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Marler Clark has published 9,584 articles about foodborne illness outbreaks and lawsuits.
May 05, 2005 • Outbreaks
May 05, 2005 • Salmonella
Salmonella In School
Vienna Elementary School has learned that a person had salmonella Tuesday after they went to the doctor with diarrhea and stomach cramps, reports Katie Sabatino of WTAP News. While this is the only confirmed case within the school, officials aren’t taking any chances. The cafeteria, bathrooms, hallways, and classrooms have …
May 05, 2005 • Events & Speaking Engagements
Washington State Environmental Health Association's 60th Annual Education Conference (2005)
Denis Stearns presented at the WSEHA's 60th Annual Education Conference on the legal basis for food establishment operator responsibility and liability in foodborne illness outbreaks, and sources of liability that may apply to regulators conducting inspections and epidemiological investigations. The conference was held in Spokane, Washington. …
May 04, 2005 • Outbreaks
May 04, 2005 • Outbreaks
May 04, 2005 • Outbreaks
May 03, 2005 • Outbreaks
May 03, 2005 • Outbreaks
May 03, 2005 • E. coli
Foodborne Illness Web Site Offers Resources on Common Causes of Food Poisoning
With media attention on product recalls due to potential contamination with such bacteria and viruses as E. coli O157:H7, Salmonella, and hepatitis A and outbreaks of illnesses caused by these pathogens comes consumers’ need to know about foodborne pathogens. Marler Clark re-launched its Web site about foodborne illness, www.foodborneillness.com, in …
May 03, 2005 • Salmonella
Salmonella cases linked to chicks in Walla Walla
Cases of salmonella in Washington, Oregon and Idaho have been linked by public health officials to baby chicks from a Walla Walla hatchery. About a dozen people from the three states have fallen ill, reports the Tri-City Herald. Phinney Hatchery mails about 1 million baby birds each year from Alaska …
May 03, 2005 • Hepatitis A
Hepatitis ranges from uncomfortable illness to deadly virus
By Juliana Goodwin News-Leader The outbreak led to panic: Hundreds of people lined up in 1997 at the Springfield-Greene County Health Department for inoculations against hepatitis A after the condition popped up at a local restaurant. It’s been years since there has been such an outbreak locally, and Ron Lawson …
May 02, 2005 • Press Releases
E. coli lawsuit filed against Florida Strawberry Festival, Petting Zoo
Marler Clark filed a lawsuit against the Florida Strawberry Festival and AgVenture Farm Shows. The lawsuit was filed in Hillsborough County, Florida, Circuit Court on behalf of a Pinellas County resident who became ill with an E. coli O157:H7 infection after visiting the 2005 Florida Strawberry Festival. …
May 02, 2005 • Press Releases
Foodborne illness web site offers resources on common causes of food poisoning
Foodborne illnesses, such as E. coli, Salmonella, Listeria, and Hepatitis A, have been the topic of news reports across the nation in recent months. With media attention on product recalls and outbreaks comes consumers’ need to know about foodborne pathogens. Marler Clarkre-launched its Web site about foodborne illness, www.foodborneillness.com, in …
May 02, 2005 • Salmonella
Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Poultry
Nine people from New Mexico and four other states have been reported with salmonella infections in the past two months, and six of those cases are linked to young poultry from a New Mexico hatchery. The state Health Department is not identifying the hatchery pending the completion of the investigation …
May 02, 2005 • Outbreaks
May 02, 2005 • Outbreaks
May 02, 2005 • Salmonella
Salmonella cases shut Benton eatery
A popular Benton restaurant closed Sunday after at least nine of its patrons tested positive for exposure to salmonella bacteria. Cafe Santa Fe at 178324 Highway I-30, Benton, Arkansas has been closed. The Health Department does not believe that any other area restaurants are affected. …
May 02, 2005 • Salmonella
5 In Oregon Stricken With Salmonella
Five Oregon cases of salmonella have been identified by public health officials, with the source of the outbreak being traced to baby chicks from a Washington hatchery. Residents in the states of Washington and Idaho have also been affected. Some people who were infected reported that they did not handle …
May 02, 2005 • Salmonella
State Investigates Salmonella Cases
Nine people have been diagnosed with salmonella infections in an outbreak in New Mexico, Colorado, Kansas, Texas and Oklahoma. Of the nine cases, seven were children one year old or younger. There have been three salmonella cases in New Mexico, in Taos, Roosevelt and Curry counties. Officials said six of …
May 02, 2005 • Hepatitis A
Fast-food worker didn’t have hepatitis
By JODY RECORD Union Leader Correspondent HAMPTON — Tests for hepatitis A in a fast-food restaurant worker have turned out to be negative, state health officials reported yesterday. “We got the test results back and we do not have a case of hepatitis A in the restaurant in Hampton,” said …
May 02, 2005 • Hepatitis A
Chi-Chi’s to Pay $800K for Hepatitis Shots
By JOE MANDAK, Associated Press Writer PITTSBURGH — Bankrupt Chi-Chi’s Inc. and its subsidiaries have tentatively agreed to pay $800,000 to compensate nearly 9,500 people who got inoculated because of a hepatitis outbreak linked to a western Pennsylvania restaurant. The Associated Press obtained a copy of the class action settlement …
April 29, 2005 • Hepatitis A
Chi-Chi’s to Pay $800K for Hepatitis Shots
By JOE MANDAK, Associated Press Writer PITTSBURGH — Bankrupt Chi-Chi’s Inc. and its subsidiaries have tentatively agreed to pay $800,000 to compensate nearly 9,500 people who got inoculated because of a hepatitis outbreak linked to a western Pennsylvania restaurant. The Associated Press obtained a copy of the class action settlement …
April 29, 2005 • Hepatitis A
Hepatitis A clinic hours extend into weekend
Friday, April 29, 2005 By 13News Patrons of Alice Mae’s Soul Food Restaurant who may have been exposed to Hepatitis A and haven’t been treated yet have a chance to do so this weekend. The Norfolk Health Department will be open Saturday and Sunday mornings because there’s been a big …
April 29, 2005 • Listeria
New York Firm Recalls Chicken Wraps For Possible Listeria Contamination
Recalls & Alerts By USDA Apr 28, 2005 Recall Release CLASS I RECALL FSIS-RC-023-2005 HEALTH RISK: HIGH Congressional and Public Affairs (202) 720-9113; FAX: (202) 690-0460 Steven Cohen WASHINGTON, April 28, 2005 – Forest and Brook Food Corp., a Hauppauge, New York, establishment, is voluntarily recalling approximately 385 pounds of chicken breast wrap sandwiches that […] …
April 29, 2005 • Salmonella
Health officials investigating Rochelle Foods workers salmonella cases
Ogle County health officials are investigating three confirmed cases of salmonella found in people at the Rochelle Foods Inc. meat-packaging plant. In addition to the confirmed cases, officials also have sent 15 stool samples to a state lab for testing. Those samples came from people who had flu-like symptoms or …
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