Food Poison Blog
"Surveillance and analysis on food poison news and outbreaks."
Author: Marler Clark is a Seattle law firm that also authors Cryptosporidium Blog, E. Coli Blog, Marler Blog, Campylobacter Blog, Hepatitis Blog, Listeria Blog, Norovirus Blog, Salmonella Blog.and Shigella Blog.
Blawg Related Categories: Consumer Law • Health Law • Tort Law • Injury & Accident Law • Product Liability Law • Law Firm
Recent Posts from Food Poison Blog
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Unique Food Safety Conference Tomorrow - Dr. David Kessler, William Marler Highlight Day-Long Conference
November 20, the Government Accountability Project (GAP) and American University Washington College of Law will sponsor a day-long conference focusing on problems with the current food safety system in America, and how to improve it.…
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Bankruptcy Claims Against Peanut Corporation of America Total 154 in Salmonella Outbreak
AP reports today that the bankruptcy trustee says claims have been filed for 154 people who say they were sickened by a salmonella outbreak traced to a Virginia peanut company. Peanut Corp. of America filed…
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E. coli O157:H7 Linked to Fairbury Steaks, Inc. - Ground Beef Recalled
Fairbury Steaks, Inc. a Fairbury, Neb., establishment, is recalling approximately 90 pounds of fresh ground beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service…
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Second Lawsuit Filed Against Fairbank Farms in E. coli Outbreak
A Maine woman severely sickened in the recent E. coli outbreak tied to ground beef from Fairbank Farms has filed suit against the company. The lawsuit was filed in the Maine District Court by the…
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Dairy Groups Urge Senators to Include Raw Milk Facilities in Food Safety Regulations
Other Requests: Harmonize Regulations and Avoid Duplicate Fees Although unpasteurized, or raw, milk products pose a significant food safety hazard, facilities producing these products are not covered by any of the food safety regulations proposed…
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FDA Stops Cargill Canola Oil From Canada Due to Salmonella
The FDA refused 19 shipments of Canadian canola meal from Cargill in October after finding they contained the harmful bacteria salmonella, according to Reuters. According to the report: The shipments all come from Cargill's Clavet,…
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Ixtapa E. coli Lawsuit Filed in Washington
Two customers of a Lake Stevens restaurant who were sickened in an E. coli outbreak last year have filed lawsuits against the business. E. coli infected at least 23 customers at the Ixtapa Family Mexican…
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Two Things That Keep The Meat Industry Awake At Night - Food Safety & Bill Marler
Chuck Jolley is a free lance writer, based in Kansas City, who covers a wide range of ag industry topics for Cattlenetwork.com and Agnetwork.com. About this food safety issue, I know you’ve read about it.…
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WHO - Millions Die Needlessdly from Eating Food
Millions of people die every year from both bugs and toxins that they consume, says a new World Health Organization survey that outlines how food-borne diseases are far worse than the U.N. agency thought. The…
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Marler Clark Files Second E. coli Lawsuit against South Shore Meats Linked to 30 Illnesses at Camp Bournedale
The family of an 11-year-old Rhode Island girl has filed a lawsuit against a Massachusetts meat company that supplied meat to a youth camp where she became ill. The lawsuit filed today in the Plymouth…