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June 30, 2008 • Outbreaks
June 30, 2008 • Case News
Nebraska Beef E coli Lawsuits (2008)
Marler Clark’s E. coli lawyers represent over a dozen individuals in claims against Nebraska Beef that stem from a 2008 E. coli outbreak. Nebraska Beef recalled millions of pounds of meat products that had been distributed to restaurants and retail outlets in the summer of 2008 after ground beef made …
June 30, 2008 • Recalls
First E. coli Lawsuit filed in Kroger Tainted Ground Beef Recall
The first E. coli lawsuit stemming from the Ohio and Michigan E. Coli outbreak was filed today in the Court of Common Pleas in Franklin County, OH against Kroger and its as yet unidentified meat supplier (“John Doe”). [An amended complaint naming Nebraska Beef Ltd was filed on July 2 …
June 30, 2008 • Salmonella
CDC’s Tauxe Says Salmonella Saintpaul Outbreak Investigation Now Looking Beyond Tomatoes
The fact the number of confirmed cases of Salmonella Saintpaul continued to rise on Monday was not the big worry for the Centers for Disease Conrol and Prevention (CDC). It was the fact that the date that people continued to fall ill continues to move forward, now the latest onset …
June 30, 2008 • Salmonella
Salmonella Saintpaul Still Making People Sick; 851 Confirmed Cases Latest Count In 36 States And D.C.
Persons infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Saintpaul, by state, as of 9pm EST June 29, 2008 Since April, 851 persons infected with Salmonella Saintpaul with the same genetic fingerprint have been identified in 36 states and the District of Columbia. These were identified because clinical laboratories in all …
June 30, 2008 • Outbreaks
June 29, 2008 • Events & Speaking Engagements
Institute of Food Technologies Annual Meeting and Expo (2008)
Denis Stearns traveled to the Institute of Food Technologies (IFT) Annual Meeting and Expo in New Orleans, LA. His presentation was "Food Safety Priorities and Risk for the Consumer: A Consumer Perspective". …
June 28, 2008 • Salmonella
Outbreak Investigation Class 101 Not Doing So Good
In case anyone is concerned that the tomato industry or the larger produce industry does not have a voice in this ongoing Salmonella Saintpaul outbreak, let us introduce you to Jim Prevor’s Perishable Pundit. Through this saga, we’ve largely relied upon “official” sources of information. The states, especially New Mexico …
June 27, 2008 • Outbreaks
June 27, 2008 • Salmonella
Salmonella Saitpaul hits 810 in 36 States – Was it Really Tomatoes?
From a CDC/FDA Press Conference today: As salmonella cases continue to climb, the government is checking if tainted tomatoes really are to blame for the record outbreak – or if the problem is with another ingredient, or a warehouse that is contaminating newly harvested tomatoes. Federal health officials say there’s …
June 26, 2008 • Salmonella
“We know the confusion they are going through”
The Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) added 49 individual cases to the Salmonella Saintpaul outbreak today, bringing the total to 756. Everyone who has come down with the rare salmonella strain did so before June 13th. The outbreak continues to involve 34 states and the District of Columbia …
June 26, 2008 • Salmonella
Salmonella Outbreak At Italy’s Grand Hotel Gardone
Sometimes we think about things in terms of what might make good fiction. Chapter 1 – A rare strain of Salmonella spread by an early harvest of tomatoes somewhere in Mexico or Florida makes thousands of people sick in the United States. Hundreds if not thousands of state and federal …
June 25, 2008 • Salmonella
Count In Salmonella Saintpaul Outbreak Rises To 707
States with persons with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Saintpaul, by state of residence. Since April, 707 persons infected with Salmonella Saintpaul with the same genetic fingerprint have been identified in 34 states and the District of Columbia. These were identified because clinical laboratories in all states send Salmonella strains …
June 25, 2008 • Recalls
Marler Clark Calls for Kroger Beef Recall
With the Michigan State Health Department linking Kroger ground beef to many of the illnesses in Michigan (which have also been linked to illnesses in Ohio), Kroger must recall all possibly contaminated ground beef and tell the public who supplied it, said Seattle food safety attorney William D. Marler. …
June 25, 2008 • Outbreaks
June 25, 2008 • Outbreaks
June 25, 2008 • Outbreaks
June 24, 2008 • Outbreaks
June 24, 2008 • Salmonella
Clock Is Ticking On FDA: Where Did the Bad Tomatoes Come From?
While we are all wondering how long those federal teams will remain in those tomato fields in old Mexico and south Florida, we thought it might be a good time to offer a little editorial opinion of our own. Two weeks ago, on June 11th, the New Mexico Department of …
June 24, 2008 • Outbreaks
Genetic Fingerprinting and the Tomato-Salmonella Outbreak
The search for the source of salmonella-tainted tomatoes that have sickened at least 613 people in 33 states has been powered by genetic fingerprinting – the technology that allows public health investigators to go beyond serotyping to identify clusters of illness. PFGE—pulsed-field gel electrophoresis—is the testing process used by the …
June 23, 2008 • Salmonella
At 5 PM, Monday, June 23rd, CDC Issued This Update
Since April, 613 persons infected with Salmonella Saintpaul with the same genetic fingerprint have been identified in 33 states and the District of Columbia. These were identified because clinical laboratories in all states send Salmonella strains from ill persons to their State public health laboratory for characterization. The marked increase …
June 23, 2008 • Salmonella
Tomatoes NOT Being Blamed In NC Salmonella Outbreak
We interrupt this blog to bring you news of a salmonella outbreak NOT involving tomatoes. For this report, we must go high up into the mountains of North Carolina where we know from past personal experience that it sure is pretty this time of year. But along comes the Asheville …
June 22, 2008 • Outbreaks
June 21, 2008 • Salmonella
Will the Great Salmonella Saintpaul Tomato Outbreak End With A Bang or A Whimper?
This weekend began with news from both the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) and the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC). The FDA gave the impression it was closing in on the source of the contaminated tomatoes, sending teams into areas of both Mexico and Florida to some …
June 20, 2008 • Outbreaks
Nebraska Beef E. coli Outbreak - Nationwide (2008)
Marler Clark represented over a dozen victims of the 2008 nationwide E. coli outbreak that was traced to contaminated meat sold by Nebraska Beef. The meat company recalled millions of pounds of E. coli-contaminated meat in June, July, and August of 2008 after the product was determined to be the …
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