At Marler Clark it was a busy week taking care of consumers sickened by Salmonella-tainted cucumbers nationwide, sickened with Salmonella at Minnesota Chipotle restaurants and Norovirus at a Simi Valley Chipotle. In between we had the opportunity to weigh in with the press nationwide on some of the new food safety rules.
ACTING ASSOCIATE ATTORNEY GENERAL STUART F. DELERY DELIVERS REMARKS AT FIFTH ANNUAL AMERICAN FOOD MANUFACTURING AND SAFETY SUMMIT
Thank you for that kind introduction. And thank you to the Advisory Board and organizers of the American Food Manufacturing and Safety Summit for inviting me to speak to you today.
I am an outlier among the distinguished speakers from whom you’re hearing. I am not in the food and beverage industry. I’m a lawyer
The Past and Present: Chipotle Food Poison Outbreaks
August 15 2015 Salmonella Newport Outbreak, Chipotle Restaurants in Minnesota
Minnesota Department of Health and Minnesota Department of Agriculture investigators reported an outbreak of Salmonella Newport among customers of 17 different Chipotle restaurants located primarily in the Twin Cities metro area, with one in St. Cloud…Read More »
August 15 2015 Outbreak of Norovirus,
17 Employees, 98 Customers with Food Poisoning at California Chipotle
The Ventura County Public Health office has reported 98 customers and 17 employees at the Chipotle Mexican Grill in Simi Valley became sick on August 18 and 19. The cause of the illnesses is under investigation.
An inspection notice posted August 27 on the county’s Environmental Health website identified uncovered hot food held below 135°F
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A Rated Bali Hai Restaurant in San Diego Link in Possible Foodborne Outbreak
Dozens of people attending a banquet at Bali Hai Restaurant on Shelter Island in San Diego harbor last week were reportedly sickened, and health officials have been busy trying to figure out the source.
The event on July 29, sponsored by the San Diego chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists, drew 170 people, and
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Staphylococcal Enterotoxin Prompts Chicken Recall
Murry’s, Inc., a Lebanon, Pa. establishment, is recalling approximately 20,232 pounds of gluten-free breaded chicken nugget product that tested positive for Staphylococcal enterotoxin, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today.
The following product is subject to recall:
12-oz. boxes of “Bell & Evans Gluten Free Breaded Chicken Breast Nuggets”
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Beef Lips Denied Entry to USA
Bassett & Walker International, Inc., a Toronto, Canada, establishment, is recalling approximately 1,540 pounds of beef lip products produced in Australia that were not presented at the U.S. point of entry for inspection, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. Without the benefit of full inspection, a possibility of