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Covers news, issues and developments in food safety law.

Author: Pritzker, Ruohonen & Associates is a food safety law firm based in Minneapolis, Minn.

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Recent Posts from Food Poisoning Law Blog

Aunt Mid's Lettuce Came from California
Not surprisingly, Michigan agriculture officials have determined that iceberg lettuce associated with an E. coli outbreak that has sickened people in Michigan, Illinois, Ohio and Canada came from California, which produces the majority of the…
Young Victim of Oklahoma E. coli O111 Outbreak Recovering
A 20-month-old little girl is recovering from hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS), an illness she developed after contracting an E. coli O111 infection. She stayed in the hospital for 12 days and needed dialysis treatment to get…
Source of Amarillo, Texas IHOP Salmonella Outbreak Found: Pritzker Law Firm Representing Victims
Health officials have found the source of the Amarillo, Texas IHOP Salmonella outbreak, the warming bath that the restaurant used to keep the syrup warm. Health officials found the outbreak-strain of Salmonella in a culture taken…
Meat Served at Forest Ranch Fundraiser Tests Positive for E. coli O157:H7
Butte County Public Health continues its investigation of a California E. coli 0157:H7 outbreak that sickened at least twenty-seven people. The outbreak occurred among attendees of an event held in the community of Forest Ranch…
Michigan E. coli: Evidence and Liability
The Michigan E. coli O157:H7 outbreak associated with iceberg lettuce distributed by Aunt Mid’s Produce Company has sickened at least 35 people in Michigan. At least 6 people in Illinois have also been sickened in this…
University of Colorado E. coli Outbreak
Boulder County Public Health (BCPH) is investigating an E. coli O157:H7 outbreak that has sickened at least eight people, seven of them students at the University of Colorado at Boulder (CU). The investigation began September…
Illinois E. coli O157:H7 Cases Associated with Aunt Mid's Produce Company
The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) has identified Aunt Mid’s Produce Company as the distributor of iceberg lettuce consumed by six Illinois residents during late August to mid-September who have been diagnosed with E…
Aunt Mid's Lettuce Associated with Multi-State Outbreak
Health officials have associated cases of E. coli O157:H7 with bagged, industrial-sized packages of iceberg lettuce sold to restaurants and institutions by Aunt Mid's Produce Company, a Detroit-based wholesale distributor. Health officials have indicated that…
Aurora, Colorado Home Daycare Associated with E. coli Death and Illness
Last week a 3-year-old boy from Aurora, Colorado died after contracting an E. coli infection. The boy attended an unlicensed home daycare center in Aurora, Colorado. Health officials have focused their investigation on the home daycare…
24 Michigan E. coli Cases Linked to Cases in Illinois, New York, Ohio and Oregon
Seven MSU E. coli O157:H7 cases have been linked by genetic testing to 17 additional cases of E. coli throughout the state of Michigan. The Michigan E. coli cases are located as follows: 7 students at…