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Marler Clark has published 9,580 articles about foodborne illness outbreaks and lawsuits.
September 11, 2006 • Hepatitis A
From the Sofia News Agency
Bulgarian Parents Seek to Ban Hepatitis-Struck Kids from School 11 September 2006, Monday. Parents from Bulgaria’s second city of Plovdiv have turned to school headmasters asking them to close the school doors for kids from the city’s Stolipinovo District, where hepatitis has been raging throughout the summer. …
September 10, 2006 • Hepatitis A
Quizno’s Hepatitis A Litigation
Marler Clark began hepatitis A litigation against Quizno’s by filing a Class Action lawsuit on behalf of all individuals who required inoculation against hepatitis A to following exposure to the virus at a Boston Quizno’s on July 9, 2004. …
September 10, 2006 • Hepatitis A
914 People Infected with Hepatitis “A” in Plovdiv Region
10 September 2006 | 08:40 | FOCUS News Agency Sofia. There are 914 people infected with hepatitis “A” in Plovdiv region, the National Medical Coordination Center (NMCC) announced for FOCUS Agency. There are 663 people affected in the city of Plovdiv only and 479 of them live in Stolipinovo quarter and 68 in Sheker Mahala. […] …
September 09, 2006 • Outbreaks
September 09, 2006 • Hepatitis A
Great Overview from the CDC of Hepatitis A
SIGNS & SYMPTOMS Adults will have signs and symptoms more often than children. jaundice fatigue abdominal pain loss of appetite nausea diarrhea fever CAUSE Hepatitis A virus (HAV) LONG-TERM EFFECTS There is no chronic (long-term) infection. Once you have had hepatitis A you cannot get it again. About 15% of …
September 09, 2006 • Outbreaks
September 09, 2006 • Outbreaks
September 09, 2006 • Listeria
IN THE SANTA CRUZ SENTINEL
Monterey Mushrooms issues recall in several Northeastern states By TOM RAGAN WATSONVILLE — Monterey Mushrooms is recalling 10,000 cases of fresh mushrooms because they may be contaminated with a sometimes-fatal bacteria, the Watsonville-based company announced. The sliced white and Baby Bella mushrooms were distributed at retail stores and produce markets …
September 09, 2006 • Salmonella
More on Wal-Mart and Salmonela
Indiana State health officials over the last two weeks reported that the source of the recent salmonella outbreak as the Wal-Mart in Greenwood. The deli and bakery departments were identified as the source of the recent salmonella outbreak in northern Johnson and southern Marion counties. The likely cause of the …
September 09, 2006 • Salmonella
Small farm hogs not a high Salmonella risk
U.S. researchers say they have determined hogs raised on small farms have little or no Salmonella infections. "These farms have very low levels of Salmonella," explained D.L. Harris, an Iowa State University Food Safety Consortium researcher and animal science professor. "They’re traditional farms that don’t use antibiotics." Harris’ group surveyed …
September 08, 2006 • Outbreaks
September 08, 2006 • Listeria
From the National Science Foundation
Listeria Monocytogenes L. monocytogenes — a rod-shaped bacterium that moves by means of flagella — is a carrier of listeriosis, a general name given to the group of disorders caused by the organism, such as meningitis and encephalitis. This image was taken during research performed in the lab of professor …
September 08, 2006 • Outbreaks
September 08, 2006 • Outbreaks
September 08, 2006 • Salmonella
Food safety inspections lag
Of Pennsylvania’s 10 city and county health departments, Allegheny County ranks last in the frequency of food-safety inspections, said Glenda Christy, the county’s chief of food safety, at the county Board of Health meeting Wednesday. "With the number of staff we have, 67 percent (of the county’s food establishments) are …
September 08, 2006 • Salmonella
Wal-Mart sued in Indiana for salmonella outbreak
Brian White recently wrote an editorial in regards to the recent lawsuit against Wal-Mart, in which a Greenwood, Indiana family is suing the global retailer for damages after a boy in the family had to be hospitalized after eating a ham and cheese sandwich from the Greenwood Wal-Mart store. It …
September 08, 2006 • Salmonella
Wedding-borne illnees prompts lawsuit
The memories of a 43-year-old Mt. Pleasant woman’s wedding day two years ago forever will be linked to the illnesses some of her guests suffered in the days following a reception catered by a Latrobe restaurant. Marsha Cochenour has filed a lawsuit against Falbo’s Italian Restaurant, claiming it served salmonella-tainted …
September 08, 2006 • Hepatitis A
EU food body sees no link of hepatitis, noni juice
07.sep.06 Reuters MILAN – The European Union’s food safety agency EFSA was cited as saying on Wednesday it had found no "convincing evidence" of a link between an exotic juice and four reported cases of hepatitis in Austria and Germany. Noni juice, made from the fruit of the Morinda Citrifolia …
September 08, 2006 • Hepatitis A
Officials report three new cases of hepatitis A
Public health officials have identified three new cases of hepatitis A in the past week. The cases are all in one family and connected to an earlier case, bringing to 15 the total number of infections in an outbreak in the Lower Sackville area. The first case was identified in …
September 08, 2006 • Listeria
Fresh mushrooms recalled because of possible contamination
Associated Press Friday, September 8, 2006 5:13 AM BALTIMORE — A mushroom grower is recalling about 10,000 cases of fresh sliced white and baby portobello mushrooms because they may be contaminated with an organism that can cause fatal infections in some people, the company announced yesterday. Monterey Mushrooms of Watsonville, Calif. said the mushrooms were […] …
September 07, 2006 • Outbreaks
Salmonella lawsuit filed against Wal-Mart
Marler Clark filed a lawsuit against Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., the company whose Greenwood, Indiana, store was the source of a Salmonella outbreak between May and August, 2006. The lawsuit was filed in Johnson County Superior Court on behalf of Ryan Merritt, a Greenwood resident whose son became violently ill and …
September 07, 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 between May and August, 2006. The lawsuit was filed by Marler Clark and Greenwood attorney John M Reames on behalf of Ryan Merritt, a Greenwood resident whose son …
September 07, 2006 • Salmonella
Hold the salmonella, please
Debilitating maladies, including daily bouts of nausea, diarrhea, fever and headaches, as well as a profound lethargy that limits victims to an hour or two of activity a day, are ailments associated with ciguatera, a neurotoxin found in large reef fish, reports the New York Times. There is no laboratory …
September 07, 2006 • Salmonella
SALMONELLA AND WAL-MART
The deli and bakery departments of an Indianapolis Wal-Mart have been identified as the source of the recent salmonella outbreak in northern Johnson and southern Marion counties. Wal-Mart officials report that all employees from the deli and bakery areas have been moved to other parts of the store until the …
September 06, 2006 • Salmonella
TESTS SHOW NO SALMONELLA ON CRUISE SHIP
Salmonella was not found in the food and water samples that were taken from the Greek cruise ship Ivory, after a number of its passengers suffered from food poisoning last week. Health Minister Charis Charalambous said yesterday he was still awaiting the final results of tests by the Infectious Disease …
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