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January 20, 2009 • Outbreaks
Lawsuit Filed in Nationwide Outbreak of Salmonella in Peanut Butter
A lawsuit stemming from the national outbreak of Salmonella Typhimurium in peanut butter was filed today against the Peanut Corporation of America (PCA) in the US District Court, Middle District of Georgia. The complaint was filed on behalf of Vermont residents Gabrielle and Daryl Meunier, whose son was sickened in …
January 19, 2009 • Outbreaks
January 19, 2009 • Outbreaks
January 17, 2009 • Recalls
FDA Must Widen Salmonella Peanut Butter Recalls
Seattle food safety advocate and attorney Bill Marler is calling on the FDA to request recalls of foods containing peanut butter products manufactured in the Peanut Corporation of America’s (PCA) Blakely, GA plant. Tests have shown that product produced in the facility carries the outbreak strain of Salmonella Typhimurium, which …
January 16, 2009 • Events & Speaking Engagements
Virginia Tech Food Service Employees Meeting (2009)
Drew Falkenstein traveled to Blacksburg VA to address the Dining Service Employees of Virginia Tech. …
January 15, 2009 • Outbreaks
January 13, 2009 • Outbreaks
January 12, 2009 • Outbreaks
January 11, 2009 • Outbreaks
Peanut Corporation of America Peanut Butter Salmonella Outbreak
More than 700 people were sickened and 4 died as a result of eating Salmonella-tainted peanut butter products made by Peanut Corporation of America …
January 10, 2009 • Outbreaks
Salmonella Outbreak Tied to Peanut Butter - Again
The source of the outbreak of Salmonella Typhimurium that has sickened at least 400 and may have contributed to one death has been identified in Minnesota as King Nut peanut butter. Peanut butter tainted with salmonella was tested by the Minnesota Health Department. The product is suspected as the source …
January 06, 2009 • Outbreaks
January 05, 2009 • Outbreaks
January 02, 2009 • Outbreaks
January 01, 2009 • Outbreaks
Kinikin Dairy Raw Milk Campylobacter Outbreak - Colorado (2009)
At least 8 people were sickened with Campylobacter from consuming raw milk produced by the Kinikin Corner Dairy in Montrose, Colorado. The dairy was ordered to stop production of raw milk in early April, 2009. …
December 30, 2008 • Press Releases
Top Ten Food Safety Challenges of 2009
Bill Marler, food safety advocate and managing partner of foodborne illness law firm Marler Clark, asked the food safety community to weigh in on the most pressing food safety challenges for the coming year. As with the “Top Ten Food Safety Stories of 2008”, there was no shortage of contenders. …
December 28, 2008 • Outbreaks
December 24, 2008 • Outbreaks
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December 20, 2008 • Outbreaks
December 19, 2008 • Press Releases
Bill Marler's top Ten Food Safety Stories of 2008
Food safety advocate and attorney Bill Marler (of Seattle foodborne illness powerhouse Marler Clark) polled his wide range of contacts in the food safety community, and assembled a list of the top ten food safety stories of 2008. Comments can be read (and made) at www.marlerblog.com. …
December 12, 2008 • Outbreaks
December 11, 2008 • Outbreaks
December 10, 2008 • Events & Speaking Engagements
Super Lawyers CLE (2008)
Bill Marler presented to the Super Lawyers CLE in Seattle. …
December 09, 2008 • Outbreaks
December 05, 2008 • Outbreaks
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