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I love this quote:
"Herndon resident Michael Monaco said his 14-year-old son, who started experiencing symptoms Friday, has had his case of E. coli confirmed by a hospital.
"It’s very unfortunate, and I’d like to know how the beef got contaminated," Monaco said. "If it’s traceable to contaminated beef, I’m mad at the person that
I must admit I was a Boy Scout – many years ago. I too went to scout camp, but never became ill – certainly not with E. coli O157:H7. Now at least 18 people have fallen ill with E. coli O157:H7 infections after visiting a Scout camp in Virginia.
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According to the Washington Post, the
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It is time for retailers – the “Big Boxes” – to step up and make sure their products are not the cheapest or the most profitable – that they have not squeezed the last penny out of the farmers and middlemen – but the safest. As I said today:
"Hopefully, this lawsuit will send Wal-Mart
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Virginia Department of Health officials are continuing to investigate an E. coli outbreak at a popular Boy Scouts camp in the Blue Ridge Mountains that has affected 17 people so far.
The officials began receiving reports of sick children Sunday, when boys from about 70 troops and some adults returned home after a week at
The Connecticut Department of Public Health (DPH) and Connecticut Department of Agriculture (DOA) are investigating an outbreak of Escherichia coli O157 associated with consumption of unpasteurized milk produced at a dairy farm in Simsbury, CT. A total of four cases have been identified; one is laboratory-confirmed as E. coli O157 at the DPH State Laboratory
My phone rings – I pick it up. I had a nice chat with the folks at Levick about the PR nightmare that companies get themselves into during a foodborne illness outbreak:
Attorney Bill Marler, of the Seattle-based firm Marler Clark, LLP, PS, is an accomplished personal injury lawyer and a major force affecting food safety policy in the United States and abroad. He and his partners have represented thousands of individuals in claims against food companies whose products have allegedly caused serious injury and death. During a career spanning three decades, Bill Marler has secured more than $300 million for his clients. He’s written for numerous legal publications and speaks on food safety issues around the world.
Here’s what he had to say about what class actions do to brands and how companies can best can move forward once they’re resolved. Key lessons from the other side…Continue Reading PR Industry Insight: Leading food-borne illness plaintiffs’ litigator Bill Marler, of Marler Clark Tells All
E. coli O157:H7 ruins nearly everything – lettuce, spinach, swimming and hamburger cookouts. So, I suppose the following announcement should come as no surprise this fine summer morning:
The Virginia Department of Health is investigating an outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 at a Boy Scout camp in the Rockbridge County community of Goshen.
Eleven cases
