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Marler Clark has published 9,581 articles about foodborne illness outbreaks and lawsuits.
November 07, 2005 • Hepatitis A
Health Officials Puzzled at Rise in Hepatitis A
By Cara Mia DiMassa, Times Staff Writer A sharp rise in hepatitis A cases in Los Angeles County that might have its cause on skid row is worrying county health officials, who say the outbreak is still a mystery that needs further investigation. The number of reported hepatitis A cases …
November 07, 2005 • Salmonella
Restaurant closed after salmonella outbreak
The Missoula City-County Health Department has closed a local restaurant for the second time in a week following a resurgence of salmonella cases, In a letter addressed to owner Bill McQuirk and hand-delivered to the restaurant’s management team on Friday, Ellen Leahy, director of the Health Department, said two of …
November 04, 2005 • Outbreaks
November 04, 2005 • Press Releases
E. coli lawsuit filed against meat supplier, grocer
An E. coli lawsuit was filed Thursday against Topps Meat Company and Price Chopper. The lawsuit was filed in Albany County Supreme Court on behalf of Albany County residents Darrell and Laurie Boehlke and their 8-year-old daughter, Erika, who became ill after eating a hamburger contaminated with E. coli O157:H7 …
November 03, 2005 • Salmonella
Majorca holidays linked to salmonella outbreak
An international investigation has been launched after an outbreak of a rare form of salmonella in Scotland, believed to have been brought back by people who had been on holiday in Majorca. According to Helen Puttick, health correspondent, 36 patients north of the border have fallen ill with salmonella goldcoast …
November 03, 2005 • Outbreaks
November 03, 2005 • Events & Speaking Engagements
New Mexico Environmental Health Association (2005)
Drew Falkenstein and Patti Waller presented on, "The Legal Basis of Foodborne Illness Litigation" and "Separating the Chaff from the Wheat: How Health Department Data are Used in Foodborne Illness Litigation," respectively, at the NMEHA Annual Education Conference, held in Albuquerque, New Mexico. …
November 02, 2005 • Outbreaks
November 02, 2005 • Outbreaks
November 02, 2005 • Outbreaks
November 02, 2005 • Press Releases
Marler Clark files third E. coli lawsuit against Dole
Marler Clark filed a third E. coli lawsuit against Dole in United States District Court for the District of Minnesota. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of a Minneapolis resident and her two minor daughters. The lawsuit alleges that both sisters were confirmed by the health department to be part …
November 01, 2005 • Outbreaks
November 01, 2005 • Listeria
New York Firm Recalls Ready-To-Eat Beef Products for Possible Listeria Contamination
WASHINGTON, October 31, 2005 – Chefs’ Delight Packing Co., Inc., a Brooklyn, N.Y., firm is voluntarily recalling 2,263 pounds of ready- to-eat beef products that may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service announced today. The products subject to recall are: …
November 01, 2005 • Listeria
Massachusetts Firm Recalls Ready-To-Eat Meat and Poultry Products for Listeria Contamination
Recall Release CLASS I RECALL FSIS-RC-044-2005 HEALTH RISK: HIGH Congressional and Public Affairs (202) 720-9113 Steven Cohen WASHINGTON, October 22, 2005 – Ian’s Natural Foods, a Revere, Mass., firm, is voluntarily recalling approximately 11,200 pounds of ready-to-eat meat and poultry products that may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, the U.S …
November 01, 2005 • Outbreaks
November 01, 2005 • Outbreaks
November 01, 2005 • Outbreaks
November 01, 2005 • Press Releases
E. coli Infections Traced to Contaminated Parsley
Over a dozen people became ill with E. coli O157:H7 infections in Oregon and Washington in September and October, 2005. The illnesses were traced to contaminated parsley consumed in at least two, and possibly more, restaurants. …
October 31, 2005 • Outbreaks
October 31, 2005 • Outbreaks
October 31, 2005 • Salmonella
Volgograd children could have salmonella poisoning – official
The chief medical officer of the Volgograd region in southern Russia, where 120 pupils were hospitalized over the weekend with symptoms of acute gastroenteritis, said Monday that the children might have contracted salmonella. Alexander Zlepko said, "The symptoms and the results of preliminary analysis cause me to believe that the …
October 31, 2005 • Salmonella
Business shut in salmonella outbreak
Health authorities have temporarily closed a Hobart food business after up to 10 people were struck by the potentially deadly salmonella virus. The group fell ill last week and three were admitted to the hospital. All patients were believed to be recovering. …
October 31, 2005 • Salmonella
Three people in hospital
The Mercury reports Hobart has been hit by an outbreak of potentially deadly salmonella poisoning. Nine people contracted the infection, three of whom were treated at hospital. The case follows Tasmania’s worst salmonella outbreak earlier this month at Launceston. A Health department spokesman, Adrian Lacey, said the outbreak was being …
October 31, 2005 • Hepatitis A
Advisory Panel Recommends Children be Vaccinated Against Hepatitis A
October 28, 2005 Newsinferno News Staff The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices has voted unanimously to recommend that a two-dose vaccination be given young children. The committee’s recommendations are routinely considered by health officials when setting federal vaccination guidelines and are considered persuasive by doctors. The specific recommendation is that …
October 31, 2005 • Hepatitis A
Chi-Chi’s lawsuit filed
Saturday, October 29, 2005 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette The mother of a Beaver County boy who contracted hepatitis A from a friend who ate at a Chi-Chi’s restaurant in the Beaver Valley Mall two years ago, has filed a lawsuit against the restaurant claiming negligence. In it, Jana Brooks, claims her son …
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