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August 18, 2010 • Outbreaks
Nation Experts: Recalled Eggs Could Sicken Hundreds More
Food safety experts expect the Salmonella Egg outbreak to widen considerably. …
August 18, 2010 • Outbreaks
Wright County Egg Salmonella Outbreak Lawsuits - Nationwide (2010)
Marler Clark represented multiple clients in litigation against Wright County Egg after its eggs were determined to be the source of a 2010 nationwide Salmonella Enteritidis outbreak. …
August 18, 2010 • Salmonella
Salmonella cases prompt recall of Umpqua Dairy milk, juice and drink products
Roseburg, Ore., company is working with state agencies to ensure safe milk and juice products Oregon Public Health officials today want to make sure consumers are aware of a recall of certain milk and drink products by Umpqua Dairy Products Co. sold in Oregon, southwest Washington and northern California. Umpqua …
August 17, 2010 • Salmonella
Salmonella Food Safety Infosheet from NC State and K State
Thanks to Dr. Doug Powell and Dr. Ben Chapman for this great tool: …
August 17, 2010 • Outbreaks
Wright County Egg and Hillandale Farms Egg Salmonella Outbreak
An outbreak of Salmonella has been linked to shell eggs recalled nationwide. …
August 17, 2010 • Salmonella
Salmonella Egg Lawsuit Filed by Marler Clark in Wisconsin
First Salmonella Lawsuit Filed by Marler Clark Links Wisconsin Victim to 228,000,000 Egg Recall and Nationwide Outbreak Wright County Egg Recall Tied to Salmonella Illnesses Nationwide An outbreak of Salmonella Enteritidis (SE) at a restaurant in Kenosha, Wisconsin has been linked to the recall of 280,000,000 eggs and nearly 30 …
August 17, 2010 • Outbreaks
Salmonella Lawsuit Filed by Marler Clark on Behalf of Ohio Victim of Taco Bell Salmonella Outbreaks
An Ohio victim of the Salmonella outbreaks linked to Taco Bell filed a food poisoning lawsuit in the Court of Common Pleas of Scioto County, Ohio today. The lawsuit was filed against the food chain parent company Yum! Brands on behalf of a Scioto county resident by Bill Marler of …
August 16, 2010 • Salmonella
FDA Final Rule to Ensure Egg Safety, Reduce Salmonella Illnesses went into Effect July 9
In the middle of a Salmonella Enteritidis Outbreak that will be counted in the hundreds or more, it is good to remember that "the U.S. Food and Drug Administration says that as many as 79,000 illnesses and 30 deaths due to consumption of eggs contaminated with the bacterium Salmonella Enteritidis …
August 15, 2010 • Salmonella
Salmonella spurs Egg Recall from Wright County Egg
Eggs produced by the farms of Wright County Egg of Galt, Iowa, have been recalled because of potential salmonella contamination. Eggs affected by the recall were distributed in Illinois, Wisconsin, Iowa and other states. The eggs are packaged under these brand names in varying carton sizes: Lucerne, Albertson, Mountain Dairy …
August 14, 2010 • Listeria
Listeria Illnesses prompt Louisiana Sausage Recall
Veron Foods, LLC of Prairieville, La. is recalling approximately 500,000 pounds of “ready to eat” sausage and hog head cheese products that may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry’s Office of Animal Health and Food Safety announced today. The following products are subject …
August 14, 2010 • Hepatitis A
Hepatitis A Outbreak in Maine – Three Ill
The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Maine CDC) is investigating a third case of acute hepatitis A. All three are residents of Waldo County and at least one attended a number of social functions in different areas of Maine while infective which included attendees from across the state …
August 14, 2010 • Hepatitis A
Time for Hepatitis A Shot if you ate at North Carolina Burger King
If you ate at the Siler City Burger King on Aug. 2 or 3, make time for a shot in your weekend plans. The Chatham County Public Health Department issued a statement late Friday urging patrons of the restaurant, at 1712 E. 11th St., to be vaccinated for hepatitis …
