Personal Injury Law

Washington Post Reports FDA Found 20 More Peanut Product Makers Operating Off The Radar

Posted on April 03, 2009
 One of the awesome facts of the whole peanut/ salmonella outbreak was that the Peanut Corporation of America had gone for years with either a license or any inspections.  But guess what?  It was not an isolated incident.    Washington Post Staff Writer Lyndsey Layton reports in Friday's WP that: During its investigation of the Peanut Corporation case, the FDA discovered about 20 additional facilities that have been making peanut products without the knowledge of federal regulators...

Here We Go With Pistachio Recall List

Posted on April 01, 2009
  According to the FDA Website, the FDA and the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) are investigating Salmonella contamination in pistachio products sold by Setton Pistachio of Terra Bella Inc, Calif. The company has stopped all distribution of processed pistachios and will issue a voluntary recall involving approximately 1 million pounds of its products...

Pistachios Sold At Both Wholesale And Retail Levels Recalled; Nationwide Alert Issued By FDA

Posted on March 31, 2009
 Setton Pistachio of Terra Bella, Inc. has been forced into a nationwide recall of specific lots of bulk roasted shelled pistachios and 2,000 lbs., 1,700 lbs., 1,800 lbs. and 1,000 lbs. tote bags of roasted inshell pistachios sold to wholesale customers due to potential contamination with the Salmonella organism...

Salmonellosis outbreak traced to pepper spices; break came in testing at Portland restaurant

Posted on March 30, 2009
  Public health officials in Oregon and three other western states have tracked a multi-state outbreak of salmonellosis to ground pepper imported, packaged and distributed by a California company. Union International Food Co. of Union City, Calif...

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Just A Year Ago, Alamosa Was A Town In Crisis

Posted on March 26, 2009
A year ago, the town of Alamosa was in crisis. Hundreds of people were sick from a Salmonella outbreak. The whole town was drinking bottled water because the city's public water supply was contaminated. The head of the Alamosa County Nursing Services, which is responsible for public health in the rural community, had it right from the start when she said: 'In the twelve years I've been here, we haven't seen anything like this...

Something Other Than Peanuts Being Recalled By Georgia Nut Company--Its Pistachios!

Posted on March 25, 2009
  The FDA announced today that the Georgia Nut Company is recalling certain bulk wholesale and retail products containing shelled pistachio nuts that have the potential to be contaminated with the Salmonella organism. The Company said it identified the potential as a result of a rigorous sampling and testing regimen it conducted with respect to shelled pistachios provided by a third-party supplier...

SunSprout-Caused Salmonella Outbreak In Midwest Is All Too Common

Posted on March 19, 2009
  The outbreak that's sickened people in four Midwest states has been tied to SunSprout Enterprises' sprouts that were distributed to grocery stores and restaurants.  The Omaha company "voluntarily" recalled its products. Nebraska health officials say 84 cases of Salmonella saintpaul have been confirmed near Omaha, Lincoln and Kearney...

Fish Recalled For Salmonella Contamination: No Peanuts Involved!

Posted on March 16, 2009
Crown Farms has recalled its "Gulsha" brand of frozen fish because of possible bacterial contamination. The Food & Drug Administration (FDA) said Asia Cash & Carry Inc. of Maspeth, N.Y., recalled the Bangladeshi freshwater fish because of the potential of salmonella contamination...

Omaha Sprout Outfit Recalls Products In Face Of Growing Midwest Salmonella Outbreak

Posted on March 12, 2009
  Just as FDA was putting out the press release for SunSprout's  "voluntary recall," counts of illnesses due to the sprout-caused salmonella outbreak were going up in the impacted states. KELO-TV in Sioux Falls today was reporting that: "South Dakota health officials say the state is reporting 24 more probable cases of salmonella in addition to five confirmed cases last week...

