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October 05, 2004 • Hepatitis A
School reports hepatitis case
Article Published: Tuesday, October 05, 2004 – 11:25:54 AM EST Berkshire Eagle SHEFFIELD — Cafeteria workers at Berkshire School were inoculated for hepatitis yesterday after school officials learned last week of an “isolated incident” of a worker being infected with hepatitis A. Berkshire School spokesman James Harris would not name the worker, or divulge the […] …
October 05, 2004 • Outbreaks
October 04, 2004 • Outbreaks
October 01, 2004 • Salmonella
Health Department Examines Salmonella Outbreak
County health officials visited Red Hill Pentecostal Free Will Baptist Church Wednesday night to find out more about the salmonella outbreak at the church homecoming Sunday. The congregation also heard about food-borne diseases and how to prevent them. John Rouse, county health director, told the gathering the exact source of …
October 01, 2004 • Outbreaks
October 01, 2004 • Salmonella
Restaurant Scorecard
Dateline NBC recently lit a fire in the kitchens of national family style restaurants with its report on dirty dining. Dateline producers took their hidden cameras along as they dined at some of the nation’s leading family chains, including Alabama. They found several clean and well-run restaurants. They also found …
September 30, 2004 • Outbreaks
September 30, 2004 • Salmonella
Dry milk recalled for fear of contamination
The state Department of Health Services warns anyone who purchased Chef’s Review nonfat dry milk sold in 5-pound bags at Smart & Final stores should not use the milk because it may be contaminated with salmonella. Smart & Final is recalling nearly 500 bags of the product, which were distributed …
September 30, 2004 • Outbreaks
September 29, 2004 • Hepatitis A
Board of Health may raise food handler permit fee
Tammy McPherson DAILY HERALD The Utah County Board of Health is considering raising the fee for a food-handler permit if it approves a hepatitis A immunization requirement. The board will be holding a public hearing next month to talk about mandating the immunization for food handlers and how that requirement …
September 28, 2004 • Press Releases
E. coli lawsuit filed against Joplin daycare
Marler Clark filed a lawsuit on behalf of the parents of a two-year-old boy who suffered from Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (HUS) after contracting E. coli O157:H7 last at Kid’s Korner daycare in Joplin, Missouri. The lawsuit, which was filed in Jasper County Circuit Court, sought damages related to the child's …
September 28, 2004 • Outbreaks
September 28, 2004 • E. coli
E. coli lawsuit filed against Joplin daycare
Marler Clark filed a lawsuit Tuesday on behalf of Patricia and Asa Wasden, the parents of Ian Wasden, a two-year-old boy who suffered from Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (HUS) after contracting E. coli O157:H7 last June at Kid’s Korner daycare in Joplin. The lawsuit, which was filed in Jasper County Circuit …
September 24, 2004 • Outbreaks
E. coli lawsuit filed against Carneco in connection with Sam's Club Outbreak
Marler Clark filed a lawsuit on behalf of a nine-year-old Eagan, Minnesota, resident who suffered from an E. coli O157:H7 infection after eating an E. coli-contaminated hamburger produced by Carneco and sold by Sam’s Club. The lawsuit was filed in Dakota County District Court, and named Carneco Foods as defendant …
September 24, 2004 • Outbreaks
September 24, 2004 • Outbreaks
September 23, 2004 • Outbreaks
Second lawsuit filed against Sodexho in connection with Sequoias Retirement Village E. coli Outbreak
A second E. coli lawsuit was filed Thursday on behalf of a Sequoias Portola Valley retirement facility resident who suffered from an E. coli O157:H7 infection in October, 2003. The lawsuit, which was filed in San Mateo Superior Court, was against Sodexho, Inc. the food provider for the Sequoias’ residents. …
September 23, 2004 • E. coli
Second lawsuit filed against Sodexho in connection with Sequoias Retirement Village E. coli Outbreak
Marler Clark filed second E. coli lawsuit was Thursday on behalf of Sarah Ish, a Sequoias Portola Valley retirement facility resident who suffered from an E. coli O157:H7 infection in October, 2003. The lawsuit, which was filed in San Mateo Superior Court, is against Sodexho, Inc. the food provider for …
September 23, 2004 • Salmonella
Salmonella outbreak: Contamination occurred over several weeks
At least three new cases of suspected salmonella poisoning have been reported to Lake County officials this week, prompting renewed calls from officials that people should discard jams and a peanut-butter spread served and sold at the Dinnerbell Restaurant and Bakery in St. Ignatius. Susan Brueggeman, environmental health director for …
September 23, 2004 • Hepatitis A
Outback Steakhouse closes on acquisition of Chi-Chi’s restaurants
BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Outback Steakhouse Inc. this week closed on its $42.5 million deal for the rights to 76 restaurants in the Chi-Chi’s chain, which was beleaguered by bankruptcy and a hepatitis outbreak. Outback plans to convert many of the restaurants into its own brands – …
September 22, 2004 • Salmonella
Toss Dinnerbell PB and jam, officials warn
Missoula health officials advise anyone who bought jams or peanut butter, prepared by the Dinnerbell Bakery and Banquets near St. Ignatius, to discard the food. Lake County health officials say the jams and peanut butter may be contaminated with bacteria that could cause illness. The popular Amish restaurant, outside St …
September 22, 2004 • Hepatitis A
Mexican chain closes for good
By Kim Leonard and Sam Spatter TRIBUNE-REVIEW Wednesday, September 22, 2004 It’s adios to Chi-Chi’s Mexican restaurants. The remaining 66 Chi-Chi’s nationwide closed Sunday, after a long decline in business and last year’s outbreak of hepatitis A at the Beaver Valley Mall location that killed four people and sickened about …
September 21, 2004 • Press Releases
Consumers should check their freezers, E. coli-contaminated ground beef linked to Illinois and Nevada
Two confirmed and four probable cases of E. coli O157:H7 bacterial illnesses were linked by the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) to ground beef purchased at B & G Foods of Galesburg, IL. The product implicated in the illnesses was purchased from B & G between August 10 and …
September 21, 2004 • Salmonella
Tainted water likely source of salmonella at Amish restaurant
Cross-contamination of drinking water with salmonella bacteria from a poultry pen was the likely cause of a disease outbreak that has closed the Dinnerbell restaurant since early August, reports the Missoulian. The Dinnerbell Bakery and Banquets is a popular Amish restaurant near St. Ignatius that features traditional American cuisine such …
September 21, 2004 • Salmonella
FDA hatches plan for reducing salmonella risk
The FDA yesterday recommended changes aimed at reducing by one-third the salmonella infections caused each year by tainted eggs, according to the Associated Press. The agency estimates that 118,000 people each year are sickened by eating improperly cooked eggs contaminated with salmonella. By bolstering safety at farms with more than …
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