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September 29, 2006 • Salmonella
RBG settlement approved
A judge has approved the $2 million settlement of a class-action lawsuit for people who got sick from after eating at the Royal Botanical Gardens last Mother’s Day, where more than 150 people said they fell ill after eating roast beef. The Halton Public Health department said the roast beef …
September 29, 2006 • Salmonella
Salmonella probe not done
Parents looking for more answers about last spring’s salmonella outbreak at Jefferson Elementary School will have to wait a little longer, according to the Country Gazette. School officials are waiting for a final report on an investigation of the incident by the state Department of Public Health, who have already …
September 29, 2006 • Outbreaks
September 29, 2006 • Outbreaks
September 28, 2006 • Outbreaks
September 28, 2006 • Publications
How a Tiny Law Firm Made Hay Out of Tainted Spinach
Before health officials warned the public about bad spinach, before grocers yanked fresh spinach off their shelves, before consumers cleaned out their refrigerators, the Seattle law firm Marler Clark had filed its first bad-spinach lawsuit. …
September 27, 2006 • Outbreaks
Bolthouse Farms Carrot Juice Botulism Outbreak Lawsuit - Florida (2006)
Marler Clark represented the sons of a Florida woman who suffered botulism and died after drinking contaminated Bolthouse Farms carrot juice in 2006. She was one of 6 people in the U.S. and Canada who became ill with botulism poisoning after consuming the carrot juice. …
September 27, 2006 • Salmonella
Public Citizen for E-Coli and Salmonella
We’ve known for a long time that one simple measure will wipe out dangers from E.coli and salmonella which, as we are seeing with the contaminated spinach incidents, are such a danger. That measure is irradiating food, which is simple, safe, and inexpensive. So, asks Clarice Feldman of The American …
September 27, 2006 • Outbreaks
September 27, 2006 • Outbreaks
September 27, 2006 • Outbreaks
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September 26, 2006 • E. coli
FDA statement on foodborne E. coli O157:H7 outbreak in spinach
According to a statement released by the FDA, 183 cases of illness due to E. coli O157:H7 infection have been reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to date, including 29 cases of Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome, 95 hospitalizations and one death. …
September 26, 2006 • Outbreaks
September 26, 2006 • Outbreaks
September 26, 2006 • Hepatitis A
1324 HEPATITIS CASES IN BULGARIA’S PLOVDIV
Tue 26 Sep 2006 A total of 1324 hepatitis A cases were registered in the region of Plovdiv, Dnevnik newspaper reported. The hepatitis cases in the city of Plovdiv were 933. The number increased by 17 only for a day. The majority of the infected people lived in the Roma-populated neighbourhoods of Stolipinovo and Sheker […] …
September 26, 2006 • Hepatitis A
Persistence of hep A cases is worrisome
September 26, 2006 Citizen-Times Over the past several years, Buncombe County has had several high-profile hepatitis A scares associated with local restaurants. That makes it an economic as well as a health issue. Hepatitis A scares do nothing to enhance the area’s appeal as a tourist destination and also discourage …
September 26, 2006 • Salmonella
Salmonella Lawsuit Filed Against Wal-Mart
A lawsuit was filed today against Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., the company whose Greenwood, Indiana, store was the source of a Salmonella outbreak. The lawsuit was filed in Johnson County Superior Court on behalf of a Greenwood resident whose son became violently ill and was hospitalized after consuming foods purchased at …
September 26, 2006 • Salmonella
Towards improved surveillance of food poisoning cases in Europe
Public health professionals will soon have a clearer picture of the magnitude of food poisoning across Europe, thanks to a new European project which aims to improve the surveillance of food-borne infections across the continent. The project is part of the Med-Vet-Net initiative, a European Network of Excellence which brings …
September 26, 2006 • Salmonella
From farm to food to outbreak
Change in food-borne illness control became necessary because of the way food is distributed in the United States, reports Susan Brink of the Times. In the old days of food poisoning, the source usually could be traced back to a local event: potato salad at a family picnic or bad …
September 26, 2006 • Outbreaks
September 26, 2006 • Salmonella
Chicken entrees may include raw meat
Some frozen chicken entrees, such as Chicken Kiev and Chicken Cordon Bleu, have been linked to salmonella poisoning in consumers who thought they were microwaving pre-cooked meat. In fact, the entrees contained raw meat and the microwave did not sufficiently cook them. At least 48 people have been stricken with …
September 25, 2006 • Outbreaks
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