"Confirmed Case" Count Rises to 683; List of Recalled Peanut Products Continue To Grow

Posted on March 11, 2009
 As of 9 PM EDT, Sunday, March 8, 2009, 683 persons infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Typhimurium have been reported from 46 states. The number of ill persons identified in each state is as follows: Alabama (2), Arizona (13), Arkansas (6), California (76), Colorado (17), Connecticut (11), Florida (1), Georgia (6), Hawaii (6), Idaho (17), Illinois (11), Indiana (10), Iowa (3), Kansas (2), Kentucky (3), Louisiana (1), Maine (5), Maryland (10), Massachusetts (48), Michigan (38), Minnesota (42), Missouri (15), Mississippi (7), Montana (2), Nebraska (1), New Hampshire (13), New Jersey (23), New York (34), Nevada (6), North Carolina (6), North Dakota (17), Ohio (99), Oklahoma (4), Oregon (13), Pennsylvania (19), Rhode Island (5), South Dakota (4), Tennessee (14), Texas (10), Utah (6), Vermont (4), Virginia (21), Washington (23), West Virginia (2), Wisconsin (5), and Wyoming (2)...

5-State Salmonella Outbreak Caused By Omaha-based SunSprout Enterprises, Inc

Posted on March 09, 2009
  About 50 cases from Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, Missouri, and South Dakota have been linked to the outbreak, according to a recent press release from the South Dakota Department of Health.  Nebraska has identified 15 ill.  South Dakota has identified five cases from five of its southeastern counties and that more cases were pending...

CDC Says Salmonella Typhimurium Outbreak Continues, Count of Confirmed Cases Hits 677

Posted on March 03, 2009

Alfalfa Sprouts Blamed For Nebraska Salmonella Outbreak

Posted on March 03, 2009

Peanut Corporation of America Was In "Plain-view"--Health Inspector Just Missed It!

Posted on March 01, 2009

Top Food Safety Expert Says Salmonella From Two Plants Had To Have Common Source

Posted on February 24, 2009
It could be a common peanut farm, or a common peanut processor or some other shared source between the two plants. Whatever it is,  Michael Osterholm, director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota, says salmonella with the same genetic fingerprint coming out of facilities in Georgia and Texas means there has to be a common source...

This Cannot Be Good; Number of Salmonella Cases Reaches 666

Posted on February 24, 2009
This cannot be good. Through Sunday, the number of confirmed cases of Salmonella Typhimurium had reached the biblically scary figure of 666.  Plus the number of states with confirmed cases increased by one to reach 45 with the addition of Montana...

End of The Beginning For Great Peanut Outbreak of '08-'09

Posted on February 19, 2009
As we end this week, it's starting to feel like the end of beginning of the Great Peanut outbreak of '08 and '09. The number of confirmed Salmonella Typhimurium cases reached 654, adding a dozen, but all within the 44 impacted states that we've been looking at...

Peanut Corporation of America Files For Chapter 7 Bankruptcy

Posted on February 13, 2009
 Not really unexpected.  Hartford Insurance, however, has $12,000,000 per policy period - perhaps as much $40,000,000 total to cover claims of victims of this tragedy.  Also, manufacturers like Kellogg and King Nut are morally and legally responsible for the products they manufactured and sold...

Texas Recalls Everything Peanut Corporation of America Ever Made In Plainview

Posted on February 12, 2009
The Texas Department of State Health Services today ordered Peanut Corporation of America to recall all products ever shipped from its Plainview plant. The order was issued after dead rodents, rodent excrement and bird feathers were discovered yesterday in a crawl space above a production area during an in-depth DSHS inspection...

Ninth Death Linked To The Salmonella Outbreak That Few Now Believe Was An Accident

Posted on February 11, 2009
Salmonella Typhimurium spread by products from Peanut Corporation of America has killed has killed its ninth victim. Announcement of the death came before the Subcommittee on Oversight & Investigations ended its hearing today into the deadly Salmonella outbreak...

Parnell And Plant Manager Plead Fifth--Refuse To Answer Questions From Congress

Posted on February 11, 2009
Stewart Parnell, president of Peanut Corporation of America, and Sammy Lightsey, manager of PCA's Blakely, GA plant both just invoked their rights  under the Fifth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution to avoid giving truthful answers to a Congressional panel today in Washington, D...

More Salmonella Found- Now PCA Closes Its Texas Plant

Posted on February 10, 2009
 This just in from the State of Texas: Peanut Corporation of America voluntarily closed its Plainview plant last night after laboratory tests of sample products from the plant indicated the possible presence of Salmonella in some products. PCA notified the Texas Department of State Health Services of the findings on Monday...

