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Marler Clark has published 9,581 articles about foodborne illness outbreaks and lawsuits.
December 22, 2005 • Salmonella
Family Suing in Camden Salmonella Death
The family of a man who died from food poisoning is taking a Camden restaurant to court. More than 300 people got salmonella poisoning after eating at the Old South Restaurant in Camden in May. The outbreak at Old South is the largest outbreak of food poisoning in South Carolina …
December 22, 2005 • Salmonella
Belleville – Salmonella interditus takes its toll on beansprout eaters
Medical Officer of Health Dr. Richard Schabas gave the board of health an update December 9 on the recent salmonella outbreak. Schabas said that salmonella interditus was identified a month ago in the community. The source of the disease is usually traced to poultry, cattle or occasionally people. But a …
December 22, 2005 • Outbreaks
December 22, 2005 • Hepatitis A
RESTAURANT CHAIN ORDERED TO PAY CUSTOMERS FOR HEPATITIS OUTBREAK
Wednesday, December 21, 2005 The Chi-Chi`s Restaurant chain has been ordered pay money to thousands of customers exposed to Hepatitis two years ago. Nearly 5,000 people who ate at a restaurant near Pittsburgh had to get Hepatitis shots after an outbreak linked to Mexican grown green onions. More than 60 …
December 21, 2005 • Outbreaks
December 21, 2005 • Outbreaks
December 21, 2005 • Outbreaks
December 21, 2005 • Hepatitis A
2 cases of hepatitis A in Santa Cruz County
Dec 21, 2005 KVOA.com Officials urge a wake-up call for restaurant employees and patrons about the importance of washing your hands. Two cases of hepatitis A have been discovered in Santa Cruz County. A case was first discovered in Nogales. Tubac is now on the radar. This time it was …
December 21, 2005 • Hepatitis A
Chi-Chi’s checks to arrive soon
By Jason Cato TRIBUNE-REVIEW Wednesday, December 21, 2005 Checks should start arriving in a few weeks for nearly 5,000 people who claimed part of an $800,000 lawsuit settlement against Chi-Chi’s following a hepatitis A outbreak two years ago at a restaurant in Beaver County. Though nearly 10,000 people got shots …
December 20, 2005 • Salmonella
Scientists find ways to crack bacteria barrier
US and EU scientists researching how to crack through hard formations of bacteria on surfaces say their discoveries could lead to new cleaning methods for fruit, vegetables and other foods. Scientists from the US Agricultural Research Service and the University of Navarra are studying how to improve the washing techniques …
December 20, 2005 • Salmonella
Simple steps help prevent salmonella
Although more people are eating fruits and vegetables, this healthy trend comes with a risk — illnesses traced to fresh produce are on the rise. Salmonella cases reported to the Lee County Health Department rose from 173 for all of 2004 to more than 230 so far this year. By …
December 20, 2005 • Outbreaks
December 20, 2005 • Outbreaks
December 20, 2005 • Outbreaks
December 20, 2005 • Outbreaks
December 20, 2005 • Press Releases
Attorneys for Spraypark victims seek certification for class action lawsuit
Marler Clark filed a motion Friday for certification of a class action lawsuit against the State of New York Department of Parks, Recreation, and Historical Preservation. If the class action is certified, all persons who became ill with Cryptosporidiosis and/or were otherwise damaged as a result of the Cryptosporidium outbreak …
December 19, 2005 • Outbreaks
December 19, 2005 • E. coli
Got raw milk?
Keila Rawlinson, a mother of two young children, told the Daily News that she believes raw, or unpasteurized, milk is more nutritious and safer for her family. She owns a share of the cow at Dee Creek Farm, which has been closed by the state and county for distributing contaminated …
December 19, 2005 • Outbreaks
December 19, 2005 • Outbreaks
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December 19, 2005 • Outbreaks
December 19, 2005 • Salmonella
Safety focus on fruit
The idea of pasteurizing fruit sounds odd, but Bassam Annous, a microbiologist at the USDA’s food safety technologies research unit in Wyndmoor, Pa., said his experiments have shown dramatic reductions in levels of salmonella infections on cantaloupes that have been pasteurized. He said the process wouldn’t work with leafy vegetables …
December 19, 2005 • Outbreaks
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