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The best defense against salmonellosis and other food-borne diseases is safe food handling. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service has been trying to get that message to consumers. But changes in the food industry and Americans’ eating habits make the job challenging. An estimated 76 million cases of food poisoning occur
Food Poisoning Lawyer – Attorney
Bill Marler is the managing partner in the law firm Marler Clark L.L.P., P.S.. Since 1993, Bill has represented thousands of victims of E. coli, Salmonella, Hepatitis A, Listeria, Shigella, Campylobacter and Norovirus illnesses in over thirty states. As a trial lawyer, Bill has been involved in several cases of national importance. He represented Brianne Kiner in her $15.6 million E. coli settlement with Jack-in-the-Box. This settlement created a Washington State record for an individual personal injury action. Bill resolved several other Jack-in-the-Box E. coli cases for more than $2.5 million each.
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84 schoolchildren sick after food poisoning
The Star News reports that eighty-eight pupils of SK Methodist suffered from nausea and stomachache after eating food at their school canteen in Tanjung Rambutan. The school children complained of feeling ill shortly after their morning recess Friday.
State Health, Science and Environment Committee chairman Datuk Tan Chin Meng said the school sent the pupils
Food poisoning: 12 ill from eating wild mushroom
At least 12 people, including three children of a family fell ill after eating wild mushroom on Saturday night. Sources said Sabitri Das of Baghatola village under Rajnagar block cooked the wild mushroom, collected from her garden on the day.
Soon after eating it, all the family members started vomiting. They were rushed to a
Bad Florida basil triggers FDA traceback operation
Fresh basil, the most probable source of an outbreak of gastrointestinal illness in Florida earlier this year, is now the target of an FDA traceback operation.
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is determined to identify the source of several clusters of gastrointestinal illness known as cyclosporiasis that occurred in the state during mid-March through mid-April.
The investigation began last week after the Florida Department of Health’s epidemiological investigation implicated fresh basil as the source of the illness. Most cases were reported on the west coast and central areas.Continue Reading Bad Florida basil triggers FDA traceback operation
State outlines plan to deal with rise in Hepatitis A cases
J.M. Hirsch of the Associated Press reports that, according to health officials Thursday, a spike in hepatitis A infections has become an outbreak after efforts to vaccinate at-risk populations earlier this year failed to control the spread of the virus.
So far this year the state has confirmed 48 cases, more than half of which
Hepatitis A cases on rise in N.H.
Sun Staff Writer Elise Comtois reports that hepatitis A cases in New Hampshire are already double the normal number.
Hepatitis A is a liver disease that can cause a person to be ill for months. There have been 48 cases of the virus reported this year, much higher than the normal 15 or 20 per
Spring Valley food maker issues 3rd listeria recall
Jane Lerner of The Journal News reports that a Spring Valley food manufacturer warned consumers three times in the past month not to eat some varieties of its salads because they were contaminated with a potentially deadly bacteria, according to state records.
Golden Taste issued the recalls after tests done by state officials showed the
Orange juice, cantaloupes recalled
The Associated Press reports that unpasteurized orange juice products from Orchid Island Juice Co. of Fort Pierce, Fla., have, according to this story, been recalled because they may be contaminated with salmonella. The juice is packaged and distributed under a variety of brand names, including Nino Salvaggio’s, Westborn Market and Natalie’s Orchid Island Juice. The
About-Salmonella website is resource for outbreak linked to Rock Springs Restaurant
Sweetwater County Environmental Health officials have traced a Salmonella outbreak to the Sand’s restaurant located on 9th Street in Rock Springs, Wyoming. At least eight patrons have become ill with Salmonella poisoning.
Resources for victims of Salmonella outbreaks are available on the Web, with sponsored sites on Salmonella and Salmonella litigation provided by Marler Clark,