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Marler Clark has published 8,627 articles about foodborne illness outbreaks and lawsuits.
November 27, 2006 • Hepatitis A
Hepatitis A Outbreak At Etobicoke School
There has been a hepatitis A outbreak at an elementary school in Etobicoke, Ontario. Full story from Charlene Close at 680 News Toronto Public Health confirms an outbreak of 20 cases of Hepatitis A at an Etobicoke middle school. The source of the outbreak at Elmbank Junior Middle Academy hasn’t …
November 22, 2006 • Outbreaks
November 22, 2006 • Salmonella
COMING BACK FOR SECONDS
Nicols Fox, author of Spoiled: Why our food is making us sick and It Was Probably Something You Ate, was asked to review Eric Schlosser’s book, Fast Food Nation, for the Washington Post in 2001 because of her work on the subject of foodborne pathogens. When a “massive production of …
November 20, 2006 • Salmonella
Salmonella on the Rise in Chicken Meat
A type of salmonella found in eggs is turning up more often in chicken meat and needs to be reduced, according to the Agriculture Department. From 2000 through 2005, there was a fourfold increase in positive test results for salmonella enteritidis on chicken carcasses. Salmonella sickens at least 40,000 people …
November 20, 2006 • Outbreaks
November 20, 2006 • Outbreaks
November 20, 2006 • Outbreaks
November 20, 2006 • Salmonella
Lawsuit settled against Camden restaurant following salmonella death
The owners of a Camden restaurant have settled a lawsuit by the family of a man who died after eating at the restaurant last year, according to WIS10 News. The owners of Old South restaurant and the company that made an oven in the restaurant will pay the family of …
November 20, 2006 • Salmonella
Rio Vista, Ltd. Recalls Cantaloupes Nationwide Because of Possible Health Risk
Rio Vista, Ltd., of Rio Rico, Arizona, is voluntarily recalling its Llano and Nature’s Partner brand cantaloupes, because they have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. No illnesses have been reported to date. Approximately, 62,640 cartons of cantaloupes were distributed in the U.S. and a small quantity went to …
November 17, 2006 • Salmonella
Hershey says soy ingredient in chocolate making was source of contamination
Health officials have determined that soy lecithin in some Hershey products tested positive for salmonella, but they still are unsure how the soy was contaminated. Fears of salmonella contamination at the company’s factory in Smith Falls, Ontario prompted a recall last weekend of a variety of chocolate bars and candies …
November 17, 2006 • Outbreaks
November 17, 2006 • Outbreaks
November 16, 2006 • Outbreaks
November 16, 2006 • Outbreaks
November 16, 2006 • Outbreaks
November 15, 2006 • Salmonella
Timco Worldwide Inc. Recalls Cantaloupe Because of Possible Health Risk
Timco Worldwide Inc. of Woodland, California, is voluntarily recalling its Sundia brand cantaloupe, because it has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. 504 cartons of cantaloupe were distributed in Arizona, Colorado, Texas and Florida between October 30th and November 6th, 2006. The cantaloupe was distributed for sale in bulk …
November 14, 2006 • Salmonella
Hershey recalls products over salmonella fears
Fears of salmonella contamination has driven chocolate-maker Hershey to recall a wide variety of its chocolate bars and candies made at its Smiths Falls, Ontario plant. However, a company spokesperson said the risk to consumers is low, since “most of the product in question is either already in our control …
November 14, 2006 • Outbreaks
November 13, 2006 • Outbreaks
November 10, 2006 • Outbreaks
November 10, 2006 • Salmonella
ACT reports more salmonella cases
Health authorities in the Australian Capital Territory are continuing to investigate a salmonella outbreak, which is linked to rockmelons. It was revealed last month that people in the ACT, Queensland and New South Wales had contracted salmonella from north Queensland rockmelons. There were initially four confirmed cases but ACT Health …
November 10, 2006 • Events & Speaking Engagements
Defense Research Institute Conference (2006)
Bill Marler gave a joint presentation on what impacts the value of foodborne illness cases at the Defense Research Institute's "Food Liability - New Issues, New Strategies" conference during a seminar titled, "What are these cases worth? A survey of settlements and verdicts." His co-presenter was David J. Herman, Esq. …
November 09, 2006 • Outbreaks
November 09, 2006 • Outbreaks
November 09, 2006 • Outbreaks
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