Brian White recently wrote an editorial in regards to the recent lawsuit against Wal-Mart, in which a Greenwood, Indiana family is suing the global retailer for damages after a boy in the family had to be hospitalized after eating a ham and cheese sandwich from the Greenwood Wal-Mart store.
It appears from initial reports that
The memories of a 43-year-old Mt. Pleasant woman’s wedding day two years ago forever will be linked to the illnesses some of her guests suffered in the days following a reception catered by a Latrobe restaurant. Marsha Cochenour has filed a lawsuit against Falbo’s Italian Restaurant, claiming it served salmonella-tainted food at her wedding
A lawsuit was filed today against Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., the company whose Greenwood, Indiana, store was the source of a Salmonella outbreak between May and August, 2006.
The lawsuit was filed by Marler Clark and Greenwood attorney John M Reames on behalf of Ryan Merritt, a Greenwood resident whose son became violently ill and was
Debilitating maladies, including daily bouts of nausea, diarrhea, fever and headaches, as well as a profound lethargy that limits victims to an hour or two of activity a day, are ailments associated with ciguatera, a neurotoxin found in large reef fish, reports the New York Times.
There is no laboratory test for ciguatera. Diagnosis is
The deli and bakery departments of an Indianapolis Wal-Mart have been identified as the source of the recent salmonella outbreak in northern Johnson and southern Marion counties.
Wal-Mart officials report that all employees from the deli and bakery areas have been moved to other parts of the store until the investigation is complete. They have
Salmonella was not found in the food and water samples that were taken from the Greek cruise ship Ivory, after a number of its passengers suffered from food poisoning last week.
Health Minister Charis Charalambous said yesterday he was still awaiting the final results of tests by the Infectious Disease Centre of Athens as well
Iowa State University researchers Isabel Harris and Matthew Erdmann have found that hogs on small farms already have little or no Salmonella.
“These farms have very low levels of Salmonella,” explained D.L. Harris, an ISU Food Safety Consortium researcher and animal science professor. “They’re traditional farms that don’t use antibiotics.”
Harris’ research group surveyed
48 people in Minnesota and other states have been stricken by salmonella poisoning in the past 19 months after eating frozen chicken entrees that looked precooked but were raw.
The products, sold in supermarkets, have been marketed as safe for microwaves, but Minnesota health officials say they aren’t, reports the Star Tribune.
Federal regulators had
The Indiana State Department of Health says a Wal-Mart store is the source of a recent salmonella outbreak that affected 84 people in Johnson and Marion counties.
Wal-Mart officials say the problem was detected in the deli and bakery areas. The health department says Wal-Mart officials have taken steps to fix the problem. Wal-Mart officials
The fountain at Plaza de Cesar Chavez Park in downtown San Jose, the interactive fountain that has long been a magnet for frolicking children, has now been closed indefinitely.
County health officials believe the popular water feature is the common denominator for seven confirmed cases of cryptosporidiosis — a diarrheal infection — and possibly 15