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Marler Clark has published 9,581 articles about foodborne illness outbreaks and lawsuits.
July 05, 2006 • Salmonella
What to do with a food complaint
Dr Gary A. Kearney, Laboratory Liaison Manager with safefood, offers some tips on dealing with a food complaint, essentially advising on how to recognize when hygiene standards do not meet safety standards, when food isn’t fit for consumption, who to complain to, and what to do if you believe you …
July 05, 2006 • Listeria
Why Listeriosis rates are 20-fold higher during pregnancy
05.jul.06 RxPG News National Institutes of Health PLoS Pathogens, reviewed by: Dr. Priya Saxena “It’s rare for a pregnant woman to get infected, but once she is, she can’t clear the infection unless the placenta is expelled.” For years, doctors have puzzled over why pregnant women are 20 times more …
July 05, 2006 • Outbreaks
July 05, 2006 • Salmonella
Fish Tanks Can Breed Salmonella
Heather Bair-Brake is with the the CDC has received several reports of salmonella infection from reptile terrariums. Australia has recently reported several cases of salmonella that have been serious enough to send children to the hospital. Twelve million Americans have aquariums. "We’re telling people that they should just take precautions …
July 05, 2006 • Salmonella
Sanitizer could prevent illnesses from contaminated sprouts: food scientists
Painful stomach illnesses caused by eating contaminated bean sprouts could become a thing of the past, thanks to what Prof. Keith Warriner of the University of Guelph and four colleagues call a breakthrough in finding a safe, effective way to decontaminate seeds used to produce bean, alfalfa and other sprouts …
July 03, 2006 • Outbreaks
July 03, 2006 • Outbreaks
July 03, 2006 • Salmonella
Salmonella cases fall in Germany, risk agency reports
The German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment says statistics reveal that, for the first time, incidents of the disease caused by the foodborne pathogen fell below that of those cause by Campylobacter germs last year.< Salmonella are to be found in 29 per cent of the large-scale German laying hen …
July 03, 2006 • Salmonella
Cadbury salmonella bug may have affected up to 30 brands
The salmonella food poisoning bug found in Cadbury chocolate may have contaminated up to 30 different brands, food safety officials have warned. Safety tests are now being carried out on a wide range of bars after it emerged that the contamination, which was caused by a leaking pipe discovered earlier …
July 03, 2006 • Salmonella
Salmonella found in bag of carrots
Albertson’s LLC has warned customers in four states about baby carrots it sells after a supplier discovered the salmonella bacteria in one bag. Grimmway Farms discovered a single bag of peeled baby carrots in Canada that tested positive for salmonella, Boise, Idaho-based Albertson’s said Friday in a statement. The warning …
July 03, 2006 • Salmonella
Pet treats blamed for nine salmonella illnesses
Nine persons in the United States and Canada were infected with salmonella in 2004 and 2005 after handling pet treats made with beef or seafood, according to the CDC. Six cases of salmonellosis occurred among people who became ill after handling pet treats produced by manufacturing plants in Washington state …
June 30, 2006 • Listeria
Shernoff’s Salad, Inc., Recalls Potato Salad for Listeria
Contact: Shernoff’s Salads, Inc. 215-467-7880 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — Philadelphia, PA — June 30, 2006 — Shernoff’s Salads, Inc. of Philadelphia, PA is recalling Shernoff’s brand Potato Salad because Listeria monocytogenes Poly O, type 1 was discovered in both environmental and product samples. During an inspection, FDA reviewed the firm’s …
June 30, 2006 • Listeria
Listeriosis’s path to miscarriage traced to placental infection
By Liese Greensfelder, Media Relations University of California — Berkeley 29 June 2006 BERKELEY — For years, doctors have puzzled over why pregnant women are 20 times more likely than others to be infected by the bacterium Listeria monocytogenes. Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, now think they have …
June 30, 2006 • Salmonella
Albertson’s supplier issues warning over carrots
Albertson’s Inc. has announced that one of its suppliers had issued a precautionary warning over one-pound bags of peeled baby carrots after a bag in Canada tested positive for salmonella. Although none of the potentially affected bags remain in its stores, the grocery chain said it was urging customers to …
June 30, 2006 • Salmonella
Claims settled in Sheetz case
Saturday marks the two-year anniversary of the outbreak, which was traced to salmonella-tainted Roma tomatoes. Ordinarily, that would also represent the statute of limitations for some suits, but attorneys for Sheetz, its customers and various insurance companies have agreed to push that back to July 21. Federal investigators traced the …
June 30, 2006 • Salmonella
Salmonella found in 30% of Germany’s poultry
A study disclosed on Thursday in Berlin showed that salmonella bacteria were present in 30 percent of Germany’s large-scale egg-production farms, whereas the infection rate in Scandinavian nations was below one percent. Some of the 2 000 known salmonella varieties can trigger life-threatening gastro-intestinal illness in children and old people …
June 30, 2006 • Salmonella
31 infected by salmonella strain
Thirty-one people have been infected with a strain of salmonella Montevideo since March, with three hospitalized, the Health Protection Agency has said. Those taken to hospital were one baby, one child and one adult, reports BBC News. The HPA is probing a rate of salmonella Montevideo cases almost four times …
June 30, 2006 • Salmonella
Human Salmonellosis associated with Animal-Derived Pet Treats — United States and Canada, 2005
29.jun.06 Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, Volume 55 Number 25 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5525a3.htm During 2004–2005, contact with Salmonella-contaminated pet treats of beef and seafood origin resulted in nine culture-confirmed human Salmonella Thompson infections in western Canada and the state of Washington. This is the third published …
June 30, 2006 • Salmonella
Salmonella rates fall slightly in first quarter
The presence of salmonella in samples of most raw meat and poultry products tested by federal inspectors decreased slightly in the first quarter of 2006. The only increase was seen in ground beef, where a slight increase in salmonella rates increased. With outbreaks of food borne diseases featuring more prominently …
June 30, 2006 • Salmonella
Handling Pet Treats Can Cause Human Ills
Pets always welcome treats, but their owners may be putting themselves at risk of developing salmonella infection by handling beef or seafood snacks contaminated with the bacteria – so warned the authors of a report issued by the CDC. The CDC study outlined nine cases of pet owners becoming sick …
June 30, 2006 • Salmonella
AP: Salmonella Settlement Deadline Extended
Scores of customers sickened during a salmonella outbreak linked to tomatoes sold in several states have settled more than 80 lawsuits in recent weeks. Company attorneys have agreed to delay a filing deadline in hopes that dozens of other claims might settle. Sheetz has settled 600 claims out of court …
June 30, 2006 • Outbreaks
June 30, 2006 • Outbreaks
June 29, 2006 • Outbreaks
Salmonella lawsuits filed against Fern Hill Country Club
Marler Clark filed three lawsuits Tuesday against the Fern Hill Country Club, the caterer whose pastries were traced as the source of a Salmonella outbreak among attendees at receptions held at the Macomb County Community College Performing Arts Center following two Donny Osmond concerts in April, 2005. …
June 29, 2006 • Salmonella
AP NewsBreak: Deadline extended amid settlements in Sheetz outbreak
Attorneys for Sheetz convenience stores and scores of customers sickened during a salmonella outbreak two years ago have settled more than 80 lawsuits in recent weeks and agreed to delay a filing deadline in hopes that dozens of other claims might settle. Saturday marks the two-year anniversary of the outbreak …
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