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July 01, 2004 • Hepatitis A
Third Case Of Restaurant Hepatitis Confirmed
Officials Urging Patrons To Get Vaccination POSTED: 7:21 am EDT July 1, 2004 STONEHAM, Mass. — Stoneham health officials are investigating a confirmed case of hepatitis A. SYMPTOMS Jaundice Fatigue Abdominal pain Loss of appetite Nausea Diarrhea Fever RESOURCES Overview CDC Info. LOCAL RESOURCES Mass. Hepatitis Hot Line 888-443-4372 Mass …
July 01, 2004 • Salmonella
Nut mix recalled over possible contamination
John B. Sanfilippo & Son Inc. of Elk Grove Village, Illinois has announced a voluntary recall Tuesday of products containing raw whole and diced almonds because of possible salmonella contamination. The company is recalling its California Mix products under the Evon’s brand in 11-ounce packages and in 1-pound, 5-ounce unbranded …
July 01, 2004 • Hepatitis A
Friendly’s offers to repay town for inoculations
ARLINGTON By Christine McConville, Globe Staff | July 1, 2004 A spokewoman for the company that owns Friendly’s restaurants said this week the firm is willing to reimburse Arlington for the cost of giving immune globulin injections to some 2,800 people last month after a waitress at the company’s restaurant …
June 30, 2004 • Outbreaks
June 30, 2004 • Hepatitis A
State sees spike in hepatitis A
By Kay Lazar Wednesday, June 30, 2004 State health officials are closely monitoring a jump in the number of hepatitis A cases after two infected restaurant workers in the past two weeks forced mass inoculation clinics for patrons, including one yesterday in downtown Boston that drew more than 800. “Normally we have 10 to 20 […] …
June 30, 2004 • Hepatitis A
Bankruptcy court OKs Chi-Chi’s $2 million in hepatitis settlements
Wednesday, June 30, 2004 The Associated Press The bankruptcy court overseeing the Chapter 11 case of Chi-Chi’s Inc. authorized the restaurant chain to pay more than $2 million in settlements to customers who suffered from an outbreak of hepatitis A at a restaurant in the Beaver Valley Mall. The order …
June 30, 2004 • Salmonella
Consumer alert: Local company recalls almonds
John B. Sanfilippo & Son Inc. of Elk Grove Village, Illinois has announced a voluntary recall Tuesday of products containing raw whole and diced almonds because of possible salmonella contamination. The company is recalling its California Mix products under the Evon’s brand in 11-ounce packages and in 1-pound, 5-ounce unbranded …
June 29, 2004 • Press Releases
Two new Salmonella lawsuits filed against Chili's
Marler Clark filed two additional lawsuits against Brinker Restaurant Corporation, the parent company of the Vernon Hills Chili’s restaurant where hundreds were sickened a year ago as a result of eating contaminated food. The lawsuits were filed in Federal Court. …
June 28, 2004 • Press Releases
Class Action Lawsuit filed Against Friendly's
A class action lawsuit was filed against Friendly’s International, Inc., the owner of the Friendly’s restaurant located at 105 Broadway in Arlington, Massachusetts. Marler Clark filed the lawsuit on behalf of all individuals who were forced to receive Immune Globulin shots after being exposed to the hepatitis A virus at …
June 28, 2004 • Salmonella
Almonds may face safety treatment
In the wake of a salmonella outbreak that may be linked to raw almonds, the Almond Board of California has called for pasteurization of the nut. A nationwide recall last month followed the salmonella outbreak. "By March 2005, we expect to have 100% industry compliance with a pasteurization step for …
June 23, 2004 • Salmonella
Aurora grocery to reopen
In the wake of a nationwide salmonella outbreak that may be linked to raw almonds, the Almond Board of California has called for pasteurization of the nut, says Dennis Pollock of the Fresno Bee. "By March 2005, we expect to have 100% industry compliance with a pasteurization step for raw …
June 23, 2004 • Salmonella
Aurora stores still closed after salmonella outbreak
The El Paso Grande grocery store in Aurora, Illinois is reopening after being closed for about two weeks because of a salmonella outbreak linked to the store. Fred Carlson, environmental health director for the Kane County Health Department, said Tuesday afternoon tests cleared enough store employees so the store could …
June 22, 2004 • Hepatitis A
FDA turns down two requests to resume green onion shipments
Associated Press PITTSBURGH – Two Mexican growers implicated in last year’s deadly hepatitis A outbreak in western Pennsylvania cannot resume shipping green onions to the United States, the Food and Drug Administration said. Inspectors who visited Tecno Agro Internacional and Agro Industrias Vigor between June 1 and June 4 did …
June 22, 2004 • Outbreaks
June 21, 2004 • Outbreaks
June 18, 2004 • Outbreaks
Sprouts recalled: salmonella outbreaks not uncommon, could be prevented
Montana sprout producer Down to Earth Sprouts recalled alfalfa sprouts and mixed spicy sprouts after discovering they were potentially contaminated with Salmonella bacteria. The sprouts were grown from alfalfa seeds supplied by a producer whose seeds were previously linked to sprout recalls for potential Salmonella contamination in five states. …
June 18, 2004 • Hepatitis A
Thousands Show Up For Hepatitis Clinic
Thousands Show Up For Hepatitis Clinic WCVB TheBostonChannel.com Thousands of people attended a clinic in Arlington Friday amid a Hepatitis A scare after an employee at a Friendly’s restaurant was diagnosed with the illness. NewsCenter 5’s Jorge Quiroga reported that about 3,800 people ate at the restaurant during the two-week …
June 18, 2004 • Salmonella
Helena sprout grower orders recall
Down To Earth Sprouts have recalled packages of alfalfa sprouts and mixed sprouts, saying the products could potentially be contaminated with salmonella, reports the Associated Press. Owner and operator Lauree Kramer said she was among sprout growers who had purchased seed from the same supplier. That seed is believed to …
June 18, 2004 • Salmonella
Hard to trace salmonella in Calif. almonds
Researchers may never know exactly how salmonella tainted 13 million pounds of California almonds this year, but they are learning more about the organism that can cause serious, and sometimes fatal, infections. The fact that salmonella enteritidis was recently found in almonds, while rare, may not be altogether surprising since …
June 18, 2004 • Outbreaks
June 18, 2004 • Outbreaks
June 17, 2004 • Press Releases
E. coli victim sues BJ's Wholesale Club
Marler Clark filed a lawsuit against BJ’s Wholesale Club on behalf of a New Jersey boy who was three years old when he suffered complications of an E. coli infection after eating contaminated ground beef purchased at BJ’s in 2002. The complaint, which was filed in United States District Court …
June 17, 2004 • Hepatitis A
Friendly’s Restaurant food worker diagnosed with hepatitis A
By Boston.com Staff June 16, 2004 A case of hepatitis A has occurred in a food worker at the Friendly’s Restaurant located at 105 Broadway in Arlington, the town’s Board of Health and state health officials announced today. In a notice posted on the Board’s web site health officials warned …
June 17, 2004 • Outbreaks
June 17, 2004 • Outbreaks
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