So says its lawyers.
Puffery or promises?
The lawyers for Boar’s Head have moved to dismiss certain claims brought against their client on behalf of a family whose mother died from Listeria – tainted Boars Head Liverwurst.
As its lawyers say:
“Plaintiff has brought a negligence per se claim based on Virginia Code § 3.2-5126
Since the last update on November 22, 2024, eight new illnesses were reported from five states. These sick people were identified after food and environmental sampling found a second strain of Listeria. As of December 5, 2024, 19 people from eight states have been infected with the outbreak strains of Listeria.
Sick people’s samples were
Outbreaks of enteric virus infections, including hepatitis A virus (HAV) and norovirus (NoV) have been linked to fresh and frozen berries in the United States and globally. While no enteric virus outbreaks associated with domestic berries have been reported in 35 yearsExternal Link Disclaimer, there have been reported outbreaks linked to imported
Taylor Farm’s slivered onions have been linked to an E. coli outbreak that sickened over 100, putting 1 man in an early grave. The FDA inspection report – redacted – makes an interesting read – Full Report: Taylor Farms Colorado, Inc. of Colorado Springs, Colorado FDA Inspection Report.
FDA inspectors said over a two week
The CDC, public health and regulatory officials in several states, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (USDA-FSIS), and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) investigated a multistate outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes infections.
Epidemiologic and laboratory data showed that meat and cheese from deli counters made people sick. A single deli
On July 12, 2024, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) launched an investigation into a multistate outbreak of listeriosis linked to retail-sliced deli meats. The investigation was triggered when the Maryland Department of Health detected Listeria monocytogenes in a sample of liverwurst. In response, the Maryland Department of Health
In a comment letter filed with the USDA today, Consumer Reports called on the agency to strengthen its proposed regulatory framework that would keep poultry contaminated with Salmonella above a certain level off the market and subject to recall. The framework is urgently needed, given the large number of poultry plants that pose a higher
What we do know. Outbreak posting was 12/4/2024 as an E. coli O157:H7 event now tied to Romaine Lettuce.* The FDA says that 88 are sick and that the investigation is still Active and the notes that Traceback , Inspection and Sampling has been Initiated.
*Earlier the FDA said: The FDA and CDC, in collaboration
A new Listeria monocytogenes outbreak from an unknown source has been detected by the Food and Drug Administration.
At least 34 patients are confirmed in the outbreak, which was first posted by the FDA on Jan. 15. The agency has begun traceback but has not reported what foods are being traced. The FDA has not
I keep bumping into defense lawyers that were involved in this 2007 Salmonella Outbreak – Small World.
Public health officials in OutbreakNet (the network of epidemiologists and other public health officials, facilitated by CDC, who investigate outbreaks of foodborne, waterborne, and other enteric illnesses nationwide) are investigating a multi-state outbreak of Salmonella Wandsworth infections. Salmonella
