I woke up this morning to the sad news of yet other injuries and a death linked to animal contact at a fair. San Diego County health officials announced late Friday night that a 2-year-old child has died and three other children between 2 and 13 years old have become ill after having contact with animals at the San Diego County Fair. The County of San Diego Health and Human Services Agency reported four confirmed…

CDC, public health and regulatory officials in several states, and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration are investigating a multistate papaya outbreak of Salmonella Uganda infections. As of June 26, 2019, a total of 62 people infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Uganda have been reported from 8 states – Texas, Florida, New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island. Illnesses started on dates ranging from January 14, 2019, to June 8, 2019. Most illnesses have occurred since April…

According to press reports, TV personality Melissa Rycroft has been ill since recently returning home from the Dominican Republic. Apparently, sources told “Page Six” the former “Dancing With the Stars” and “The Bachelor” star has been battling a mysterious bug after vacationing with her family on the island that has been making headlines for sick visitors (some deathly so) in recent weeks. A source described Rycroft as “really sick.” Rycroft elaborated via a rep that…

Bill (and team), Thank you for your most excellent work on behalf of our son.  I thought about sending a fruit basket or something but …. well …. probably not my best option for you of all people, so my heartfelt gratitude will have to do. 😉  I know __________ has extended our appreciation, but I wanted to add mine to his. We appreciate so very much your tireless efforts on _________’s behalf.  At every…

As of June 7, 2019, a total of 279 people infected with the outbreak strains of Salmonella have been reported from 41 states. Illnesses started on dates from January 1, 2019, to May 24, 2019. Ill people range in age from less than one year to 92 years, with a median age of 25 years. Fifty-seven percent are female. Of 152 people with information available, 40 (26%) have been hospitalized. No deaths have been reported. One of…

Today Marler Clark filed six lawsuits on behalf of clients related to the 2017 I.M. Healthy brand SoyNut Butter E. coli O157:H7 outbreak. Of the six plaintiffs, three are minors who contracted acute kidney failure, hemolytic uremic syndrome, from their E. coli O157:H7 infections. All six of the plaintiffs were hospitalized for multiple days or weeks.  Four lawsuits were filed in California, one in Washington and one in Wisconsin. In March 2017, the FDA and CDC, along…

In November 2018 Cheyenne Buckingham and John Harrington wrote “31 Food Recalls That Poisoned the Most People.”  Here is the Marler Clark view of the same list. https://www.slideshare.net/marlerclark/31-of-the-biggest-recalls-in-food-safety-history-149495279…