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Marler Clark has published 9,584 articles about foodborne illness outbreaks and lawsuits.
November 19, 2007 • Outbreaks
November 19, 2007 • Outbreaks
November 18, 2007 • Salmonella
ConAgra Banquet and Great Value Pot Pie Outbreak Update
Investigation of Outbreak of Human Infections Caused by Salmonella I 4,[5],12:i:- CDC is collaborating with public health officials in multiple states across the United States and with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service to investigate an ongoing multi-state outbreak of Salmonella I 4,[5],12:i:- (pronounced “four five …
November 18, 2007 • Outbreaks
November 17, 2007 • Listeria
Double B Foods recalls 98,000 pounds of frozen sausage rolls
Double B Foods Inc. is recalling about 98,000 pounds of frozen sausage roll products because of concerns about potential listeria contamination. The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced the company’s voluntary recall Thursday. The company found the potential problem during an in-plant testing program. In addition to being sold in Texas …
November 15, 2007 • Outbreaks
November 14, 2007 • Outbreaks
November 14, 2007 • Salmonella
Salmonella outbreaks
WBTV published a press release from the Catawba County Public Health Department on its website regarding the Salmonella outbreak that has recently plagued customers of Carniceria y Taqueria Hermanos Chavez located in Newton. Following is an excerpt from the press release: Catawba County Public Health is continuing to investigate a …
November 13, 2007 • Press Releases
Marler Clark files fifth lawsuit against ConAgra on behalf of man who ate tainted Banquet pot pie
A Pasco, Washington man who became ill with Salmonella after eating a Banquet pot pie in September filed a lawsuit against ConAgra, the food manufacturer whose Banquet pot pies were recalled in October after they were identified as the source of a nationwide Salmonella outbreak. The lawsuit was filed in …
November 13, 2007 • Salmonella
Marler Clark files fifth lawsuit against ConAgra on behalf of man who ate contaminated Banquet pot pies
A Pasco, Washington man who became ill with Salmonella after eating a Banquet pot pie in September filed a lawsuit against ConAgra, the food manufacturer whose Banquet pot pies were recalled in October after they were identified as the source of a nationwide Salmonella outbreak. The lawsuit was filed in …
November 12, 2007 • Outbreaks
November 09, 2007 • Outbreaks
November 09, 2007 • Salmonella
Update: North Carolina Salmonella Outbreak
WSOC TV reported yesterday that the Newton, North Carolina restaurant associated with a large Salmonella outbreak may not reopen after the health department concludes its investigation into the source of the outbreak. Experts with the Catawba County Public Health Office said they may never know for sure what caused the …
November 09, 2007 • Outbreaks
November 09, 2007
Quality Checkd Dairies
Bruce Clark was in Marco Island, Florida, to present at the Quality Checkd Dairies Annual Business Meeting. Bruce spoke about food safety as it relates to dairies and dairy products in retail and institutional settings. …
November 08, 2007 • Outbreaks
November 08, 2007 • Salmonella
2 more cases of Salmonella confirmed
Public health officials have confirmed two more cases of Salmonella associated with a food poisoning outbreak in Catawba County, North Carolina. According to an article published in the Hickory Daily Record today: The number of confirmed cases stood at 15 as of late Wednesday afternoon, but 126 people have complained …
November 08, 2007 • Salmonella
Quizno’s Salmonella outbreak likely from tomatoes
This week’s food safety infosheet from the International Food Safety Network highlights a recent Salmonella outbreak that was traced to a Quizno’s restaurant in Rochester, Minnesota. From the infosheet: Doug Schultz, spokesman for the Minnesota Department of Health was quoted as saying "We’re still investigating the outbreak, and part of …
November 07, 2007 • Salmonella
Salmonella outbreak in Catawba County, NC
The Charlotte Observer reported yesterday on the closure of Carniceria & Taqueria Hermanos Chavez in Newton. The restaurant was closed on Friday after dozens of people became ill with Salmonella infections after eating at the restaurant, according to Catawba County health officials. As reported by the Observer: Since Oct. 31 …
November 07, 2007 • Outbreaks
November 07, 2007 • Events & Speaking Engagements
2nd International Food HACCP Conference (2007)
Marler Clark partner Denis Stearns traveled to San Francisco for the 2nd International Food HACCP conference. There, he gave a presentation titled, "Profiting from Unsafe Food: The Economics, Law, and Politics of Foodborne Illness Litigation". Marler Clark was a conference sponsor. …
November 04, 2007 • Outbreaks
November 03, 2007 • Salmonella
Salmonella-Tainted Tomatoes Tied to Quiznos
Investigation continues into salmonella contamination Health officials still seek the cause of a foodborne illness outbreak that briefly closed a Rochester restaurant in mid-October. Quizno’s Subs at 3499 22nd Ave. N.W. closed for one day because salmonella made 10 workers and customers sick. "At last count we had 22 cases …
November 03, 2007 • Outbreaks
November 01, 2007 • Outbreaks
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