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Marler Clark has published 8,627 articles about foodborne illness outbreaks and lawsuits.
May 29, 2007 • Salmonella
Racine-area Salmonella outbreak over
A Salmonella outbreak in and around Racine, Wisconsin, is over, according to a story in the Racine Report. According to the newspaper: No definitive cause of the outbreak has been determined, but health department officials continue to investigate, Gesner said. As of Tuesday, health officials had identified 34 laboratory-confirmed salmonella …
May 29, 2007 • Outbreaks
May 25, 2007 • Outbreaks
May 24, 2007 • Salmonella
Salmonella Contamination Cause Of Sprout Recall
A Dixon company is recalling alfalfa sprouts because the product could be contaminated with salmonella. The company called Salad Cosmo U.S.A. Corp. says the sprouts are packaged in plastic containers with white and green labels and in 1-pound bags with blue labels. They were shipped to grocery stores in California …
May 23, 2007 • Outbreaks
May 23, 2007 • Outbreaks
Rocky Mountain Food Safety Conference (2007)
Marler Clark partner Denis Stearns was in Denver, Colorado, for the Rocky Mountain Food Safety Conference, where he gave a presentation titled, "Recouping Outbreak Costs: Who Should Pay?" …
May 22, 2007 • Hepatitis A
Hepatitis Vaccinations For Food Workers Could Be Reality
KHTS News, Sunday, 20 May 2007 Mandatory Hepatitis A vaccinations being pushed by County board Full Story To counter legal roadblocks preempting the County from imposing mandatory Hepatitis A vaccinations for food service workers, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich’s motion to sponsor …
May 21, 2007 • Outbreaks
May 18, 2007 • Case News
Stop & Shop E. coli Lawsuit
The E. coli attorneys at Marler Clark represented a young child in an E. coli case against Stop & Shop after he became ill with an E. coli infection and HUS in 2005. The case was resolved in 2007. …
May 18, 2007 • Outbreaks
Quizno’s Salmonella Outbreak
Salmonella outbreak traced to Quiznos subs in 2007 …
May 18, 2007 • Outbreaks
May 18, 2007 • Outbreaks
May 18, 2007 • Events & Speaking Engagements
Institute for Supply Management 's Hospitality Supply Mangement Forum (2007)
Denis Stearns gave a joint panel presentation with Marry Anne Hogue, Vice President of Food Safety Services for the Steritech Group, at the Institute for Supply Management's Hospitality Supply Management Forum. …
May 18, 2007 • Events & Speaking Engagements
University of Georgia's Fresh-Cut Produce HACCP Workshop (2007)
Drew Falkenstein traveled to Athens, Georgia, to present at the University of Georgia's Fresh-Cut Produce HACCP Workshop, organized by the UGA Food Science Extension Outreach Program. Drew's speech was titled, "Foodborne Illness from a Legal Perspective." …
May 18, 2007 • Outbreaks
Victims of 2005 E. coli outbreak reach settlement with Strawberry Festival
Two victims of the 2005 E. coli outbreak traced to a petting zoo at the Florida Strawberry Festival resolved claims brought against the festival last week. Both victims, a woman and a young child, suffered hemolytic uremic syndrome and required extensive medical treatment, including dialysis, after contracting E. coli O157:H …
May 17, 2007 • Salmonella
16 cases of salmonella in Racine County
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has reported that 20 people in Wisconsin have tested positive for Salmonella, one of the most common foodborne illnesses. Wisconsin-There have been 20 lab-confirmed cases of salmonella in a four-county area, according to Margaret Gesner, health officer for the Caledonia/Mount Pleasant Health Department in Racine County …
May 17, 2007 • Outbreaks
May 16, 2007 • Outbreaks
May 16, 2007 • Outbreaks
May 15, 2007 • Hepatitis A
Raw oysters cause Hepatitis A among Arizonans, including Yuma County resident
Thirteen people contracted Hepatitis A after eating raw oysters in Arizona between March 8 and 25. Full Story from Diana Suarez at Bajo El Sol Health officials are warning people not to eat raw shellfish after 13 Arizonans, one of them a Yuma County resident, contracted hepatitis A from eating …
May 14, 2007 • Outbreaks
May 14, 2007 • Outbreaks
May 14, 2007 • Outbreaks
May 14, 2007 • Hepatitis A
Hepatitis A outbreak possible in Burnsville
Another person has been diagnosed with Hepatitis A in Minnesota. Last week, over 2,000 shots were administered after 3 people were diagnosed with the virus. Full story. BURNSVILLE, Minn. (AP) – One person at Burnsville High School has been diagnosed with hepatitis A and about 20 others may have been …
May 14, 2007 • Hepatitis A
LBI wants food workers vaccinated for hepatitis A
Long Beach Island health officials are urging local restaurants to take advantage of the hepatitis A vaccine offered at the health department. Full Story Health officials on Long Beach Island are concerned that local food-service workers are not being vaccinated for the liver disease hepatitis A and that the transitory …
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