March 2005

Nutritionist Helga Meyer cautions us on how easy it is to contract illnesses. She recently witnessed a cashier started sneezing and then, due to the lack of a Kleenex tissue, used the hand with which he was scanning each item, to sneeze in. All items were again handled by another person bagging the produce.

Before

Marler Clark, the Seattle law firm nationally recognized for its successful representation of foodborne illness victims, has been contacted by some victims of food poisoning from food provided by Alessi Bakery and is presently investigating the outbreak.

At least 28 people became ill with salmonella infections after eating stuffed potatoes at parties catered by the

In November, ABC Action News reports, Alessi Bakery failed several state inspection reports, racking up over 75 critical violations. That same month, dozens of customers got sick after eating food at parties catered by Alessi.

Now, the county Health Department and the state have both issued their final reports on the incidents.

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