Here’s an interesting article about the Peanut Butter Salmonella outbreak written by Anne Borden. Click here to read the full story on Lawyers and Settlements webpage. Click here for more information on the outbreak.
Sylvester, GA: The Washington Post has reported that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) knew for years about contamination at the
Mexican-style cheese may be the source of an ongoing Salmonella outbreak since January 2006. Full story from William Prosecky of the Chicago Tribune
Chicago – State investigators are examining whether dairy products from the Rockford area may have been used to make salmonella-tainted cheese that infected nearly three dozen Kane County residents since
In the day before Congressional Hearings, Elizabeth Williamson of the Washington Post Staff wrote that the Food and Drug Administration has known for years about contamination problems at a Georgia peanut butter plant. Perhaps as concerning is that ConAgra knew of the Salmonella contamination as well and continued to produce peanut butter.
It will be
The CDC today released its preliminary 2006 food-borne illness data from 10 states: California, Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, Maryland, Minnesota, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, and Tennessee. A total of 17,252 confirmed cases (actual cases may be anywhere between 20 and 30 times the confirmed cases) of food-borne illness were reported in those states in 2006,
By The Associated Press
Timeline of key events in ConAgra Foods Inc.’s recall of all peanut butter made at its Sylvester, Ga., plant:
August 2006 — First cases of Salmonella Tennessee, the rare strain linked to this outbreak, are reported.
August 2006 — Moisture invades ConAgra plant in Sylvester through a roof leak and the
Federal health department officials will inspect a Melbourne nursing home as investigations continue into a food poisoning outbreak that killed four people. Three men and a woman, aged in their 70s and 80s, died from salmonella-related gastroenteritis following the outbreak at Broughton Hall nursing home and hostel at Camberwell, in Melbourne’s inner east.
State and
Susan McCord of the Albany Herald wrote that:
About 15 investigators and attorneys gathered with ConAgra Foods attorneys outside the Sylvester Peter Pan plant Friday morning on a second day of inspections at the plant.
Personal injury lawyer Dave Babcock, from Seattle law firm Marler Clark, said he was accompanied by a sanitation expert who
Maggie Fox of Reuters reported today:
E. coli and Salmonella infections are on the rise in the United States, but other foodborne illnesses appear to have leveled off, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Thursday. But after falling sharply in 2003 and 2004 when the meat industry pulled together to make ground
Article by Greg Blustein. Full story
ATLANTA – An army of plaintiffs’ lawyers and investigators is inspecting the south Georgia peanut butter plant linked to a salmonella outbreak that has sickened more than 400 people nationwide.
A team of attorneys, engineers, photographers, mapping specialists and videographers on Monday scouted the ConAgra Foods Inc. plant in
A restaurant in Campbell County, Tennessee, is under investigation for a possible salmonella outbreak. The name of the restaurant has not been released. Full Story from Jeff Lennox, Channel 6 News.
The East Tennessee Regional Health Office has confirmed the three cases of salmonella poisoning. All three people ate at the same place on
Chicago – State investigators are examining whether dairy products from the Rockford area may have been used to make 
ATLANTA – An army of plaintiffs’ lawyers and investigators is inspecting the south Georgia peanut butter plant linked to a 
The East Tennessee Regional Health Office has confirmed the three cases of