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By Marler Clark

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Last Entry: April 01, 2011 at 12:57:03

13 hospitalized, 19 ill, in Salmonella outbreak linked to DeFusco's Bakery

Posted on March 26, 2011
According to the AP, The Rhode Island Department of Health says a salmonella outbreak may be related to a recent recall of baked goods. The department says it has received reports of 19 people who are ill. It says nine of the 19 have tested positive for salmonella, and 13 have been hospitalized...

E. coli Outbreaks (and lawsuits) past: North Carolina, Maryland, New Jersey, and Ohio

Posted on March 26, 2011
Lawsuits typically flow from outbreaks of foodborne disease, and the Palmyra bologna E. coli outbreak will probably be no exception. North Carolina, Maryland, New Jersey, and Ohio, in addition to Pennsylvania, all have residents who have no doubt incurred substantial expense, not to mention significant physical anguish, as a result of contaminated bologna and E...

Food Safety News feature: Q & A on cantaloupes after salmonella outbreak

Posted on March 25, 2011
In Cantaloupe: Sometimes a Rough Fruit, Gretchen Goetz at Food Safety News answers some of the questions that we (i.e. food safety lawyers), and probably the families of 12 people who have been sickened in the cantaloupe salmonella outbreak, have been asking now for a few days...

Court Denies DeCoster's Motion to Dismiss Punitive Damage Claims

Posted on March 25, 2011
A Federal District Court Judge in Iowa today denied Quality Egg (DeCoster)'s attempt to throw out the claims for punitive damages of six individuals sickened in last summer's Salmonella outbreak. Punitives Ruling.pdf Punitive damages are extraordinary damages awarded in addition to compensatory damages where there is evidence that a defendant acted with actual or legal malice...

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E. coli Bologna and Salmonella Cantaloupe - Raw E. coli Attorney and Salmonella Lawyer Video

Posted on March 25, 2011
According to the CDC, as of March 22, 2011, 12 persons infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Panama have been reported from Oregon (5 cases), Washington (4 cases), California (2 cases), and Maryland (1 case) - with Colorado next, linked to Del Monte Cantaloupe sold at Costco...

Bologna E. coli Outbreak: where the bad stuff is

Posted on March 25, 2011
USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service just released the list of retail establishments that may have received E. coli contaminated bologna that has been recalled by Palmyra Bologna Company. The bad bologna, which has caused at least 14 confirmed illnesses in Maryland, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, and Pennsylvania, was distributed to the following stores and states: Walmart: some locations in Maryland, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania BJ's Wholesale Club (New Jersey): 1910 Deptford Center Road (Deptford NJ), and 152 Route 73 (Voorhees, NJ) BJ's Wholesale Club (North Carolina): 2370 Walnut St...

CDC statement on Palmyra bologna E. coli outbreak

Posted on March 24, 2011
The Outbreak CDC is collaborating with public health officials in many states and the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (USDA/FSIS) to investigate a multistate outbreak of Escherichia coli O157:H7 infections. Investigators are using DNA analysis of E...

CDC statement on Del Monte Salmonella cantaloupe outbreak

Posted on March 24, 2011
The Outbreak: CDC is collaborating with public health officials in a number of states, including Oregon, Washington, California, and Maryland and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to investigate a multistate outbreak of Salmonella Panama infections...

Wisconsin Pediatricians Oppose Pro-Raw Milk Legislation

Posted on March 24, 2011
The Wisconsin Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics (WIAAP) issued a press release today to "again voice[s] its opposition to pending legislation that would legalize the sale of unpasteurized ("raw") milk." WIAAP states that "Raw milk is known to expose consumers to food-borne illnesses caused by bacteria capable of causing numerous illnesses and even death, and miscarriage in pregnant women...

Del Monte Should Pay Medical Expenses for Salmonella Cantaloupe Victims

Posted on March 24, 2011
Public health officials have identified cantaloupes sold by Del Monte Fresh Produce as the likely cause of a recent Salmonella Panama outbreak that has sickened at least 12 people in 7 western states. The Gables, Florida based company recently recalled nearly 60,000 cantaloupes after learning of the product's link to the Salmonella outbreak...

Palmyra Bologna and other E. coli outbreaks (past) in Pennsylvania

Posted on March 24, 2011
The Palmyra bologna E. coli outbreak hasn't been kind to Pennsylvanians. Six of them are included in the CDC's updated case count, released last night. As of March 22, including the 6 Pennsylvania cases, the Palmyra bolgna outbreak has sickened 14 people with E...

The cantaloupe's poor track record

Posted on March 24, 2011
Del Monte has recalled cantaloupes before due to salmonella contamination (actually, this is the 3rd recall in 2 years), and we have represented lots of folks sickened in many of the 12 cantaloupe outbreaks that have occurred in the US since 1990...

Twelve Sickened with Salmonella Due to Cantaloupe from Del Monte Fresh

Posted on March 23, 2011
Del Monte Fresh Produce N.A., Inc. ('Del Monte Fresh') of Coral Gables, Florida is voluntarily recalling 4,992 cartons of cantaloupes, each containing 4 plastic mesh sleeves with 3 cantaloupes per sleeve, because they have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella Panama, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems...

E. coli bologna outbreak not Palmyra's first rodeo

Posted on March 23, 2011
The E. coli O157:H7 bologna outbreak linked to Palmyra Bologna Company's bologna products is not the first outbreak associated with the company's products. Thanks to quick research at www.outbreakdatabase.com, Palmyra bologna caused a Salmonella outbreak in 1995...

