Del Monte Cantaloupes Sicken 12 People in 4 States The CDC has now stepped in to assist in the investigation of a multistate outbreak of Salmonella Panama infections linked to consumption of Del Monte cantaloupes produced in Guatemala. So far, 12 persons infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Panama have been reported from Oregon (5 [...]

Del Monte Recalls Cantaloupes from Guatemala Major U.S. food producer Del Monte Fresh Produce N.A., Inc. of Coral Gables, Florida has announced a recall of nearly 5,000 cartons of cantaloupes which may be contaminated with Salmonella Panama.  Each carton contains 4 plastic mesh sleeves with 3 cantaloupes per sleeve. The cantaloupes were available for sale [...]

Simon & Luke Files first Salmonella Claims Against Luxe Burger Bar Following an outbreak of Salmonella Newport among patrons who ate at Luxe Burger Bar in Providence, Rhode Island from May 4 to May 9, 2010, food safety attorney Ron Simon of Simon & Luke was the first to file claims on behalf of injured [...]

The food poisoning lawyers at Simon & Luke have settled another salmonella claim against Daniele International from the national Salmonella Montevideo outbreak linked to Daniele’s contaminated pepper-coated salami products. The claim was brought on behalf of a seven year old California child who had consumed the contaminated salami in January 2010.  The child was hospitalized [...]

The food poisoning lawyers at Simon & Luke have settled 16 more claims on behalf of victims of the national Salmonella Typhimurium outbreak linked to contaminated peanut butter in Austin and Keebler crackers.  The crackers were manufactured by Kellogg Company, using contaminated peanut butter paste from now-bankrupt Peanut Corporation of America. The salmonella settlements included claims on [...]

The salmonella lawyers at the Houston-based food safety firm Simon & Luke continue to prosecute cases linked to last year’s Salmonella Enteritidis egg outbreak that sickened almost 2000 people nationwide thus far – making it the largest Salmonella outbreak in United States history.  If you were sickened with Salmonella after eating eggs, it is not [...]

The food poisoning lawyers at Simon & Luke have settled 12 more claims on behalf of victims of the national Salmonella Typhimurium outbreak linked to contaminated peanut butter in Austin and Keebler crackers.  The crackers were manufactured by Kellogg Company, using contaminated peanut butter paste from now-bankrupt Peanut Corporation of America. The salmonella settlements included claims on [...]

Simon & Luke Collects Salmonella Settlements for Clients The salmonella lawyers at food safety firm Simon & Luke have started off 2011 with another round of salmonella settlements. This morning, the firm announced that it had settled 3 more claims on behalf of victims who had contracted salmonellosis after consuming contaminated salami products manufactured by [...]

CDC Issues Final Investigation Report The Centers for Disease Control has just posted its final report on the nationwide outbreak of Salmonella Montevideo linked to contaminated salami products in 2009-2010.  Below are the key findings of that report: In August and September 2009, PulseNet, the national molecular subtyping network for foodborne disease surveillance, detected a [...]

I spent yesterday in Chicago arbitrating salmonella claims on behalf of 27 Simon & Luke clients.  The arbitration was defended by super lawyer Dean Panos of Jenner & Block, who represented Kellogg Company, and ACE Insurance Company.  The claims arose out of the 2008-2009 nationwide salmonella outbreak linked to contaminated peanut butter.   We had [...]