8 sick with at least three deaths in Kansas and Texas.
It’s not unusual to see listeria outbreaks linked to dairy products, including ice cream, said William Marler, an attorney who represented victims of a 2011 listeria outbreak that killed 33 people and was traced to a Colorado cantaloupe farm.
AP reports today that:
Two former egg industry executives received jail sentences Monday for their roles in a major 2010 salmonella outbreak, representing the latest high-profile victory for government officials hoping to emphasize food safety.
The three-month sentences handed down in federal court are noteworthy because only a handful of cases of corporate misconduct end
Lawdragon has picked me 119th out of 500.
On the plus side, there are over 2,000,000 lawyers in the United States.
Andrea Lutz, at KTVB reports that the Central District Health Department temporarily shut the Vietnamese restaurant Pho Tam On Orchard Street after inspectors found four health code violations, two of which were repeat violations. And, after the health department found five reported cases of Salmonella between February and mid-March.
Pho Tam now has 15 days
According to the CDC, the outbreak now consists of two clusters of illnesses that are likely linked to Blue Bell brand ice cream products. The outbreak involves eight people infected with outbreak strains of Listeria monocytogenes; eight people are reported from Kansas (5) and Texas (3).
Cluster 1 consists of five patients reported
WIVB Buffalo reports that the Buffalo Niagara Convention Center drew a crowd of hundreds of pizza lovers Monday, looking for protection against possible exposure to hepatitis A. Casa Di Pizza, a popular Elmwood Avenue restaurant in Buffalo, had a server diagnosed with the disease on Friday. The Erie County Health Department encouraged 1,500 – 2,000
Making the food system less complex could be key to cutting down on food contamination, says veteran food safety attorney William Marler.
CYNTHIA GRABER: This is Cynthia Graber reporting for FutureFood 2050. Food safety in the U.S. is still a huge issue today. According to the Centers for Disease Control [and Prevention (CDC)], 48 million
After three years and six months, the civil litigation on behalf of sixty-six families of the injured and the dead has been resolved against all remaining defendants. The settlement was finalized late last week. The settlement amount is confidential and the parties agreed to the following statement:
“The matter was resolved by mutual agreement of
The next time you walk down the produce aisle (with your kids in tow) picking out fruits and vegetables to feed your family, ask yourself the question I ask myself when I do the same: “Does this grocery store – locally, regionally or world-wide owned – really care if what it sells you has a
In recent years, “mad cow” disease has created considerable confusion for American consumers as it has grabbed headlines, thanks to several now infamous North American bovines – including two recently found in Canada.
The question in many minds is whether litigation will follow.
Many Americans reflexively assume it will; after all, Products Liability 101 teaches
