Attorney William Marler

(PRWEB) May 03, 2012 The Seattle-based attorneys of Marler Clark filed a Salmonella lawsuit today against Toast of Dilworth, a Charlotte restaurant. The lawsuit (#12-CVD-8507) was filed in Mecklenburg County Superior Court on behalf of Charlotte resident Bryan McWherter. The complaint alleges that Mr. McWherter was one of more than 10 people who became ill with Salmonella infections after ordering and eating food from Toast of Dilworth on March 25, 2012. According to the complaint...Read Full Story

(Reuters) - J.M. Smucker Co has recalled about 300 cases of its Natural Chunky Peanut Butter because of possible Salmonella contamination though there have been no reports of illnesses, the company said on Thursday.Smucker said it found the possible contamination in routine sampling of the 16-ounce jars, was confident it had an isolated issue, and had retrieved the majority of the peanut butter.The recalled peanut butter was distributed in 24 states and the District of Columbia. The peanut...Read Full Story

Salmonella contaminated eggs have sickened 1,470 people in 17 states, including Georgia, over the past four months. It’s a story that seems familiar. In 2009, grocery foods laced with salmonella-infected peanut butter sent hundreds of people across 43 states to hospitals. In 2008, it was a 41-state e. coli outbreak from contaminated tomatoes. In 2007 contaminated hot dog chili produced at Augusta’s Castleberry’s Food Co. plant, pot pies and peanut butter caused three separate multistate...Read Full Story

Email This Print Comments Trackbacks Share Link As the count of those sickened in the Illinois Subway Restaurant Salmonella outbreak hit 97, a Salmonella lawsuit was filed against Doctor’s Associates, Inc., the restaurant chain’s parent company. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of Will County resident Alicea Bush-Bailey by Drew Falkenstein of food safety law firm Marler Clark and by Gary A. Newland of the Illinois firm Newland, Newland, & Newland. On May 12, Ms. Bush-Bailey bought a...Read Full Story

Image via Wikipedia <!--break--> SPRINGFIELD, Ill.— The Illinois Department of Public Health states that 46 Subway franchises are currently linked to the outbreak and are being tested. State public health director Dr. Damon T. Arnold said, “In an effort to prevent a secondary outbreak, the Department is taking precautions by requiring food handlers at certain SUBWAY® restaurants in Illinois to be tested and cleared before being allowed to handle food.” As of Friday, the state’s health...Read Full Story

How’d Jimmy die? He ate what, tainted peanut butter? Oh god, that means I’m next. I’ve been at home in the suburbs, doing what anyone in the suburbs does when they have to coexist with  houses devoid of personalities and local watering holes that are exclusively themed with titles and sports memorabilia – eating a lot of peanut butter. For no real reason. In the interim, I happened to notice that the news was aflutter with reports of Skippy being recalled for giving people salmonella. That’s...Read Full Story

I'm always on the lookout for great-tasting pre- and post-workout shakes, as well as meal replacement drinks. I'm always on the go so often have to drink my meal Here's a great-tasting and simple-to-make meal replacement (think BREAKFAST) - ½ a ripe banana (use a very ripe banana for the best banana flavor), 1 tablespoon natural peanut butter, ¾ c. skim milk, ½ scoop Prograde Lean Chocolate Meal Replacement.  Blend.  Enjoy!   Calories:  304 Fat (grams): 9 grams Protein (grams): 19...Read Full Story

The salmonella-tainted peanut butter was released into the market by a processor who allegedly knew that the food was tainted. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) found that on 12 occasions in 2007 and 2008, Peanut Corporation of America (PCA) sent out peanut butter and peanut paste (ground roasted peanuts used in baked goods and candies sold in supermarkets) even though it knew there was salmonella in the ingredients or finished products, officials said yesterday during a press briefing...Read Full Story

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration on Tuesday ordered tougher steps to curb salmonella and E.coli contamination in U.S. food processing plants and created a new deputy food commissioner post to coordinate safety in the wake of a salmonella outbreak.The administration, concerned by delays in identifying the source of the salmonella contamination that sickened more than 700 people in 46 states earlier this year, also moved to create a better tracing system for identifying the...Read Full Story

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Grocers Giant Food LLC and Stop & Shop Supermarket Co said on Friday that they have removed all Marie Callender's Cheesy Chicken and Rice single-serve frozen entrees from their stores due to potential salmonella contamination.The announcements come a day after ConAgra Foods Inc, the product's maker, announced its own recall.ConAgra said it was informed by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of a possible association between the product and eight people in...Read Full Story