Salmonella, Cantaloupes, and Information

Posted on March 23, 2011
Today, Del Monte recalled approximately 23,000 pounds of Guatemalan-grown canteloupe due to the product's implication in a Salmonella outbreak that has sickened at least 12 people in 7 states. The recalled products were sold at Costco locations in affected states...

Multi-State Recall of Sliced Pickled Beets

Posted on March 23, 2011
3000 cases of 105-ounce canned pickled sliced beets have been voluntarily recalled by Lakeside Foods, Inc. of Manitowoc, Wisconsin due to a potential contamination with certain harmful organisms including Clostridium botulinum. The recall, announced yesterday, was issued because some cans of the company's product may not have been fully processed, creating a breeding ground for bacteria...

New Study Released on Norovirus on Cruise Ships

Posted on March 23, 2011
A new studyis available online in the Oxford journal "Clinical Infectious Diseases" detailing the findings of an investigation into an outbreak of norovirus on a cruise ship in 2009. Norovirus is the most common type of food-poisoning in the United States...

Study Finds Lower Prevalence of Salmonella in Organic Poultry

Posted on March 23, 2011
A study, conducted by scientists at the University of Georgia in collaboration with scientists at Ohio State University and North Carolina State University, was recently published in the November 2010 issue of the Foodborne Pathogens and Disease Journal...

More Minnesotans Challenging Department of Agriculture

Posted on March 22, 2011
Mike Hughlett at the Star Tribune reported today on another Minnesota resident (this time, not Mike Hartmann) making a point about the law by disobeying it--more specifically, the laws that prohibit him from selling raw milk and other food and dairy products that he was not licensed to produce and sell...

Salmonella and cantaloupes

Posted on March 22, 2011
Salmonella and cantaloupe, and cantaloupe and other bugs like E. coli, have been bedfellows all too frequently. A 2005 article by Trevor Susslow, Linda Harris, and Tracy Parnell at UC Davis states that "[c]antaloupe has been associated with foodborne outbreaks involving Escherichia coli O157:H7 (DelRosario and Beuchat, 1995), Norovirus (Iversen et al...

E. coli Outbreak - Palmyra Bologna Company Recalled due to Illnesses in New Jersey, North Carolina and Pennsylvania

Posted on March 22, 2011
Palmyra Bologna Company, Inc., a Palmyra, Penn., establishment, is recalling approximately 23,000 pounds of Lebanon bologna products that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today...

FSU study faults restaurant washrooms - Norovirus, Hepatitis A and E. coli Risk

Posted on March 21, 2011
The Fayetteville Observer reports on a recent study by Fayetteville State University that 'found that 87 percent of public restrooms surveyed in the city were configured in such a way that washed hands could be re-contaminated in seconds by touching faucets and door handles...

Protein-Based Supplements Recalled Due To Possible Salmonella Contamination

Posted on March 21, 2011
Last week, on March 17, 2011, Universal Nutrition of New Brunswick, NJ issued a voluntary recall of certain protein-based supplements that contain whey protein. Universal Nutrition is conducting this recall in conjunction with the manufacturer of the whey protein due to a potential risk that the whey protein is contaminated with Salmonella, an organism that can cause symptoms including diarrhea, abdominal cramps, and fever and may even result in serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems...

William Marler get Superb 10.0 Rating with Avvo

Posted on March 20, 2011
Avvo, a recent entry into the attorney rating market was kind enough to give William Marler a:

If You Suspect You Are Sick With A Foodborne Illness, Call Your Local Health Department

Posted on March 18, 2011
When it comes to efficient and effective outbreak detection, it is well understood that local and state health departments rely on the complaints of the public. In conjunction with culture-confirmed lab test notification, public complaints make health departments aware of possible foodborne illnesses emerging within a given community...

Serrano Peppers Recalled for Potential Salmonella

Posted on March 18, 2011
The Associated Press is reporting that World Variety Produce, Inc., of Los Angeles has announced the recall of Serrano Peppers sold in Walmart stores in Wisconsin, Montana, Utah and Wyoming and Jewel-Osco stores in Illinois between the dates of March 1 through March 18...

Listeria Small Wiener Recall

Posted on March 17, 2011
Sugar Valley Meats has issued a voluntary recall due to possible listeria monocytogenes contamination involving approximately 200 pounds of ready-to-eat wieners, beef wieners and small-link smoked sausage.??Package labels bear the establishment number (Est...

In other milk news . . . New Jersey Assembly passes raw milk bill

Posted on March 15, 2011
On a day that Oak Farms dairy recalled milk due to possible inadequate pasteurization, New Jersey residents are one step closer to buying raw milk in their home state. The New Jersey Assembly this afternoon passed Assembly bill A-743 to legalize the sale of raw milk...

Oak Farms Dairy milk recall

Posted on March 15, 2011
Oak Farms Dairy in Waco, Texas is voluntarily recalling half gallon plastic bottles of whole chocolate milk, half pint paper cartons of whole chocolate milk, and half pint paper cartons of 1% chocolate milk due to the presence of Alkaline Phosphatase found in samples during routine testing...

The Marler Clark Network: A complete Guide to Foodborne Illness

Posted on March 14, 2011
The Marler Clark Network: A complete Guide to Foodborne Illness View more presentations from Bill Marler

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