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February 28, 2007 • Hepatitis A
Hepatitis a Scare at Hollywood Parties
LOS ANGELES — An employee of Wolfgang Puck Catering diagnosed with the hepatitis A virus may have exposed guests at several events, including Sports Illustrated’s swimsuit issue party, health officials said. The risk of illness was "quite low," but anyone who ate raw food at the magazine’s Feb. 14 party …
February 28, 2007 • Hepatitis A
Caterer exposes U.S. celebrity party to Hepatitis A
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A Sports Illustrated bash for its annual swimsuit issue has turned into a health scare for stars in Hollywood after a caterer working for celebrity chef Wolfgang Puck may have exposed them to acute Hepatitis A. The Los Angeles County health department recommended on Tuesday that …
February 28, 2007 • Hepatitis A
Parent Reacts to Hepatitis A Scare
A mother reacts to a Hepatitis-A scare at a Roanoke daycare. The Alleghany Regional and Roanoke Health Districts sent a letter home to parents who’s children go to First Baptist daycare. The Health Department says two children there were infected with Hepatitis-A. One parent who does not want to be …
February 28, 2007 • Hepatitis A
2,000 get free hepatitis shots
More than 2,000 people received free antibody shots to fight off hepatitis A after learning an employee at a north Harris County Pappasito’s Cantina was infected with the disease, county health officials said. Harris County Public Health and Environmental Services had issued a health advisory for any customers who had …
February 28, 2007 • Hepatitis A
Hepatitis A at Roanoke day care center
Parents whose children attend First Baptist Child Development Center in Roanoke, received a letter on Friday that their children may have been exposed to Hepatitis A. The letter from the health department stated that two children had developed Hepatitis A. It is easily transmitted among young people, especially those in …
February 28, 2007 • Hepatitis A
Board mandates more shots for schoolchildren
Georgia students who expect to attend sixth grade this fall are going to have to roll up their sleeves again. The Georgia Department of Human Resources board has approved a new immunization schedule for schoolchildren, based on recommendations from the federal Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices. Among the changes: Kids …
February 24, 2007 • Salmonella
Salmonella Recall – Cantaloupes
A wholesale produce importer on Friday recalled several thousand cartons of cantaloupes after some tested positive for salmonella. Castle Produce said the recall covered roughly 2,560 cartons of cantaloupes delivered on or after Feb. 16 to wholesalers in Los Angeles and San Francisco for distribution in the western states. The …
February 22, 2007 • Hepatitis A
Day 2: More Houstonians Vaccinated Against Hepatitis A
HOUSTON — More Houstonians who may have been exposed to hepatitis A at a local restaurant got immunization shots on the second day they were offered, KPRC Local 2 reported Wednesday. Hundreds of people who worked or dined at Pappasito’s Cantina on the North Freeway near Airtex Drive have been …
February 22, 2007 • Hepatitis A
Hepatitis A fact sheet
What is Hepatitis A? Hepatitis A is a liver disease caused by the Hepatitis A virus. This virus is a gastrointestinal virus. If you have ever had Hepatitis A you can not get it again. How can you be exposed to the Hepatitis A virus? Anyone can be exposed to …
February 22, 2007 • Salmonella
Salmonella outbreak prompts peanut butter recall
The Suwannee Democrat has reported that the Food and Drug Administration, Centers for Disease Control, and other officials are working together to quickly solve the mysterious contamination of two brands of peanut butter, “Peter Pan” and, “Great Value,” which are produced by ConAgra based in Georgia. According to the FDA …
February 22, 2007 • Salmonella
Salmonella Outbreaks: A Recent History
There was a time there when Salmonella was associated largely with chickens and eggs, but as the last few years have shown the potentially deadly pathogen can show up in all kinds of foods. A few of the more recent examples: • Peanut Butter Peter Pan, Great Value peanut butter …
February 22, 2007 • Salmonella
Peanut butter eggs tossed because of salmonella scare
According to an article in the Charleston Daily Mail, Mercer County church is taking no chances with its popular Easter fundraiser. Trinity United Methodist Church of Bluefield threw away 325 chocolate-covered peanut butter eggs, along with several hundred others that had not yet been coated, on Monday because of concerns …
February 22, 2007 • Salmonella
In View of Peanut Butter Recall, Know Symptoms of Salmonella
