Archive for the ‘Salmonella Outbreaks’ Category

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: , , , , , , , , , ,  •  No Comments

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 [...]

UPDATE - Salmonella Egg Recall Expands - See the List of Recalled Eggs Here

Posted by Ron Simon on August 28th, 2010 under Salmonella Egg Outbreak, Salmonella Outbreaks Tags: , ,  •  No Comments

As the number of Salmonella Enteritidis illnesses continues to grow (it is now over 1500 nationwide), so do the number of recalled eggs. Below is the most current egg recall list showing each egg brand involved in the recall:

Brand Name
Pack Size
Plant Numbers and Julian Dates

Albertson
6-egg cartons, dozen egg cartons, 18-egg cartons, and loose eggs [...]

Watch the Texas Salmonella Lawyer on NBC

Posted by Ron Simon on August 27th, 2010 under Salmonella Egg Outbreak, Salmonella Outbreaks Tags: , , , , , , , ,  •  No Comments

NBC does it again.  Super reporter Dave Scott of KXAN TV did another great piece on the salmonella egg recall that has sickened over 1500 nationwide.   He featured my client, Amanda Sanchez, of Austin, Texas, who has filed the first Texas salmonella egg lawsuit against Wright County Egg and Hillandale Farms.  She was hospitalized for 4 days as [...]

Colorado Salmonella Illnesses Linked to Egg Recall

Posted by Ron Simon on August 27th, 2010 under Salmonella Egg Outbreak, Salmonella Outbreaks Tags: , , , , , , , , , ,  •  No Comments

The Colorado Salmonella Enteritidis outbreak that sickened 28 people in June has now been linked to the nationwide Salmonella egg recall that has claimed 1500 victims nationwide.
Rattlesnake Cakes (with bad eggs) are the source
In June, health officials noted a cluster of Salmonella Enteritidis illnesses 4 times greater than the normal expected case amounts.  An investigation [...]

Kenosha Wisconsin Illnesses Linked to Salmonella Egg Recall

Posted by Ron Simon on August 27th, 2010 under Salmonella Egg Outbreak, Salmonella Outbreaks Tags: , , , , , , , , ,  •  No Comments

Wisconsin state health officials have now linked a June salmonella outbreak that sickened 30 diners at the Baker Street Restaurant and Pub in Kenosha to the nationwide recall of 550 million eggs by Iowa egg producers Wright County Egg and Hillandale Farms.  The Wisconsin salmonella cases bring the national total to over 1500.
An investigation into [...]

North Carolina Reports 65 Salmonella Egg Illnesses Linked to Recall

Posted by Ron Simon on August 27th, 2010 under Salmonella Egg Outbreak, Salmonella Outbreaks Tags: , , , , , , ,  •  No Comments

A North Carolina salmonella outbreak tied to Bullocks Bar B-Q in Durham, North Carolina that sickened 65 customers has now been linked to the national salmonella egg recall.
“We’re very confident the outbreak at Bullock’s caused by the commercial egg product can be traced back to eggs in this recall,” Megan Davies, North Carolina’s state epidemiologist, [...]