Today, Seattle-based Marler Clark, the nation’s leading law firm representing victims of foodborne illness, filed a lawsuit today against Wal-Mart on behalf of a Michigan family stricken by the latest cantaloupe-related Salmonella outbreak. The complaint was filed in Calhoun County Circuit Court in Michigan on behalf of Battle Creek resident Angela Compton and her two
Best Advice from Government about Salmonella Cantaloupe – “When in doubt, throw it out.”
Lets start what we do not know as consumers. We do not know the name of the farm (its somewhere in southern Indiana), nor where the tainted cantaloupe was sold (well, except Walmart). How helpful is that when you are shopping, or deciding what to feed your family for dinner?
Also, if you were a
Cantaloupe a year after a deadly Listeria outbreak – now Salmonella, Again
A year after 147 people were sickened, and perhaps 37 died, from Listeria-tainted cantaloupe, comes yesterday’s announcement from the CDC and FDA that a total of 141 persons infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Typhimurium have been reported from 20 states. The number of ill persons identified in each state is as follows: Alabama
Cantaloupe, a Deadly Fruit – Again
According to Bloomberg News, Salmonella linked to cantaloupes are responsible for killing two people and sickening 141 others in 20 U.S. states. Among those sickened, 31 were hospitalized. Kentucky had the most reports of illness, 50, followed by Alabama, 7; Arkansas, 3; California, 2; Georgia, 1; Illinois, 17; Indiana, 13; Iowa, 7; Michigan, 6; Minnesota
Criminal Probe of Jensen Farms 2011 Listeria Cantaloupe Outbreak Likely
Bllomberg’s Stephanie Armour posted “Cantaloupe Outbreak Targeted by U.S. Prosecutors, Lawyer Says” a few moments ago. Here is the story:
The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Colorado is investigating a deadly 2011 listeria outbreak traced to a cantaloupe processor in the state, according to a lawyer for victims.
The outbreak triggered by the contaminated fruit killed
Burch Equipment Expands Listeria Recall from Cantaloupe to Honeydew
There have been no illnesses reported to date.
Burch Equipment LLC, North Carolina, is expanding its recall to include all of this growing season’s cantaloupes and honeydew melons that may remain on the market because they may possibly be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
The whole cantaloupes are identified by a red label reading Burch Farms
I settled 70 Shigella lawsuits against Subway for undisclosed sums – as is usual
The Dupage County Health Department confirmed that at least 140 people have been culture confirmed with Shigella sonnei infections contracted at a Chicago-area Subway restaurant in March of 2010. Ten were hospitalized. Health authorities closed the restaurant at 1009 E. Roosevelt in Lombard and launched an investigation into the source of the outbreak.
Shigella is
Homegrown E. coli O157:H7 Outbreak Headed to Trial – Ixtapa Mexican Restaurant
Twenty-three “confirmed” and “probable cases,” and forty-one “suspect cases.”
Most of the time I am traveling the country – I have done E. coli cases in most states – So, it is good to have one within driving distance.
Pig Flu and Petting Zoos and Fairs – And, then there is E. coli
AP’s Mike Stobbe has a story about another reason to pay attention at petting zoos and fairs – Pig Flu. As Mike wrote – It’s the season for state and county fairs, and health officials are reminding fairgoers to be careful around pigs because of a new flu spreading from the animals to people. Officials
Guilty is the Cheesemaker
AP reports that a New Jersey cheesemaker that made ricotta cheese from tainted milk has been fined $200,000 and put on four years of probation.
Lebanon Cheese Co. of Lebanon, N.J., and its president, Joseph G. Lotito, have been sentenced Tuesday after pleading guilty to a misdemeanor shipping charge.
Lotito will pay a $10,000 fine