William Marler, attorney for victims of the recent E. coli O121 outbreak that public health officials have linked to frozen Farm Rich pizza, cheese steaks and quesadillas, called on the company today to pay all E. coli outbreak victims’ out-of-pocket medical costs and lost wages for missed time off work to care for themselves
Farm Rich E. coli update: 10 million pounds recalled; more positive tests from consumer households
The CDC has not updated its case count and investigation status report since March 29 in the Farm Rich frozen food E. coli O121 outbreak. I am sure that it will, because this outbreak is surely bigger than the 24 ill in 15 states that we have known about for a week.
10.5 Million Pound (5,250 Tons) of E. coli O121 – Tainted Frozen Mini Meals and Snack Items Recalled
24 Sickened in 15 States so far.
Rich Products Corporation of Buffalo, New York is expanding its recall of various heat treated, not fully cooked frozen mini meals and snack items to more than 10.5 million pounds because they may be contaminated with E. coli O121, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection
Rich Products Recalls more E. coli Tainted Products
Rich Products Corporation of Buffalo, New York, which previously announced a voluntary recall of certain Farm Rich® and Market Day® products is expanding its voluntary recall to include all products produced at its Waycross, Georgia plant with “Best By” dates ranging from January 1, 2013 to September 29, 2014 due to possible contamination with Escherichia
Marler Clark Files E. coli Lawsuit Against Seattle Ethiopian Restaurant
Plaintiffs fell ill with E. coli infections after eating at Ambassel Restaurant in Seattle’s Central District.
An E. coli lawsuit was filed today against Ambassel Restaurant, an Ethiopian restaurant located in Seattle’s Central District that was identified as the source of an E. coli O157:H7 outbreak among restaurant patrons in February. The lawsuit was filed
Farm Rich E. coli outbreak: post-recall risks to consumers
The Farm Rich E. coli outbreak has prompted the recall of close to 100 tons of potentially contaminated Farm Rich frozen products. These include:
- 7.2-oz. cartons of Farm Rich mini pizza slices with cheese pepperoni and sauce in pizza dough, UPC code 041322376909 with a best by date of May 15 or May 16,
Consumers as “kill step”: another look at industry reliance on cooking in the wake of Farm Rich’s E. coli outbreak
Twenty-four ill in 15 states, with one case of HUS, is reason enough to re-examine the frozen food industry’s reliance on consumers to make a bad product–i.e. food contaminated by E. coli–good. Several of Farm Rich’s frozen products–quesadillas, mozzerella bites, philly cheese steaks and pizza slices–have been fingered as the likely cause of a large
Marler Clark Retained to Investigate Salmonella Outbreak at T.A. Restaurant
I took a call today from a former customer of T.A. Restaurant.
According to Herald News reporter, Michael Holtzman, T.A. Restaurant remained closed for a second day Friday and could remain shuttered for the near future while city and state inspectors continue an investigation aimed at eradicating a Salmonella food poisoning problem. Oddly, although the
Marler Clark Retained to Investigate Farm Rich E. coli O121 Outbreak
I received calls from the families of two of the likely victims in this E. coli O121 Outbreak. We are now waiting on health department confirmation.
A total of 24 persons infected with the outbreak strain of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli O121 (STEC O121) have been reported from 15 states.
78% of ill persons are