The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals has confirmed that two elderly women who died of listerosis this month were infected with the same strain of Listeria found in the recalled cantaloupes produced by Jensen Farms in Colorado.
The cantaloupe Listeria outbreak, which is now the 2nd deadliest foodborne illness outbreak in US history, has
At 109 sickened with 21 deaths the Jensen Farms Frontera Listeria Outbreak has moved into a tie for second place in the United States’ most deadly foodborne illness outbreaks. The numbers of ill and dead are expected to increase in this recent Listeria Outbreak that has impacted 24 states (new numbers as of today
Thanks to Phyllis Entis for keeping track of this:
William T. Beach consumed cantaloupe in early August. Mr. Beach subsequently fell ill and on approximately August 28th, was taken to the hospital by ambulance after his wife, Monette, found him collapsed on the living room floor, unable to speak or breathe regularly. Mr. Beach was discharged from the hospital two days later, but his
At 109 sickened with 21 deaths the Jensen Farms Frontera Listeria Outbreak has moved into a tie for second place in the United States’ most deadly foodborne illness outbreaks. The numbers of ill and dead are expected to increase in this recent Listeria Outbreak that has impacted 24 states. Here is a list of not
The Allentown Health Bureau has issued a Hepatitis A exposure warning to recent patrons of the Pasta Alla Rosa Restaurant located in Allentown, Pennsylvania. The warning announced after an employee of the restaurant tested positive for the virus.
Anyone who ate at the restaurant between September 23 and October 7, and has not been previously
Today, on behalf of many of our clients in the cantaloupe Listeria outbreak, we sent the following letter to the chairmen of the House Energy and Commerce Committee (Fred Upton and Cliff Stearns) in support of hearings that need to be held on the outbreak:
Dear Chairman Upton and Chairman Stearns:
We are the
Listeria lawyer on wrongful death cases filed nationally in the Listeria outbreak linked to contaminated cantaloupes. Today’s update from the CDC: 109 ill, and 21 dead in 23 states. This outbreak is now the second deadliest ever in the United States.
At 109 sickened with 21 deaths the Jensen Farms Frontera Listeria Outbreak has moved into third place in the United States most deadly foodborne illness outbreaks. The numbers of ill and dead are expected to increase in this recent Listeria Outbreak.
• January 1985
• Vehicle: cheese
• Number ill: 142
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Twenty-one deaths have been reported: 5 in Colorado, 1 in Indiana, 2 in Kansas, 1 in Maryland, 1 in Missouri, 1 in Nebraska, 5 in New Mexico, 1 in New York, 1 in Oklahoma, 2 in Texas, and 1 in Wyoming. In addition, one woman pregnant at the time of illness had a miscarriage.
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