In September of 2011, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) linked a Listeria outbreak to cantaloupe produced in the Rocky Ford region of Colorado. On October 18, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration released the findings of an investigation at Jensen Farms. The report details unsanitary conditions and improper practices at the farm’s
UPDATE – Hey, CDC, the Cantaloupe Listeria Death Count is now 36, plus 1 Miscarriage
Yesterday I wrote “The Deadly 2011 Cantaloupe Listeria Outbreak – My View Part 6 – Conclusion.” This was my conclusion to a six part series on the deadly listeria cantaloupe outbreak. At the time that the CDC completed its investigation in early December 2011, only thirty deaths were reported: Colorado (8), Indiana (1), Kansas (3)
Daughter of Listeria Cantaloupe Victim Speaks out
“My mom didn’t deserve any of this.”
You are right, she did not.
First Cantaloupe Listeria Lawsuit Filed against Jensen Farms
The CDC as of yesterday has linked a total of 22 persons infected with the outbreak-associated strains of Listeria monocytogenes from 7 states. All illnesses started on or after August 15, 2011. The number of infected persons identified in each state is as follows: Colorado (12), Indiana (1), Nebraska (1), New Mexico (4), Oklahoma (1)
Vitor Belfort with Hepatitis A – “in two weeks I am back in the gym.” Not So for Everyone
According to press report, in a series of Twitter messages issued today, former UFC champion and recent contender Vitor Belfort (19-9 MMA, 8-4 UFC) revealed that he has contracted hepatitis A – a “moderately” serious infection caused by contaminated food or water that’s often mistaken for the flu.
The illness will keep Belfort from cornering
Food Safety – “Where’s the Cash?”
The Food Safety Act of 2010 (an amalgam of S. 510, with Tester/Hagen Amendment, and H.B. 2749) was quietly signed into law by President Obama, along with a few dozen other bills, upon his return from Christmas and New Years in Hawaii. The quiet signing ceremony of legislation that passed overwhelmingly in both Houses, albeit,
Nevada E. coli O157:H7 victim may require a liver transplant
Linda Rivera, an E. coli O157:H7 victim, was told today to consider a liver transplant and to ask if her three boys would be the donors. Linda, who Senator Reid profiled several times in the fight for the food safety bill, has remained hospitalized since May of 2009. Medical bills to date are over $5,000,000.
The day the Food Safety Bill seems dead – consumers take matters into their own hands
Today a lawsuit was filed on behalf of the estate of Shirley Almer, one of nine who died from Salmonella as a result of contaminated peanut butter. The family of Shirley Almer joins the family of Clifford Tousignant in suit against King Nut Peanut Butter.
Now that food safety legislation appears to be dead
E. coli O157:H7 – Yet another client story
As we tend to do frequently, we have been in the process of updating our “about” sites (today if you “google” e. coli, the site is No 2). I must admit updating several “about” sites yearly is an ongoing project involving several experts in the field as well as the lawyers and staff in our
Marler Clark Clients, Elizabeth and Ashley Armstrong, Profiled on CNN
Elizabeth Armstrong and her 5-year-old daughter Ashley put a face on the 76,000,000 American’s who become sick by food each year at a cost of over $152,000,000,000.