Time For A Good Defense Attorney For PCA

Posted on February 06, 2009
 The Food and Drug Administration had initially said Peanut Corporation of America (PCA) retested products after getting an initial positive result for Salmonella. The FDA and PCA said the company shipped the goods after follow-up tests came back negative...

Recall List Keeps Growing--But So Does The Number Getting Sick

Posted on February 05, 2009
How fast is the list of peanut butter products growing?  Today a top Food & Drug Administration (FDA) official was sent up the United States Senate to tell its Agriculture Committee that 1,000 products in 16 categories have been "voluntarily recalled" by 75 companies  that choose poorly when buying peanut butter and/or paste from the Peanut Corporation of America (PCA)...

Investigation of Outbreak of Infections Caused by Salmonella Typhimurium 2008-2009

Posted on February 05, 2009
  As of 9PM EDT, Wednesday, February 4, 2009, 575 persons infected with the outbreak strain of SalmonellaTyphimurium have been reported from 43 states. The number of ill persons identified in each state is as follows: Alabama (2), Arizona (12), Arkansas (5), California (74), Colorado (13), Connecticut (9), Georgia (6), Hawaii (4), Idaho (15), Illinois (6), Indiana (7), Iowa (3), Kansas (2), Kentucky (3), Maine (4), Maryland (8), Massachusetts (47), Michigan (30), Minnesota (36), Missouri (12), Mississippi (6), Nebraska (1), New Hampshire (11), New Jersey (23), New York (22), Nevada (6), North Carolina (6), North Dakota (13), Ohio (80), Oklahoma (2), Oregon (11), Pennsylvania (17), Rhode Island (4), South Dakota (4), Tennessee (11), Texas (6), Utah (5), Vermont (4), Virginia (21), Washington (17), West Virginia (2), Wisconsin (3), and Wyoming (2)...

Birdsong Peanut Wagons Stand Empty Now; But Peanut Season Will Begin Anew In May

Posted on February 01, 2009
  Ever wonder about how the peanut industry works.  We sure did, especially while visiting south Georgia where the Peanut Corporation of America's salmonella-tainted processing plant is located. Today's Atlanta Journal-Constitution stepped up with the facts on how things are suppose to work...

A Statement From Marler Clark, Attorneys at Law

Posted on January 31, 2009
 In light of shocking revelations disclosed by the FDA about the Peanut Corporation of America’s (PCA) Blakey, GA facility, foodborne illness law firm Marler Clark amended the Federal lawsuit it had filed against PCA to allege punitive damages...

Salmonella Typhimurium Outbreak Count Now Tops 500

Posted on January 30, 2009
  The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported today that 529 persons infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Typhimurium have been reported from 43 states. The number of ill persons identified in each state is as follows: Alabama (2), Arizona (11), Arkansas (5), California (68), Colorado (13), Connecticut (9), Georgia (6), Hawaii (3), Idaho (13), Illinois (6), Indiana (6), Iowa (3), Kansas (2), Kentucky (3), Maine (4), Maryland (8), Massachusetts (43), Michigan (26), Minnesota (36), Missouri (9), Mississippi (3), Nebraska (1), New Hampshire (11), New Jersey (23), New York (20), Nevada (5), North Carolina (6), North Dakota (12), Ohio (72), Oklahoma (2), Oregon (11), Pennsylvania (14), Rhode Island (4), South Dakota (4), Tennessee (9), Texas (6), Utah (5), Vermont (4), Virginia (21), Washington (13), West Virginia (2), Wisconsin (3), and Wyoming (2)...

CDC Updates Its Investigation of Outbreak of Infections Caused by Salmonella Typhimurium 2008-2009

Posted on January 27, 2009
 Persons Infected with the Outbreak Strain of Salmonella Typhimurium, United States, by State, September 1, 2008 to January 25, 2009 As of 9PM EDT, Sunday, January 25, 2009, 501 persons infected with the outbreak strain of SalmonellaTyphimurium have been reported from 43 states...

Most Cases/Most Deaths -- Salmonella Outbreak Hitting State Of Ohio Hard

Posted on January 25, 2009
 Sixty-seven cases of Salmonella poisoning have been reported in Ohio, the most in any state during a nationwide outbreak linked to peanut butter products.  The Ohio Department of Health announced Friday that four deaths have been reported among the 67 cases and 19 people have been hospitalized...

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