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March 06, 2010 • Listeria
The Estrella Family Creamery of Montesano Recalls Old Apple Tree Tomme Cheese
The Estrella Family Creamery of Montesano, Wash., has recalled a production of Old Apple Tree Tomme cheese. The company says the cheese may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The organism can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail and elderly people, and those with weakened immune systems …
March 05, 2010 • Salmonella
FDA Update on the Investigation into the Salmonella Montevideo Outbreak – Daniele International, Mincing Overseas Spice and Wholesome Spice Implicated
As part of the Salmonella Montevideo investigation, the Food and Drug Administration has been actively investigating the supply chain of black and red pepper supplied to Daniele International Inc., Pascoag, R.I. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that 245 people have been infected with a matching strain of …
March 04, 2010 • Salmonella
Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein Recalled by FDA Due to Salmonella Risk
A wide range of processed foods – including soups, snack foods, dips and dressings – are being recalled after salmonella was discovered in a flavor-enhancing ingredient. Food and Drug Administration officials said Thursday that the ingredient, hydrolyzed vegetable protein, is used in thousands of food products, though it was unclear …
March 03, 2010 • Outbreaks
March 01, 2010 • Press Releases
Salmonella Death in California Leads to Lawsuit Filed by Marler Clark
A lawsuit was filed in California on behalf of a woman who lost her life to a Salmonella infection contracted from pepper produced by Union International Foods. There is currently a separate outbreak linked to red and black pepper in Daniele International salami meat products. …
February 28, 2010 • Salmonella
Are Spices the Culprit in Kroger’s Salmonella Recall?
Kroger Co. is recalling two onion soup and dip mixes because of possible salmonella contamination. The grocer said an ingredient in its Kroger Onion Soup & Dip Mix and Kroger Beefy Onion Soup & Dip Mix may have been contaminated with the bacteria. The mixes were sold in a number …
February 27, 2010 • Salmonella
Salmonella enterica Serotype Cerro Among Dairy Cattle in New York: An Emerging Pathogen?
Kevin J. Cummings, Lorin D. Warnick, Mara Elton, Lorraine D. Rodriguez-Rivera, Julie D. Siler, Emily M. Wright, Yrjo T. Gröhn, Martin Wiedmann. Foodborne Pathogens and Disease Abstract The focus of this study was Salmonella enterica serotype Cerro, a potentially emerging pathogen of cattle. Our objectives were to document the within-herd …
February 26, 2010 • Events & Speaking Engagements
University of Iowa (2010)
Denis Stearns was a guest lecturer at the University of Iowa, Iowa City. …
February 25, 2010 • Salmonella
Wholesome Spice Recalls 25 Lb. Boxes Of Crushed Red Pepper Because Of Possible Health Risk
Wholesome Spice of Brooklyn, NY is recalling all lots of 25 lb boxes of Crushed Red Pepper sold between 4/6/09 and 1/20/10, because they have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and …
February 24, 2010 • Events & Speaking Engagements
GMA Food Claims and Litigation Conference (2010)
Bill Marler co-presented with Al Maxwell at the Grocery Manufacturer's Association Food Claims and Litigation Conference in Austin, TX. …
February 23, 2010 • Outbreaks
February 21, 2010 • Outbreaks
February 21, 2010 • Salmonella
Salmonella Litigation Site Updated
The Salmonella lawyers at Marler Clark developed this site to keep our clients up-to-date on current litigation being prosecuted by Marler Clark throughout the United States. The site is also a resource for Marler Clark co-counsel in Salmonella cases, print and broadcast media who are working on stories about Salmonella …
February 21, 2010 • Hepatitis A
Hepatitis A Litigation Site Updated
The Marler Clark hepatitis A lawyers developed this site to keep our clients up-to-date on current litigation being prosecuted by Marler Clark throughout the United States. The site is also a resource for Marler Clark co-counsel in hepatitis A cases, print and broadcast media who are working on stories about …
February 21, 2010 • Listeria
Mexican-style Cheese – Quesco Fresco by Queseria Bendita Linked to Listeria Illnesses in Oregon and Washington
According to press reports, two Oregon mothers have been sickened by listeria after eating tainted Mexican-style cheese made in Yakima, causing their babies to be born with a serious illness. Another person got sick as well in Washington state after eating Queso Fresco made by Queseria Bendita in Yakima. The …
February 17, 2010 • Salmonella
FDA Update on the Investigation into the Salmonella Montevideo Outbreak
The Food and Drug Administration, along with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service, continues to work closely with the Rhode Island Department of Health and other states in the investigation of an outbreak of Salmonella Montevideo infections associated …
February 16, 2010 • Listeria
Listeria Found at Kellogg’s Eggo Plant
The Food and Drug Administration said it found bacteria in a Kellogg Co. (K) Atlanta manufacturing plant and warned the company about sanitation violations. In a Jan. 27 warning letter, the FDA said it found the presence of the bacterium listeria monocytogenes in at least three places inside the plant …
February 12, 2010 • Outbreaks
February 12, 2010 • Outbreaks
February 12, 2010 • Outbreaks
February 12, 2010 • Outbreaks
Survivor of Fairbank Farms E. coli Outbreak Files Lawsuit in Maine
A woman severely sickened in a 2009 outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 in ground beef filed a lawsuit today against Ashville, NY-based Fairbank Reconstruction Corporation, doing business as Fairbank Farms Inc., which produced the tainted meat. The lawsuit was filed in the Maine District Court by the plaintiff’s attorneys, Bill …
February 12, 2010 • Listeria
Listeria – the Real “Death Panel” – Listeria ends lunches for Cleveland-area seniors
Ken Robinson of Newsradio WTAM 1100 reports that the Ohio Department of Agriculture reports that listeria was found in a chicken and dumplings lunch, prepared by Paige Catering on East 55th Street. The company provides thousands of meals to senior citizen centers in 5 counties. No meals were distributed to …
February 11, 2010 • Press Releases
Chicago Man Sickened by Salmonella Pepper Salami Files Lawsuit
A lawsuit was filed today against Daniele International Inc. in an ongoing nationwide outbreak of Salmonella linked to pepper salami. The lawsuit also names Wholesome Spice and Mincing Overseas Trading Company, both of which have been linked to the salmonella-tainted pepper believed to be the source of the outbreak. The …
February 11, 2010 • Outbreaks
February 11, 2010 • Listeria
Estrella Family Creamery Recalls Red Darla Cheese Due to Listeria
Estrella Family Creamery is recalling its Red Darla cheese because it might be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, an organism that can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children and others with weakened immune systems. The Montesano, Washington-based company said no illnesses have been reported to date. The recalled …
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