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Posted by Ron Simon on August 19th, 2011 under Attorney Op-Ed Articles Tags: kimchi recall, listeria •
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Routine testing of the cabbage-based Kimchi by company representatives has revealed the presence of Listeria monocytogenes in product that had been delivered in a three-state region, including Tennessee, Georgia and Alabama. The company notified the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA), which ordered a halt on distribution of the product until the source of [...]
Posted by Ron Simon on August 9th, 2011 under Attorney Op-Ed Articles Tags: livestock traceability rules •
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New Traceablity Rules for Diseased Livestock Announced US Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced earlier today new proposed rules for tracing diseased livestock, including cattle, poultry, and other farm animals. The proposal would require animals to be certified as disease-free prior to interstate transport. Participation in the current traceability program is voluntary, and unfortunately, fewer than [...]
Posted by Ron Simon on July 22nd, 2011 under Attorney Op-Ed Articles Tags: chicken recall, food poisoning lawyer, Pilgrim's Pride listeria •
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5 Tons of Chicken Recalled from Pilgrim’s Pride’s Texas Production Facilities Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation has recalled more than 11,240 pounds, or approximately 5 tons, of 2 ready-to-eat chicken made in Texas. On-site inspections indicate that the products could be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, a type of bacteria that can cause food poisoning. Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation has [...]
Posted by Ron Simon on July 18th, 2011 under Attorney Op-Ed Articles Tags: campylobacter outbreak, food poisnoing lawyer, raw milk outbreak, Tucker Adkins •
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Eight People Ill from Drinking Raw Milk in North and South Carolina The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is working with officials in North and South Carolina to investigate an outbreak of campylobacteriosis in eight people who consumed raw milk from Tucker Adkins Dairy in York, S.C. There are three confirmed cases and another five [...]
Posted by Ron Simon on June 20th, 2011 under Attorney Op-Ed Articles, Tiny Greens / Jimmy John's Salmonella I 4,5 12:i:- Outbreak Tags: Illinois salmonella attorney, Illinois salmonella lawsuit, Illinois salmonella lawyer, Jimmy John's lawsuit, Jimmy John's salmonella, sprout contamination, Sprout Recall, Tiny Greens lawsuit, Tiny Greens salmonella •
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Multiple Outbreaks Linked to Contaminated Sprouts According to a University of Illinois researcher, sprouts are ideal reservoirs of dangerous bacterium that often lead to food poisoning. Nowhere has this been more clear that in the recent food-related E. coli and salmonella outbreaks in the U.S. and Europe, all of which point to sprouts as the [...]
Posted by Ron Simon on June 16th, 2011 under Attorney Op-Ed Articles Tags: cheese recall, queso recall •
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Queso Fresco from Quesos CentroAmericano in New York Recalled New York State Agriculture Commissioner Darrel Aubertine today warned consumers not to consume certain Queso made by Quesos CentroAmericano Corp., New York at 35 Hansen Avenue, Freeport, New York (formerly located at 900 S. Second Street, Ronkonkoma, New York) due to possible Staphylococcus aureus contamination. The warning [...]
Posted by Ron Simon on April 8th, 2011 under Attorney Op-Ed Articles Tags: Alabama food poisoning attorney, Alabama food poisoning lawyer, Alabama hospital deaths, Alabama outbreak, Edward Cingoranelli, IV outbreak, Meds IV, serratia marcescens, serratia marcescens attorney, serratia marcescens lawyer, total parenteral nutrition, TPN outbreak •
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Serratia Marcescens Sickens 19 and Kills 9 in Alabama: Human Error Blamed For Faulty Sterilization The Alabama Department of Public Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have determined that the Serratia marcescens bacteremia in 12 hospitalized individuals who received TPN (total parenteral nutrition) has the same genetic fingerprint as the organism isolated [...]
Posted by Ron Simon on April 7th, 2011 under Attorney Op-Ed Articles, Salmonella Outbreaks Tags: Fresh Express spinach, spinach recall •
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Fresh Express Voluntarily Recalls 2,939 cases of 9 oz. Bagged Spinach Fresh Express has announced a recall of bagged spinach, following positive results for Salmonella in the random testing of the product headed for market. As no reported illnesses have yet been linked to the Spinach, this is a “precautionary recall” at this time. The identified 9 [...]
Posted by Ron Simon on March 31st, 2011 under Attorney Op-Ed Articles Tags: Alabama food poisoning attorney, Alabama food poisoning lawyer, Alabama hospital deaths, Alabama outbreak, Edward Cingoranelli, IV outbreak, Meds IV, Serratia marcensens, total parenteral nutrition, TPN outbreak •
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Serratia Marcescens Outbreak Claims 9 Deaths in Alabama The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and the Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) are investigating an outbreak of the bacteria Serratia marcescens at five Birmingham-area hospitals and one in Prattville. So far, 19 patients have tested positive for the [...]
Posted by Ron Simon on March 30th, 2011 under Attorney Op-Ed Articles Tags: Alabama food poisoning attorney, Alabama food poisoning lawyer, Alabama outbreak, Edward Cingoranelli, Meds IV, Serratia marcensens, TPN outbreak •
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Six Alabama Hospitals Hit in Bacterial Outbreak – 19 Sickened and 9 dead Today the Alabama Department of Public Health (“ADPH”) announced an ongoing investigation of an outbreak of Serratia marcescens bacteremia in six Alabama hospitals: Baptist Princeton, Baptist Shelby, Baptist Prattville, Medical West, Cooper Green Mercy and Select Specialty Hospital in Birmingham. Thus far, 19 victims have fallen ill [...]