https://www.marlerblog.com Providing Insight on Food Poisoning Outbreaks & Litigation Tue, 15 Jan 2013 20:48:36 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.3.4&lxb_maple_bar_source=lxb_maple_bar_source https://www.marlerblog.com/case-news/stump-acres-dairy-stops-giving-away-raw-milk/#comment-23484 Thu, 30 Aug 2012 11:36:52 +0000 http://marlerblog.default.wp.marler.lexblog.com/uncategorized/stump_acres_dairy_stops_giving_away_raw_milk/#comment-23484 If Big Dairy were unpasteurized, then most of the US would be dead! As long as the cows are healthy and the collection process is sanitary, raw milk is so much better for health. Someone needs to do a report on “The benefits and Harmfulness of Big Dairy’s Pasteurized milk” . I am amazed that any of us are here, being that our grandparents drank raw milk. ]]> https://www.marlerblog.com/legal-cases/salmonella-cantaloupe-outbreak-up-from-141-to-178-hospitalization-up-from-31-to-68-one-new-state-dea/#comment-23350 Tue, 28 Aug 2012 22:23:22 +0000 http://marlerblog.default.wp.marler.lexblog.com/uncategorized/salmonella_cantaloupe_outbreak_up_from_141_to_178_hospitalization_up_from_31_to_68_one_new_state_dea/#comment-23350 A week ago tuesday. I ate a muffin, banana and fresh cut up fruit from Costco. The mext morning
The violent diarrhea started with fever and chills. 3 days of fever and chills. 2 trips to the
E.R. .and just today i was finally diagnosed with salmonella. Not sure what Costco
as a Strattera drug rep. Brought The food in.
Have you heard of any in the N.H.(Exeter) area? I am very close to Mass. Border.
Thank you
susan larkin
Seacoastsue@comcast.net ]]> https://www.marlerblog.com/lawyer-oped/a-recent-salmonella-cantaloupe-outbreak-and-a-companys-bad-response/#comment-23356 Tue, 28 Aug 2012 20:25:10 +0000 http://marlerblog.default.wp.marler.lexblog.com/uncategorized/a_recent_salmonella_cantaloupe_outbreak_and_a_companys_bad_response/#comment-23356 When I read this, I have the distinct impression that Del Monte acted like a bully in bringing suit against the FDA and the Oregon Public Health authorities. This looks as if they were more concerned with their image and public opinion than actually making sure the food they sell is safe and not contaminated. I have no confidence in a corporation that makes threats against those public agencies charged with making sure we don’t get sick or die from eating a piece of fruit.
Since learning this, I have lost confidence in Del Monte as a trusted corporation which is a great pity because I want to trust my food suppliers. Del Monte is a huge name in the fruit and vegetable industry, one I used to trust, and this is a big negative in my mind. ]]> https://www.marlerblog.com/lawyer-oped/a-recent-salmonella-cantaloupe-outbreak-and-a-companys-bad-response/#comment-23355 Tue, 28 Aug 2012 16:24:35 +0000 http://marlerblog.default.wp.marler.lexblog.com/uncategorized/a_recent_salmonella_cantaloupe_outbreak_and_a_companys_bad_response/#comment-23355 I don’t think anyone is afraid about “facts” or “law”; these days we fear those with deep pockets. Facts and law are merely inconveniences to the wealthy In this age of poisoned political rhetoric. ]]> https://www.marlerblog.com/lawyer-oped/a-recent-salmonella-cantaloupe-outbreak-and-a-companys-bad-response/#comment-23354 Tue, 28 Aug 2012 13:11:32 +0000 http://marlerblog.default.wp.marler.lexblog.com/uncategorized/a_recent_salmonella_cantaloupe_outbreak_and_a_companys_bad_response/#comment-23354 Looking forward to your talk. Thanks for joining us in Atlanta this week. ]]> https://www.marlerblog.com/legal-cases/it-happened-at-the-picnic-but-the-e-coli-source-mystery-continues/#comment-23353 Sun, 26 Aug 2012 17:09:45 +0000 http://marlerblog.default.wp.marler.lexblog.com/uncategorized/it_happened_at_the_picnic_but_the_e_coli_source_mystery_continues/#comment-23353 Were any samples taken of the number water sources? Environmental health specialist inspection of the event? ]]> https://www.marlerblog.com/legal-cases/chamberlain-farms-owensville-indiana-linked-to-salmonella-cantaloupe-outbreak-178-sick-62-hospital/#comment-23349 Sun, 26 Aug 2012 02:06:23 +0000 http://marlerblog.default.wp.marler.lexblog.com/uncategorized/chamberlain_farms_owensville_indiana_linked_to_salmonella_cantaloupe_outbreak_-_178_sick_62_hospital/#comment-23349 Over a 90 minutes of Internet research and still cannot answer this question: Is Chamberlain Farms a certified organic farm, or a conventional (non-organic) farm? I am assuming they are conventional, but it is surprising that this information is not noted in any reports. If you know the answer, please let me know. ]]> https://www.marlerblog.com/legal-cases/it-happened-at-the-picnic-but-the-e-coli-source-mystery-continues/#comment-23352 Sat, 25 Aug 2012 16:25:46 +0000 http://marlerblog.default.wp.marler.lexblog.com/uncategorized/it_happened_at_the_picnic_but_the_e_coli_source_mystery_continues/#comment-23352 What a challenge! Were either both or one of the secondary cases among the family members that brought foods to the picnic? Costly, but perhaps identifying families that brought “suspect foods” and doing some environmental sampling of their homes might be an option…. ]]> https://www.marlerblog.com/legal-cases/it-happened-at-the-picnic-but-the-e-coli-source-mystery-continues/#comment-23351 Sat, 25 Aug 2012 14:42:14 +0000 http://marlerblog.default.wp.marler.lexblog.com/uncategorized/it_happened_at_the_picnic_but_the_e_coli_source_mystery_continues/#comment-23351 Any PFGE matches in Pulse Net?
FWIW, swine and chickens also carry STECs but have yet (AFAIK) to be linked to an outbreak. ]]> https://www.marlerblog.com/legal-cases/best-advice-from-government-about-salmonella-cantaloupe-when-in-doubt-throw-it-out/#comment-23348 Wed, 22 Aug 2012 17:36:45 +0000 http://marlerblog.default.wp.marler.lexblog.com/uncategorized/best_advice_from_government_about_salmonella_cantaloupe_-_when_in_doubt_throw_it_out/#comment-23348 I’m in Chicago and my husband had purchased a cantaloupe a little more than a week ago. He already ate a chunk of it but fortunately hasn’t become ill yet. I’m upset because the cantaloupe has a sticker on it and I want to know how to identify the potentially problematic cantaloupes, but I’m not finding any information anywhere. I totally agree that the things should have simply been recalled, the consumers should not be forced to throw away all of their cantaloupes when 99% of them are fine. And now we don’t want to purchase another one, which is hurting the other growers. Another gross mishandling by the FDA. ]]>