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Marler Clark has published 9,582 articles about foodborne illness outbreaks and lawsuits.
August 12, 2009 • Outbreaks
August 11, 2009 • Salmonella
Safeway Joins In Beef Packers Inc.’s Salmonella Recall In Nine Western States
In cooperation with Beef Packers, Inc.’s (Cargill’s) recall of 825,769 pounds of ground beef linked to an outbreak of salmonellosis, Pleseanton, CA-based Safeway Inc. is recalling fresh ground beef products sold between June 6 through July 14, 2009, at stores in Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, South …
August 11, 2009 • Case News
August 10, 2009 • Hepatitis A
Milan, IL Hepatitis A Outbreak Broke One Month Ago Today At The McDonald’s That Never Really Cleaned Up Its Act
One month ago today –before two of its employees exposed up to 10,000 people and infected at least 26 with Hepatitis A – the McDonald’s in Milan, IL would not have made the list for a book of business success stories like Jim Collins’ “From Good To Great.” After an …
August 07, 2009 • Outbreaks
King Soopers and Beef Packers Drug-Resistant Salmonella Outbreaks
A multi-agency investigation of two outbreaks of drug-resistant Salmonella both led to ground beef recalls. …
August 07, 2009 • Outbreaks
Cargill Ground Beef Salmonella Newport Outbreak - Nationwide (2009)
In July and August of 2009, at least 40 Salmonella Newport cases that could be traced to the consumption of ground beef produced by Beef Packers, a subsidiary of Cargill, were reported in Colorado and other states. The strain of Salmonella Newport associated with the illnesses is resistant to commonly …
August 07, 2009 • Case News
Cargill Ground Beef Salmonella Newport Outbreak Lawsuits
In July and August of 2009, at least 40 Salmonella Newport cases that could be traced to the consumption of ground beef produced by Beef Packers, a subsidiary of Cargill, were reported in Colorado and other states. The strain of Salmonella Newport associated with the illnesses is resistant to commonly …
August 07, 2009 • Outbreaks
Another Hepatitis Lawsuit Filed Against Illinois McDonald’s
Another lawsuit on behalf of a customer sickened in the Milan McDonald’s outbreak was filed today in the Circuit Court of the Fourteenth Judicial Circuit of Rock Island County. The lawsuit was filed against McDonald’s Inc., and Kevin Murphy, the owner of the McDonald’s restaurant at 400 West First Street …
August 07, 2009 • Hepatitis A
Another Hepatitis Lawsuit Filed Against Illinois McDonald’s – Third Legal Action in Outbreak Tied to Sick Food Worker
Another lawsuit on behalf of a customer sickened in the Milan McDonald’s outbreak was filed today in the Circuit Court of the Fourteenth Judicial Circuit of Rock Island County. The lawsuit was filed against McDonald’s Inc., and Kevin Murphy, the owner of the McDonald’s restaurant at 400 West First Street …
August 07, 2009 • Outbreaks
August 06, 2009 • Outbreaks
August 06, 2009 • Salmonella
Multi-State Salmonella Newport Outbreak Leads To Huge Ground Beef Recall; Consumers At Risk In Four Western States
The multi-state Salmonella Newport outbreak centered on Colorado has taken new twist with a huge beef recall out of California being announced today by the U. S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety & Inspection Service. Target of the recall is an estimated 825,769 pounds of ground beef products manufactured by …
August 04, 2009 • Events & Speaking Engagements
Nevada Environmental Health Association Annual Meeting (2009)
David Babcock was in Las Vegas, NV to address the annual meeting of the Nevada Environmental Health Association. …
August 04, 2009 • Listeria
MAPLE LEAF INITIATES PRECAUTIONARY RECALL OF NINE WIENER PRODUCTS
What follows is a company press release: TORONTO, Aug. 4, 2009 (Canada NewsWire via COMTEX) — Maple Leaf Foods today announced it is proceeding with a recall of nine wiener products produced under the Hygrade, Shopsy’s and Maple Leaf brands at its plant in Hamilton, Ontario, due to the possibility …
August 04, 2009 • Salmonella
Salmonella Newport Proving Resistant To Antibiotics Might Be Caused By Ground Beef Still Being Sold
Colorado doctors and hospitals are combating Salmonella Newport infections that resistant to the most commonly used antibiotics. Twenty-one people spread mostly up and down the Front Range are being treated for Salmonella Newport. Cases have been reported in eight other states as well. The Colorado Department of Public Health and …
August 01, 2009 • Salmonella
Colorado Salmonella Outbreak(s) Bring Warning From State Not To Eat Ground Beef Or Be Real Sure Its Cooked Throughout!
A second Salmonella outbreak, or maybe the second stage of the first one, is underway in Colorado. It adds up to 21 confirmed cases of Salmonella from the end of June into July. First reports of Salmonella in Colorado coincided with the July 22ND recall of nearly 500,000 pounds of …
August 01, 2009 • Outbreaks
July 31, 2009 • Outbreaks
Union International Foods Salmonella Outbreak Lawsuit - Western States (2008-2009)
At least 79 people became infected with Salmonella in several Western states after consuming spices, sauces, and oils produced by Union International Foods between December of 2008 and April of 2009. The initial recall included spices distributed under the brand names Lian How and Uncle Chen. In mid-April, the recall …
July 31, 2009 • Case News
A & R Bar-be-que Salmonella Outbreak Lawsuit
Marler Clark filed a Salmonella lawsuit against A & R Bar-be-que of Memphis, Tennessee, on July 30, 2009. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of a father and son who both became ill with Salmonella infections and were hospitalized with acute kidney failure after eating food purchased from the restaurant …
July 31, 2009 • Outbreaks
July 31, 2009 • Outbreaks
A & R Bar-be-que Salmonella Outbreak
A Salmonella outbreak was traced to the A & R Bar-be-que restaurant in Memphis in July of 2009. …
July 31, 2009 • Press Releases
Salmonella Lawsuit Filed on Behalf of Memphis Father and Son Sickened by Food From Local BBQ
A lawsuit stemming from the recent outbreak of Salmonella illnesses was filed today in the Circuit Court for Shelby County, Tennessee against A&R Bar-be-que, LLC. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of a Memphis father and son by Seattle foodborne illness law firm Marler Clark and by John Day of …
July 30, 2009 • Hepatitis A
Quad City Health Officials Still Cleaning Up From Hepatitis A Outbreak
The Milan McDonald’s in Rock County, IL is doing normal business again, while health officials continue to clean up the Hepatitis A problem. Another confirmed case of Hepatitis A brings the count for the outbreak to 26. Free inoculation clinics in Rock County handed out 5,366 does of either the …
July 30, 2009 • Salmonella
Memphis Father & Son Sue A&R Bar-be-que, LLC After Suffering Salmonella Poisoning
A lawsuit stemming from the recent outbreak of Salmonella illnesses was filed today in the Circuit Court for Shelby County, Tennessee against A&R Bar-be-que, LLC. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of a Memphis father and son by Seattle foodborne illness law firm Marler Clark and by John Day of …
July 30, 2009 • Salmonella
One “Lot” Of Cilantro Recalled By Frontera Produce; Keeps Retailer List Secret
Frontera Produce, of Texas, is recalling a lot of cilantro that may be contaminated with Salmonella, according to The Packer. Frontera is not, however, releasing to the public the names of the retailers that received the recalled lot. According to the story: Frontera identified the lot as 118122, and said …
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