Todd Blackinton of KPVI Channel 6 of Pocatello reported on the grief of the Allgood family in – Closure: Family Heals After Son Dies From Spinach
As a father of three, I cannot imagine the grief of losing a child.
Jeff Allgood, Kyle’s Father: “it’s a roller coaster. Every day is a little different.” Day
Looking to the Future
Following Taylor’s example, notice must be served to producers and other food processors that E. coli, Salmonella, and other foodborne pathogens will be classified and treated as adulterants. In addition, the same kind of comprehensive Risk Management System should be established and implemented, along with criminal and civil penalties for violations.
Learning From the Past
So how can we ensure that the gains in food safety already made are preserved and the new problems addressed? Based on my many years of experience with the issues, here are some recommendations:
It took a nationwide crisis, and the horrible deaths of several young children, for the US to
I’m not sure exactly why I posted this picture – I see Peter going for the chest of gold. Both he and Captain Hook are balanced on my window ledge on the 66th floor looking out on the bay on another rainy, Seattle day. Somewhat sums up my day talking and emailing to lawyers on
Case Study: Salmonella poisoning
In 2003, an Illinois health department received multiple reports that people had become ill after eating at Chili’s Grill & Bar in Vernon Hills, Illinois. Investigators visited the restaurant, and soon learned that its dishwashing machine was broken and corroded; the tube that fed chlorine into the machine was plugged, preventing
12.05.2007 – Almond Board of California
Bill Marler will present at the California Almond Board’s 35th Annual Almond Industry Conference in Modesto, California.
11.06.2007 – Food HACCP
Bill Marler will travel to San Francisco for the 2nd International Food HACCP conference. He will present on foodborne illness litigation and strict liability. In addition, Marler Clark
Brent Killackey of the Racine Journal Times wrote on Friday:
The Caledonia/Mount Pleasant Health Department and the Racine Health Department are investigating a salmonella outbreak that, as of Wednesday, had reached 20 laboratory-confirmed cases. Sixteen of those cases were in Racine County, including eight in the city of Racine, according to health department officials. Health
A few months ago, I wrote and Oped piece praising the meat industry from lowering the number of E. coli O157:H7 illnesses. As I wrote: “[a]s a lawyer specializing in food-borne illness litigation, I’ve seen this happen [reduction in E. coli O157:H7 cases tied to meat], but I’m still as busy as ever. A decade
Case Study: Ammonia poisoning
The majority of foodborne illnesses arise from avoidable errors—often an accumulation of many errors. In a 2002 case, school children and teachers at an Illinois public school consumed chicken contaminated with ammonia – a poisoning that resulted from the acts and omissions of three separate entities.
In 2001, the State of
Megan Shannon of All Headline News reported on the recent E. coli outbreaks:
Last year’s string of outbreaks of E. coli bacteria in the U.S. food supply have left many questions in the minds of Americans. But limited resources and other food contamination outbreaks left the Food and Drug Administration with no real answers. In