August 14, 2010 • Salmonella
California and Nevada Salmonella Typhi Outbreak Linked to Goya brand frozen mamey fruit
As of August 12, 2010, a total of 7 confirmed and 2 probable individuals infected with a matching strain of Salmonella serotype Typhi have been reported from 2 states since May 25, 2010. Confirmed cases are persons with illness on or after January 1, 2010 and a DNA fingerprint matching the outbreak strain. Probable cases […] …
August 09, 2010 • Outbreaks
Attorney: Vegetables Likely Culprit in Outbreak Linked to Taco Bell
Vegetables are under scrutiny as the source of the Taco Bell Salmonella outbreaks in 21 states. …
August 09, 2010 • Salmonella
Dry pet food may be the source of human salmonella outbreak
According to the CDC, dry pet food and cross-contamination after feeding a pet in the kitchen is responsible for salmonellosis outbreak in 21 eastern U.S. states between 2006 and 2008. The outbreak sickened 79 people, with almost 48 percent of the cases occurring among children under age 2, according to Casey Barton Behravesh, CDC veterinary […] …
August 08, 2010 • Listeria
Listeria Strikes More Ethnic, Low Income Women
Pregnant women who come from ethnic backgrounds and low-income areas have a higher risk of infection from listeria food poisoning, according to research for the United Kingdom’s Health Protection Agency. The findings are contained in two studies published in the recent edition of Eurosurveillance. The studies found 1,510 cases of …
August 07, 2010 • Outbreaks
Taco Bell eyed as CDC looks into salmonella outbreak
The Louisville Journal-Courier reports on the Salmonella outbreak linked to Taco Bell …
August 06, 2010 • Case News
Taco Bell Salmonella Outbreak Lawsuits
Parallel outbreaks of Salmonella Hartford and Salmonella Baildon that sickened at least 155 people in 21 states were linked to Taco Bell in 2010. Marler Clark is pursuing Salmonella claims against Yum! Brands/Taco Bell on behalf of 2 victims of the outbreak. The law firm has resolved the claims of …
August 06, 2010 • Outbreaks
Marler Clark Files First Salmonella Lawsuit in Outbreaks Linked to Taco Bell
The first Salmonella lawsuit has been filed in the pair of Salmonella outbreaks that has sickened 155 people in 21 states. The lawsuit was filed against Yum! Brands (the parent company of Taco Bell) in the Commonwealth of Kentucky, Franklin County Circuit Court. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of …
August 06, 2010 • Outbreaks
Fewer E. coli related Meat Recalls, but add a million pounds
Until a massive, million-pound recall of meat from Valley Meat inModesto, beef recalls due to E. Coli contamination had been falling. …
August 06, 2010 • Outbreaks
Valley Meat Company E. coli Outbreak
A cluster of E. coli illnesses in California led investigators to Valley Meat Company in Modesto, which recalled 1 million pounds of beef products. …
August 06, 2010 • Outbreaks
Taco Bell implicated in two salmonella outbreaks sickening more than 150
CDC's "Restaurant A" associated with Salmonella illnesses in 21 states is Taco Bell …
August 06, 2010 • Hepatitis A
Hepatitis A risk at Sagebrush BBQ & Grill and Max & T’s Bar and Grill in Colorado
Patrons of two Grand Lake restaurants are being urged to get either immune globulin (IG) or hepatitis A shots following the discovery that a worker employed at both eateries has a case of hepatitis A. The two restaurants were identified as Sagebrush BBQ & Grill and Max & T’s Bar …
August 06, 2010 • Salmonella
Pennsylvania Agriculture Department Warns Consumers to Discard Raw Milk from Jersey Hollow Farm in Berks County
The Department of Agriculture today advised consumers who purchased raw milk from Norman Z. and Edith B. Sauder, of Jersey Hollow Farm in Kutztown, Berks County, to discard the product immediately because of potential bacterial contamination. Raw milk is milk that has not been pasteurized. A Department of Agriculture lab …
August 06, 2010 • Outbreaks
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