Under the new rule of strict liability, to hold a food manufacturer liable, a person injured while using a food product need only show that: (1) the food product was defective; (2) it was used as intended; and (3) the defect caused the injury. The care used in the manufacture of the food product is
Shigella Illnesses Rise to 78 and Subway Remains Shuttered
Alan J. Liddle of Nation’s Restaurant News reports this afternoon that the number of people with confirmed cases of shigella illness associated with a franchised Subway restaurant here has climbed to 78, with 11 of those individuals requiring hospitalization with one still hospitalized. He goes on:
In a related development, the Seattle-based law firm of
On Farm Raw Milk Sales to Happen in Wisconsin? Only if Warnings, Registration, Inspection and Testing are Required
The Senate Agriculture Committee scrapped an earlier version of the Wisconsin Raw Milk Bill (see earlier post) and has instituted what I see as an appropriate compromise (if I do not say so myself) that includes warnings, registration, inspection and testing. The committee also stripped a provision sought by raw milk farmers that
Third Subway Shigella Suit Filed – 35 more to go!
The Chicago-area Subway that has been linked to over 50 Shigella illness has been hit once again by a customer’s lawsuit.
Wisconsin Raw Milk Bill – Assembly Bill 628 – Should Fail Too
This Assembly Bill – 628 – is the same as Senate Bill 434. It should fail for the same reasons as I posted below. Here is the full Assembly Bill:
Wisconsin Raw Milk Bill – Senate Bill 434 – Should Fail
Although I agree that consumers should be able to buy raw milk from a well-regulated, inspected farm – "know your farmer" – like what is done in California and Washington presently. However, I believe that the law needs a warning that is much more stringent than the law now envisions. I think this is what should
E. coli victim Linda Rivera, like Lazarus, rises from the dead
Linda Rivera update from her brother-in-law:
Linda will be discharged from her “home” of Desert Springs Hospital for the past year and to an unknown rehabilitation center. Her tracheostomy opening was closed and she is breathing room air on her own without difficultly, no supplemental oxygen. Linda is talking, has a lot of muscle weakness
Food Poisoning Victims Speak to Congress about Food Safety Legislation
Victims of foodborne illness gathered in the nation’s capital last week to speak to Senators about the need to move food safety legislation forward. Senate bill 510 (S510, the Food Safety Modernization Act) passed unanimously out of committee in November, but has yet to come to the floor of the Senate for a vote.
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Lombard Subway Sickens 50 with Shigella
According to Chicago press reports, the number of people sickened by the Shigella outbreak traced to a Lombard sandwich shop is now at 50, DuPage County Health Department spokesman David Hass said this afternoon. Thursday’s count was 49. Hass added that all 10 people who were hospitalized for the illness have been discharged.
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WSU Professor Tom Besser gets $1,000,000 to protect livestock – and people – from E. coli O157:H7.
Go Cougs.