A peanut butter recall in the news affects a relatively small portion of the nation’s peanut butter supply, and doesn’t mean that consumers should stop buying or using other peanut butter, said Karen Blakeslee, Kansas State University Research Extension food scientist. It does mean that consumers should check the brand …
February 22, 2007 • Events & Speaking Engagements
Tennessee Food Safety Taskforce (2007)
Marler Clark partner Bruce Clark and epidemiologist Patti Waller attended the Tennessee Food Safety Taskforce meeting titled, "The Legal Aspects of Food Safety." Bruce and Patti will give a half-day workshop titled, "Focus on Food Safety - Distinguishing Between Legitimate and Illegitimate Claims of Food Poisoning," which will be followed …
February 22, 2007 • Salmonella
February 21, 2007 • Press Releases
National class action lawsuit filed over poisoned peanut butter
Marler Clark filed a class action lawsuit against ConAgra, the manufacturer of Peter Pan and Great Value peanut butter that was traced as the source of a nationwide Salmonella outbreak, on Tuesday, February 20, 2007. The class action lawsuit was filed on behalf of all individuals who became ill with …
February 19, 2007 • Salmonella
Peanut Butter Salmonella Outbreak Update
Here is an update from the FDA site about the peanut butter salmonella outbreak. "The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has identified 290 people from 39 states who have gotten sick from Salmonella Tennessee, the Salmonella type associated with this outbreak. Forty six (46) patients are known to …
February 18, 2007 • Salmonella
Peanut Butter Salmonella Outbreak Update
The affected jars of Peter Pan and Great Value peanut butter have a product code located on the lid of the jar that begins with the number "2111." Both the Peter Pan and Great Value brands are manufactured in a single Con Agra facility in Georgia. These products have national …
February 17, 2007 • Events & Speaking Engagements
Lower Mainland Horticulture Improvement Association, Vancouver BC (2007)
Bruce Clark traveled to Abbotsford, British Columbia, just outside Vancouver, to present to the Lower Mainland Horticulture Improvement Association. Bruce's speech centered on food safety as a way for businesses to protect themselves from liability for foodborne illness outbreaks. …
February 17, 2007 • Press Releases
Peanut butter manufacturer sued by Missouri family
A Salmonella lawsuit was filed Friday in Missouri against ConAgra, the Omaha, Nebraska-based food company whose Georgia peanut butter plant was traced as the source of a Salmonella outbreak that sickened hundreds. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of a Buchannan County, Missouri, couple and their two children. The family …
February 17, 2007 • Outbreaks
Second lawsuit filed by victims of national Salmonella outbreak traced to peanut butter
A New York family filed suit against ConAgra this afternoon in United States District Court for the Western District of New York. The lawsuit was filed by Marler Clark, the Seattle law firm that filed a similar lawsuit on behalf of a Missouri family early Friday, and Rochester, New York …
February 16, 2007 • Salmonella
Second lawsuit filed by victims of national Salmonella outbreak traced to peanut butter
A New York family filed suit against ConAgra this afternoon in United States District Court for the Western District of New York. The lawsuit was filed by Marler Clark, the Seattle law firm that filed a similar lawsuit on behalf of a Missouri family early Friday, and Rochester, New York …
February 15, 2007 • Salmonella
Top five things to do if you think you have Salmonella poisoning from peanut butter
1. If you or a family member are still sick, please seek medical treatment. 2. If you do seek medical treatment, please ask that a stool culture be done to try and confirm that you have been sickened by salmonella. A stool culture is the only way to confirm that …
February 15, 2007 • Salmonella
Peanut butter is source of outbreak
The Associated Press reports that the recalled Peter Pan and Great Value peanut butter has been connected to the recent salmonella outbreak in 39 states. Consumers should throw away certain jars of Peter Pan and Great Value peanut butter after the spread was linked to a salmonella outbreak that has …
February 14, 2007 • Salmonella
FDA Warns Consumers Not to Eat Certain Jars of Peter Pan Peanut Butter and Great Value Peanut Butter
The FDA is warning consumers not to eat certain jars of Peter Pan Peanut Butter and Great Value Peanut Butter, because the product may be contaminated with Salmonella. The affected jars of Peter Pan and Great Value peanut butter have a product code located on the lid of the jar …
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