The Scheels family of Voorheesville, New York, was interviewed for a story in the Washington Times that was printed last weekend. Two of the Scheels triplets became ill with Salmonella infections after eating contaminated Veggie Booty earlier this year. The third, a picky eater who doesn’t like Veggie Booty, did not. Elex and Patrick Scheels
Marler Clark files two more lawsuits against Pars Cove
The owners of Pars Cove Persian Cuisine were named as the defendant in two more lawsuits filed yesterday in Cook County Circuit Court in Chicago. The lawsuits were filed on behalf of three plaintiffs all of whom became ill with Salmonella infections days after eating at the Pars Cove booth at the Taste of Chicago festival. All
Seattle lawyers represent Romeoville couple in Salmonella lawsuit against Pars Cove
CHICAGO, IL (Tuesday, July 24, 2007) – Marler Clark, the Seattle law firm that has represented thousands of victims of Salmonella and other food poisoning outbreaks, filed a lawsuit today against Iran Echo International Corp., the owner of the Pars Cove Persian Cuisine booth that was identified as the source of a large Salmonella
Marler Clark: Parents of triplets file Salmonella lawsuit against Veggie Booty manufacturer
ALBANY, NY (July 17, 2007) – Seattle-based Marler Clark filed a second lawsuit against Robert’s American Gourmet Food, Inc. today in Albany County Supreme Court in New York. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of Voorheesville, New York residents Patrick and Elex Scheels and two of their 20-month-old triplets who became ill with Salmonella Wandsworth
Veggie Booty Lawsuit
AP reported today:
The parents of an Indiana toddler have sued the makers of Veggie Booty, claiming the recalled snack poisoned their child.
The lawsuit, filed in federal court in New York by David and Ashlee Allen, of Valparaiso, Ind., says their 18-month-old son, Xavier, ate a bag of Veggie Booty on May 20. It
Salmonella fears expand snack food recall
Robert’s American Gourmet Inc. said it was recalling all lots and sizes of Super Veggie Tings Crunchy Corn Sticks Snack Food sold across the United States and Canada. Company president and chief executive Robert Ehrlich said the recall was precautionary, since the product used the same seasoning as the Veggie Booty Snack Food recalled last
First Veggie Booty Salmonella Lawsuit Filed Against Manufacturer
The first lawsuit was filed this morning in Federal District Court for the Eastern District of New York, (CV07-2661), against Robert’s American Gourmet, the manufacturer of Veggie Booty, the snack food that was recalled on June 28 after public health officials identified the product as the source of a nationwide Salmonella outbreak. The lawsuit was
FDA Was Aware of Dangers To Food
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
14 Salmonella Oranienburg cases traced to ice tea machine
The CDC, Arizona and Cochise County health departments investigated a total of 59 Salmonella Oranienburg cases diagnosed in the Sierra Vista area starting last September. The CDC traced 14 cases of illness to The Palms dining and banquet facility in Sierra Vista, but could not find a source of contamination for the other 45 cases.
What to do with your leftover peanut butter . . .
The CDC and state and local health departments are advising consumers who are no longer ill with a diarrheal illness after eating potentially contaminated Peter Pan or Great Value peanut butter to throw the product away; however, if you have contacted Marler Clark and we are pursuing a legal claim on your behalf, we advise