Marler Clark represented the families of all 33 of the people who died.
As of February 2012, total of 148 persons infected with any of the five outbreak-associated subtypes of Listeria monocytogenes were reported to CDC from 28 states. The number of infected persons identified in each state was as follows: Alabama (1), Arkansas (1)
We are representing the family of one New Yorker that died several months after his infection after he consumed products purchased at two of the locations identified as sources of the Listeria outbreak.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (USDA-FSIS), the U.S. Food
Nearly a decade and half ago I was interviewed about yet another foodborne illness outbreak that sickened hundreds, killing several and causing long-term complications to dozens.
Bill Marler is the most prominent food-safety lawyer in the US. He has represented victims in nearly every food-borne illness outbreak in the US in the last 20 (now
It will be interesting to put the boar under oath.
As of November 19, a total of 61 people infected with the outbreak strain of Listeria were reported from 19 states: Arizona 1, Florida 3, Georgia 2, Illinois 1, Indiana 1, Louisiana 1, Massachusetts 3, Maryland 8, Minnesota 1, Missouri 3, North Carolina 1, New
FDA, CDC and state health authorities remain mum on who made the iceberg and romaine lettuce blend. At this point, keeping things quiet is more than a bit perplexing.
As of early December, whole genome sequencing (WGS) had shown that an E. coli O157:H7 outbreak thought to be limited to St. Louis, Missouri had spread
In 2017 and 2018, the world’s largest and deadliest outbreak of listeriosis occurred in multiple provinces of South Africa (Figure 1). The outbreak was caused by contaminated polony, a ready-to-eat, processed meat product. Ready-to-eat, processed meats are a well-known vehicle for listeriosis outbreaks (Thomas et al., 2020). The Minister of Health declared that there was
Each year in the United States an estimated 9 million people get sick, 56,000 are hospitalized, and 1,300 die of a foodborne disease caused by known pathogens. These estimates help highlight the scope of this public health problem. However, to develop effective prevention measures, food safety agencies and partners need to understand the types of
We are representing dozens of ill and have filed two lawsuits so far.
Carrots: As of November 17, 2024, 39 people infected with the outbreak strain of E. coli have been reported from 18 states according to the CDC: Wyoming 1, Washington 8, Virginia 1, Texas 1, South Carolina 2, Pennsylvania 1, Oregon 3, Ohio
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The FDA and CDC, in collaboration with state and local partners, are investigating a multistate outbreak of Salmonella Typhimurium infections linked to American/slicer cucumbers grown by Agrotato, S.A. de C.V. in Sonora, Mexico.
According to the CDC, as of November 26, 2024, a total of 68 people infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella
The FDA does give us a bit of Information on the status of its outbreak investigation. It is somewhat perplexing that they have identified the product – Iceberg and Romaine Lettuce Blend that has sickened at least 75 – but have not released any details – although all in the food space are talking.
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