Marler Clark, the nation’s leading law firm representing victims of foodborne illness outbreaks, and Underberg & Kessler filed a class action lawsuit today against Alta Restaurant. The lawsuit was filed in New York County Superior Court on behalf of named plaintiff Michael Piacente and other restaurant patrons who received hepatitis A vaccinations after alleged
Farm Rich E. coli O121 Linked to 27 Illnesses – So Far
The CDC[1] is expected to up an E. coli O121 outbreak linked to Farm Rich brand frozen food products. So far a total of 27 persons infected with the outbreak strain of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli O121 (STEC O121) have been reported from 15 states.
81% of ill persons are 21 years of age
Foster Farms still linked to 128 person Salmonella Outbreak Across 13 States
Since June 2012, the CDC reports[1] that a total of 128 individuals infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Heidelberg have been reported from 13 states. The number of ill persons identified in each state with the outbreak strain is as follows: Alabama (1), Alaska (11), California (9), Hawaii (1), Idaho (2), Massachusetts (1),
Dakota Premium Foods Linked to Jouni Meats and Gab Halal Foods Salmonella Outbreak?
A great thing about having a blog is getting interesting information. I got this email a few weeks ago:
“Jouni Meats and Gab Halal Foods both purchased meat from one common slaughter source provider: Dakota Premium Foods, Est # 357, in S. Saint Paul, MN. Dakota Premium Foods is a subsidiary of American Foods Group
CSU’s Cantaloupe Safety Symposium Seems to Skip Consumer Victims
The Fort Collins Coloradoan reports that Colorado State University will host a Cantaloupe Safety Symposium that will compare findings from recent multistate outbreaks of Listeria and Salmonella.
“The Cantaloupe Safety Symposium: Moving from Response to Prevention” is part of CSU’s work advancing the science and knowledge of food safety, as well as sharing best practices
Boston Terrorism Through the Lens of Food Safety
With four dead and nearly 200 injured, many seriously, many still hospitalized, last week’s bombing in Boston has been yet another horrific reminder of how vulnerable we can be.
I must admit as I recoiled from those numbers, I also thought of a spinach E. coli O157:H7 outbreak that killed five and sickened over 200
Let your Food Safety Voice be heard
Food Safety News has been up and running now for four years now. We are seeing millions of visitors a year and have over 25,000 subscribers. We are proud that our reporters are considered some of the best in the business.
Over the years we have had a vigorous Op-ed page and would be
Food Safety News Wins Five Washington Press Association Awards
Food Safety News writers, Cookson Beecher and James Andrews were at the Washington Press Association Awards luncheon today and scored big – taking home a total of five awards.
Here’s what Cookson took home:
First place — Agriculture/Environment — “Calls for GMO Labels Keep Cropping Up”
First place — Business/Technology — “Breakthrough Offers Promise of
Foodborne Illness Rates Continue to Fall – And, that is a Good Thing
Work at Marler Clark has been a bit slower in both 2011 and 2012 – and, that really is a good thing. Less work translates into less illnesses – and, that is even a better thing. Kudos, to our regulators and producers of food for taking a chunk out of my workload. The trends below
Poisoned coming out in paperback in May
I got a call this morning from Jeff Benedict, author of Poisoned, that the book is coming out in paperback in a few weeks. Hard to believe that in has been 20 years since Jack in the Box E. coli O157:H7 outbreak.
