Attorneys at Marler Clark recently amended a complaint on behalf of an E. coli O157:H7 victim to include Vaughn Foods, the distributor of the lettuce that has been identified as the source of the outbreak.
The CDC last updated its report on the outbreak, now linked to 60 illnesses in 10 states, on December 7
Yesterday, Canada’s food safety regulatory agency, CFIA, warned consumers not to eat certain jalapeno peppers sold primarily in bulk and unlabeled, out of fears of Salmonella contamination. The CFIA stated:
The affected fresh jalapeno peppers, imported from the USA, were sold as follows:
1.Unlabelled from bulk at Safeway stores and various independent grocery stores in
People who ate at a yogurt restaurant in Goldsboro may have been exposed to Hepatitis A. The restaurant in question is Fruity Yogurt at 317 Spence Avenue in Goldsboro. People who ate there on December 7 might have been exposed to Hepatitis A and are being asked to go to a clinic at Wayne County
Kendall Paciorek is 3 months old. She was born premature as a result of the Listeria infection that her mother, Michelle Wakley Paciorek, contracted from contaminated cantaloupe. JoNel Aleccia wrote a great piece for MSNBC on what the cantaloupe Listeria outbreak has done to this Indiana family:
Three months after she was born, Kendall Paciorek
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported today that a total of 16 persons infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Typhimurium have been reported from 7 states. The number of ill persons identified in each state is as follows: HI (1), KY (1), MA (1), ME (4), NH (4), NY (4), and VT
A total of 16 persons infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Typhimurium have been reported from 7 states. The number of ill persons identified in each state is as follows: HI (1), KY (1), MA (1), ME (4), NH (4), NY (4), and VT (1). Among persons for whom
A lawsuit has been filed on behalf of a Webster, NY woman and her child who say they were infected with Salmonella from contaminated pine nuts distributed by New Jersey-based importer Sunrise Commodities.
According to the complaint filed in U.S. District Court in Rochester, the woman fell ill on Oct. 21, 2011, days after eating
After voluntarily closing last week, Don Julio’s in Corinth, Mississippi, has reopened. The Don Julio’s restaurant in Corinth has been identified as the source of at least 59 confirmed Salmonella infections.
In a statement posted on DJournal.com, Northeast Mississippi District Health Officer Dr. Jessie R. Taylor stated:
“Our investigation has shown that the
Hannaford, a Scarborough, Maine-based grocery chain, last week recalled an undetermined amount of fresh ground beef products that may be contaminated with a strain of Salmonella Typhimurium.
This recall was initiated due to concerns about illnesses caused by an outbreak of salmonellosis that may be associated with use and consumption of fresh in-store ground
Marler Clark, the nation’s leading law firm dedicated to representing victims of Salmonella filed a lawsuit on Wednesday against a Chicago El Gran Burrito restaurant. This is the second lawsuit filed by the law firm against El Gran Burrito on behalf of Salmonella victims.
In July of 2011, City of Chicago Public Health Officials along