Posts tagged food poisoning

• Packaging Greens May Lead To Future E.Coli Outbreaks

  IB Contributor | January 24, 2007 1:03 AM | 0 CommentsOrange County, CA Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Food safety advocates and scientists are now saying that packaging greens might contribute to the spread of a lethal strain of E.Coli bacteria, according to an article published last week in the Los Angeles Times.Several recent outbreaks of food-borne illnesses were traced to bagged spinach or lettuce from California. The article quotes Dr. David W.K. Acheson, chief medical officer at the U.S....

• Foreign Object (Flesh w/Hair) Found in Prego Spaghetti

  IB Contributor | January 18, 2007 1:13 AM | 0 CommentsOrange County, CA Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Email inquiry I received regarding an adultrated food product, followed by my answer:I found piece of flesh with hair in my prego spaghetti sauce. I'm working with the company but what type of lawyer would be used for that?My Answer:Unless you have suffered injury, in my opinion you are wasting your time if you are seeking to recover money. Campbell Soup Company is not likely to provide much in...

• E.coli Outbreak Prompts Call For Inspections

  IB Contributor | January 15, 2007 8:21 PM | 0 CommentsOrange County, CA Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  The Western Growers Association, an Irvine-based trade group that represents California and Arizona farmers, is pushing state regulators to enforce mandatory food safety guidelines for green, leafy produce, according to an article written by Nancy Luna for The Orange County Register last week.This proposal comes in the wake of bad publicity for these farmers after a series of E.coli outbreaks...

• Taco John Food Poisoning Connected to Central Valley

  Christina Cole | January 12, 2007 1:00 AM | 0 CommentsLong Beach, CA Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) says they are closer to finding the source of illness for the Taco John E. coli outbreak late last year - the answer may be a farm field in Central Valley.The FDA reports, health officials have DNA- matched the strain of E. coli bacteria that was is associated with the outbreak with two samples gathered from dairy farms near a lettuce growing area in...

• More E. Coli Tainted Food, This Time at Taco Bell

  Claude Wyle | December 09, 2006 10:12 AM | 0 CommentsOakland, CA Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Wow, with the most serious outbreak of E. Coli toxins since the spinach scare of this last September, at least 39 people were infected, and two of them critically through food traced to Taco Bell. Shockingly, Taco Bell covered up the news for at least several days, hoping it would all go away before the public panicked. This food poisoning attorney believes it is the responsibility of anyone who...

• E. Coli Outbreak Linked to Taco Bell

  IB Contributor | December 06, 2006 3:19 PM | 0 CommentsOrange County, CA Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  An outbreak of E. coli that has sickened nearly 40 people in New York and New Jersey has been linked to Taco Bell. Twenty-two people's illnesses have been linked to a South Plainfield, NJ store, and eight other restaurants have been closed as a precaution.Some health officials acknowledged that an announcement of the contamination had been delayed in New Jersey for several days, in part over...

• Food Poisoning: A Deadly Danger to Children

  Claude Wyle | November 07, 2006 5:03 PM | 0 CommentsOakland, CA Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  After spending more than a week in trial in Martinez, in Contra Costa County, California in a food poisoning case, the judge ordered a mistrial. Our client, a beautiful six year old girl, got Salmonella food poisoning from a restaurant that had repeatedly failed to get a health department permit to operate. They were still selling food to the public, despite repeated failures to get a permit!...