mi Rancho linked to Salmonella Egg Recall and Seven Illnesses
Minnesota health officials say they have connected seven more salmonella illnesses to a recall of eggs produced in Iowa. State health department spokesman Doug Schultz says the illnesses were reported May 20 as part of an outbreak at a Bemidji restaurant called Mi Rancho. Schultz says the illnesses were traced …
August 28, 2010 • Outbreaks
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