Archive for the ‘Salmonella Outbreaks’ Category

Egg Farm Owner Jack DeCoster in a Lot of Trouble - But He’s Been There Before

Posted by Ron Simon on September 2nd, 2010 under Salmonella Egg Outbreak, Salmonella Outbreaks Tags: , , , , ,  •  No Comments

Egg farm owner Jack DeCoster is in a lot of trouble.  His egg farms - Quality Egg LLC d/b/a Wright County Egg and Hillandale Farms of Iowa - have been linked to the Salmonella Enteritidis outbreak that has sickened over 1500 nationwide.
He’s already hired a team of criminal defense lawyers.
The FDA - and now FBI [...]

The FDA’s Egg Farm Inspection Reports Are Out - And They Are Not Pretty

Posted by Ron Simon on September 2nd, 2010 under Salmonella Egg Outbreak, Salmonella Outbreaks Tags: , , , ,  •  1 Comment

The FDA has just issued its inspection reports of Hillandale Farms and Quality Egg LLC d/b/a Wright County Egg, the two Iowa egg farms linked to contaminated eggs that have caused the nationwide outbreak of Salmonella Enteritidis that has sickened over 1500 people in the United States.
You can view the reports on the FDA website [...]

Simon & Luke Files Five Colorado Salmonella Egg Claims

Posted by Ron Simon on September 2nd, 2010 under Salmonella Egg Outbreak, Salmonella Outbreaks Tags: , , , , , , , , , ,  •  No Comments

This afternoon, national food safety law firm Simon & Luke filed 5 salmonella claims against The Fort Restaurant in Morrison, Colorado.  The claims were filed on behalf of customers who consumed rattlesnake cakes at the restaurant during the week of July 10-16.  Each of the customers became violently ill after eating the exotic dish, and [...]

Texas Identifies 165 Salmonella Enteritidis Cases - Bad Eggs?

Posted by Ron Simon on September 1st, 2010 under Salmonella Egg Outbreak, Salmonella Outbreaks Tags: , , , , , , ,  •  No Comments

The Texas Health and Human Services Commission has advised consumers not to eat eggs produced by Wright County Egg and Hillandale Farms - both located in Iowa - because they may be contaminated with Salmonella Enteritidis, bacteria that may cause serious health problems.
The DSHS and local health departments are collaborating with the U.S. Centers [...]

Simon & Luke Collects Another Salmonella Settlement

Posted by Ron Simon on September 1st, 2010 under Recent Settlements, Salmonella Outbreaks Tags: , , ,  •  No Comments

The salmonella lawyers at Simon & Luke have collected another salmonella settlement - this time on behalf of a 12-year old boy who was hospitalized after consuming contaminated bread products purchased from Wal-Mart.
The settlement will pay for all past and future medical care for the child, along with a substantial amount of money for the [...]

Simon & Luke Files Another Salmonella Hvittingfoss Claim Against Subway

Posted by Ron Simon on August 31st, 2010 under Salmonella Outbreaks, Subway Salmonella Hvittingfoss Outbreak Tags: , , , , , , ,  •  No Comments

The salmonella lawyers at national food safety law firm Simon & Luke have filed another salmonella claim against Subway.
The claim was filed today on behalf of Robert Hussey, a 19-year old college student who contracted Salmonella Hvittingfoss after eating a sandwich at the Subway restaurant located at 610 East Daniel in Champaign, Illinois in early [...]

South Dakota Reports Eight Victims Matching Egg Recall Salmonella Strain

Posted by Ron Simon on August 31st, 2010 under Salmonella Egg Outbreak, Salmonella Outbreaks Tags: , , , ,  •  No Comments

The South Dakota Department of Health has just reported that 8 individuals have tested positive for the outbreak strain of Salmonella Enteritidis linked to contaminated eggs that has sickened over 1500 victims nationwide.  The contaminated eggs were produced by Wright County Egg and Hillandale Farms in Iowa and distributed to several states, including South Dakota.
Of [...]

More Eggs Added to Recall List as Outbreak Illnesses Increase

Posted by Ron Simon on August 30th, 2010 under Salmonella Egg Outbreak, Salmonella Outbreaks Tags: , , ,  •  No Comments

In the wake of an outbreak that has sickened over 1500 and forced the recall of over 550 million eggs due to contamination with Salmonella Enteritidis, another company has issued an egg recall of its egg brands.
Sparboe Farms is voluntarily recalling shell eggs produced by Wright County Egg and Hillandale Farms which were packaged by [...]

Minnesota Salmonella Illnesses Tied to Egg Recall

Posted by Ron Simon on August 30th, 2010 under Salmonella Egg Outbreak, Salmonella Outbreaks Tags: , , , , , ,  •  No Comments

The Minnesota State health department has linked a cluster of 7 illnesses to the national egg recall.
Spokesman Doug Schultz says seven Salmonella Enteritidis illnesses were reported May 20 as part of an outbreak at a Bemidji restaurant called Mi Rancho.  The illnesses were traced to shell eggs from Hillandale Farms of [...]

Colorado Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Contaminated Eggs

Posted by Ron Simon on August 28th, 2010 under Salmonella Egg Outbreak, Salmonella Outbreaks Tags: , , , , , , , , , ,  •  1 Comment

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Colorado public health officials have solved the mystery as to what was the source of a Colorado Salmonella Enteritidis outbreak in mid-July: contaminated eggs produced by Wright County Egg and Hillandale Farms in Iowa.  All of the Colorado victims became ill after eating at The Fort Restaurant [...]