Personal Injury

If it is another day there must be a hepatitis A positive food service worker – this time Waffle House

By Bill Marler on September 17, 2019

Customers who ate at Waffle House at 120 S. Goose Creek Blvd., Goose Creek, in Berkeley County, between Aug. 24 and Sept. 13, 2019, might have been exposed to the hepatitis A virus. DHEC was notified on Sept. 16, 2019, that an employee of the restaurant tested positive for hepatitis A. DHEC is working with Waffle House to investigate possible exposures and provide guidance for preventive treatment for anyone who may be affected. This illness…

Food Safety News

First illness in French Listeria outbreak from February last year

By News Desk on September 17, 2019

ferme durr dairy listeria — La Ferme Durr cheese recalled in Germany

The seven people in France part of a Listeria outbreak linked to organic dairy products fell ill over a period of 18 months, according to public health authorities. Those infected with the same strain of Listeria were identified by the National Reference Center for Listeria, with an eighth case still under investigation. Santé Publique France reported two people have died but the agency does not have any evidence to attribute the deaths to Listeria infection.…

Food Poison Journal

Here we go again, animal contact, a State Fair and E. coli O157

By Bill Marler on September 17, 2019

Please visit www.fair-safety.com The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) is investigating an outbreak of E. coli O157 infections associated with the Minnesota State Fair. Disease investigators recently identified 11 cases among Minnesota residents who visited the Minnesota State Fair prior to becoming ill. The ill people reported having visited the fair between Aug. 25 and Sept. 2, and becoming ill between Aug. 29 and Sept. 6. Cases range in age from 2 to 43 years. Six of…

Personal Injury Law Journal

Vaping Lowers Immune Response and Damages Lungs

By Domenic B. Sanginiti, Jr. on September 17, 2019

A Baylor College of Medicine study, funded by the National Institute of Health (NIH), shows chronic exposure to e-cigarette vapors damages lungs and lowers immune response to pathogens. The four-month study, which did not address the additional harms caused by nicotine, revealed that vaping alters the composition of epithelial and immune cells of the lungs, causing a buildup of lipids (insoluble fat) that affect lung function and reduce the ability to fight off infection. The…

Illinois Workers Compensation Law Blog

Illinois Work Comp Law Firm Does Something Really Unethical

By Mike Helfand on September 17, 2019

I have lots of strong opinions and I tell it like I see it. And in my opinion, a Chicago work comp law firm is doing something really unethical that is a huge conflict of interest and they are putting their clients at risk. They have an office in the suburbs that is connected to a physical therapy facility and from what I’ve been told, they are sending their clients to that facility for treatment. …

Napoli Shkolnik Blog

Pressure Increases on Vaping Companies After Recent Deaths

By Napoli Shkolnik on September 17, 2019

September 17, 2019 | Personal Injury JUUL is in danger of being fined after the US Food and Drug administration sent a warning letter to the company on Monday addressing the company’s marketing tactics. The company, who is currently the leading manufacturer of e-cigarettes, markets their product as a safer alternative to smoking, a claim that when made without evidence that violates federal law. JUUL has been under prior investigation due to their teenage target…

Food Safety News

Three dead and 200 ill in Spanish Listeria outbreak

By Joe Whitworth on September 17, 2019

More than 220 people are sick and three have died as part of a listeriosis outbreak in Spain, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). From July 7 to September 13, 222 confirmed cases have been reported in five regions of Spain: 214 patients in Andalusia, four in Aragon, two in Extremadura and one each in Castilla y Leon and Madrid. Most Andalusian cases have been registered in Seville with 175 but 17 people are…

Food Safety News

French child dies 8 years after E. coli infection

By News Desk on September 17, 2019

A French child who developed severe complications after being infected by E. coli in 2011 has died. Nolan Moittie was two years old when he was one of a number of people infected by an E. coli outbreak from frozen minced beef steaks of the Steaks Country brand bought at supermarket chain Lidl in May and June 2011. After being infected with Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) O157, he developed hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS), a…

Food Safety News

The STEC O121 outbreak caused by ground bison is over

By Dan Flynn on September 17, 2019

The E. coli outbreak caused by ground Bison is over. The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) called the outbreak over on Sept.13, 2019. It ended after reports of 33 confirmed E. coli infections in eight states. Those illnesses, including 18 hospitalizations, The ground Bison came from Northfork Bison Distributions Inc., located in Saint-Leonard, Quebec in Canada. Northford recalled ground beef produced between ruaryFebruary 22, 2019, and April 30, 2019. The recall announcement…

Food Safety News

General Mills recalls Gold Medal Unbleached All Purpose Flour over E. coli fears

By Kelsey M. Mackin on September 17, 2019

Today, General Mills announced a nation wide recall for 5 lb. bags of its Gold Medal “Unbleached All Purpose Flour” marked with a “better-if-used-by” date of Sept. 6, 2020 for the potential presence of E. coli O26, which FDA officials said was discovered during sampling of the 5 lb. bag product. According to the recall, “This recall only affects this one date code of Gold Medal Unbleached All Purpose Flour five-pound bags. All other types of Gold…