Posts tagged salmonella

• Contaminated Pet Food Sickening Humans

  David Mittleman | May 09, 2012 8:27 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  You may have heard about a recall for pet food contaminated with salmonella. At first, it was dogs and cats getting sick, but now it seems that the salmonella poisoning has spread to humans, too....

• KFC to Pay Australian Girl $8 Million for Brain Damage

  David Mittleman | April 28, 2012 12:01 PM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  KFC will be forced to pay an Australian girl $8.3 million after she got a nasy surprise in her Twister wrap that led to her permanent brain damage. Monika Saaman ate a Twister wrap in October...

• McDonald's Drops Long-Time Egg Supplier Over FDA Citation for Salmonella

  David Mittleman | November 18, 2011 11:00 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Eggs from Sparboe farms won't be passing through the golden arches any time soon. McDonald's has decided to drop its long-time egg supplier after the company was cited by the FDA on Thursday for...

• Number of Deaths from Listeria Outbreak Expected to Rise Through October

  David Mittleman | September 29, 2011 8:18 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Toxic Substances
  

  While E. coli and Salmonella are more commonly known bacteria, a new food borne illness is spreading and creating more serious consequences than these two contaminants. Listeria, linked to...

• Salmonella-Tainted Turkey Sickens 77 and Kills 1

  David Mittleman | August 04, 2011 10:00 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Be careful if you have plans to use ground turkey in your family dinners any time soon. According to recent reports, 26 states, including Michigan, have received dozens of reports of...

• Salmonella Related Egg Recalls Continue Against Egg Producers With History of Violating the Law

  David Mittleman | August 28, 2010 3:22 PM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  The twelfth overall egg recall of this month was issued on Friday, August 27, 2010 by Sparboe Farms based out of Litchfield, Minnesota. The eggs were produced by Wright County Egg and Hillandale...

• CDC Expects Number of Consumers Affected by Salmonella-Contaminated Eggs to Grow

  David Mittleman | August 20, 2010 12:52 PM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Earlier this month an Iowa egg manufacturer issued a voluntary recall of millions of eggs contaminated with Salmonella. As a result of the contaminated eggs, the Centers for Disease Control have...

• Salami Recall Expanded As FDA Continues Investigation Into Salmonella Contamination

  David Mittleman | February 21, 2010 10:00 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Rhode-Island based meat company, Daniele Inc., issued its first recall of its salami products on January 23 over a Salmonella outbreak that spanned 44 states and the District of Columbia which...

• FDA recalls nonfat dry milk tainted with salmonella

  David Mittleman | July 08, 2009 9:06 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Miscellaneous
  

  The Food and Drug Administration recently recalled nonfat dry milk because the milk is apparently tainted with salmonella. Even if you aren’t a fan of the product, nonfat dry milk is an...

• Salmonella-Contaminated Pistachios Still Not Off the Market: Company Repackaged Recalled Nuts

  David Mittleman | June 29, 2009 1:36 PM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Miscellaneous
  

  The FDA warned consumers last week to avoid two brands of pistachios that are related to the salmonella-related recall, but may have been repackaged and set to airports and hotels. Orca...