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February 19, 2009 • Salmonella
End of The Beginning For Great Peanut Outbreak of ’08-’09
As we end this week, it’s starting to feel like the end of beginning of the Great Peanut outbreak of ’08 and ’09. The number of confirmed Salmonella Typhimurium cases reached 654, adding a dozen, but all within the 44 impacted states that we’ve been looking at. Among those are …
February 19, 2009 • Outbreaks
February 19, 2009 • Press Releases
Salmonella Lawsuit Filed on Behalf of Minneapolis Children Sickened by Peanut Butter
Marler Clark filed a Salmonella lawsuit on behalf of two Minneapolis children sickened by Salmonella-tainted peanut butter snacks. The lawsuit was filed against Peanut Corporation of America and the Kellogg Company in the US District Court of Georgia, Middle District. …
February 19, 2009 • Press Releases
Marler Clark Files Salmonella Lawsuit on Behalf of Las Vegas Child Sickened by Peanut Butter
As Congress held a hearing to investigate the practices of the Peanut Corporation of America (PCA), one of the more than 640 people sickened in the Salmonella Typhimurium outbreak traced to their products filed a lawsuit against them. The lawsuit was filed against PCA and the Kellogg Company in the …
February 17, 2009 • Events & Speaking Engagements
International Association for Food Protection's Raw Milk Symposium (2009)
Bruce Clark spoke on the topic "A Legal Perspective on Raw Milk Consumption" as part of the IAFP Symposium titled "Raw Milk Consumption: Emerging Public Health Threat?" …
February 16, 2009 • Outbreaks
February 14, 2009 • Outbreaks
February 14, 2009 • Outbreaks
February 13, 2009 • Salmonella
Peanut Corporation of America Files For Chapter 7 Bankruptcy
Not really unexpected. Hartford Insurance, however, has $12,000,000 per policy period – perhaps as much $40,000,000 total to cover claims of victims of this tragedy. Also, manufacturers like Kellogg and King Nut are morally and legally responsible for the products they manufactured and sold. …
February 12, 2009 • Salmonella
Texas Recalls Everything Peanut Corporation of America Ever Made In Plainview
The Texas Department of State Health Services today ordered Peanut Corporation of America to recall all products ever shipped from its Plainview plant. The order was issued after dead rodents, rodent excrement and bird feathers were discovered yesterday in a crawl space above a production area during an in-depth DSHS …
February 11, 2009 • Salmonella
Ninth Death Linked To The Salmonella Outbreak That Few Now Believe Was An Accident
Salmonella Typhimurium spread by products from Peanut Corporation of America has killed has killed its ninth victim. Announcement of the death came before the Subcommittee on Oversight & Investigations ended its hearing today into the deadly Salmonella outbreak. The latest death came in hard-hit Ohio where 92 cases of Salmonella …
February 11, 2009 • Salmonella
Parnell And Plant Manager Plead Fifth–Refuse To Answer Questions From Congress
Stewart Parnell, president of Peanut Corporation of America, and Sammy Lightsey, manager of PCA’s Blakely, GA plant both just invoked their rights under the Fifth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution to avoid giving truthful answers to a Congressional panel today in Washington, D.C. Parnell and Lightsey were asked to respond …
February 10, 2009 • Salmonella
More Salmonella Found- Now PCA Closes Its Texas Plant
This just in from the State of Texas: Peanut Corporation of America voluntarily closed its Plainview plant last night after laboratory tests of sample products from the plant indicated the possible presence of Salmonella in some products. PCA notified the Texas Department of State Health Services of the findings …
February 10, 2009 • Outbreaks
February 06, 2009 • Outbreaks
February 06, 2009 • Outbreaks
National Western Stock Show E. coli Outbreak
2009 E. coli outbreak at the National Western Stock Show in Denver, CO …
February 06, 2009 • Outbreaks
Stock Shows and Petting Zoos Source of Many E. coli Outbreaks
Reports that a large and growing outbreak of highly toxic E. coli O157:H7 linked to Colorado’s largest stock show has led E. coli expert Bill Marler to again urge animal exhibitors to comply with existing safety guidelines. …
February 06, 2009 • Salmonella
Time For A Good Defense Attorney For PCA
The Food and Drug Administration had initially said Peanut Corporation of America (PCA) retested products after getting an initial positive result for Salmonella. The FDA and PCA said the company shipped the goods after follow-up tests came back negative. Today, the FDA amended the "483" and said the company …
February 05, 2009 • Outbreaks
February 05, 2009 • Events & Speaking Engagements
Alliance for Justice Screening and Panel Discussion (2009)
Bill Marler took part in a panel discussion following the film Denied? The Fight for Corporate Accountability. The event took place here in Seattle. …
February 05, 2009 • Press Releases
Kellogg’s Added to Marler Clark Peanut Butter Salmonella Lawsuit
Marler Clark has added the Kellogg Company to its lawsuit against the Peanut Corporation of America (PCA) and Bill Marler Outlines A Way Forward in Food Safety …
February 05, 2009 • Salmonella
Recall List Keeps Growing–But So Does The Number Getting Sick
How fast is the list of peanut butter products growing? Today a top Food & Drug Administration (FDA) official was sent up the United States Senate to tell its Agriculture Committee that 1,000 products in 16 categories have been "voluntarily recalled" by 75 companies that choose poorly when buying peanut …
February 05, 2009 • Salmonella
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