Category : Food Poisoning

Food Poisoning Costs US $157 Billion Every Year

It’s no secret to injury lawyers in California that the millions of people who fall ill to food poisoning every year incur heavy expenses in the form of hospital visits, intensive care costs, education costs and other expenses. Past estimates of the total expenses from food borne illnesses were pegged at between $6.9 billion and [...]

Food Safety Study Shows that American Consumers are Very Aware of Safety Issues

Consumers in the US are highly concerned about food safety issues, and would like to see more third party certifications guaranteeing that a product is safe. That information comes via a study conducted by Michigan State University. The study shows that American consumers are highly aware of food safety issues, and also that they believe [...]

Delays in Safety Alerts Place School Children at Risk for Food Poisoning

According to a federal report, authorities often fail to inform schools about recalls of tainted food products, increasing the risk that children will fall victim to food poisoning.
The Government Accountability Office reported this week that the Agriculture Department failed to ensure that schools were informed about any possibly tainted food products that could expose their [...]

Safeway Ground Beef Recalled in California Because of Salmonella Scare

Fresno-based Beef Packers Inc. has announced a recall of approximately 826,000 pounds of ground beef products, because of the possibility of salmonella contamination. The products have been recalled from stores in California, Hawaii, Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico, Colorado, Nebraska, Wyoming and South Dakota.
The ground beef products which were distributed to retail distribution centers, including Safeway [...]

Alfalfa Sprouts Recalled due to Fears of Salmonella Contamination

The California Department of Health has warned consumers against eating a brand of Alfalfa sprouts because of the risk of possible salmonella contamination.
The Department of Public Heath has recalled the products by Culver City-based Kowalke Organics. These products come with sell-by dates between June 18th and June 30th. According to the Los Angeles Times, the [...]

FDA Warnings on Pistachio Food Poisoning Linked to California Company

A California-based food processing company is at the center of a nationwide recall of pistachio nuts, with the Food and Drug Administration issuing a warning that the nuts could be tainted with Salmonella.
The company Sutton Pistachio of San Joaquin Valley, has recalled 2 million pounds of nuts after some nuts tested positive for salmonella contamination. [...]

Salmonella Food Poisoning Update: Contamination Traced to Peanut Butter

As the toll of people affected by the salmonella food poisoning scare went up to 410 people across 43 states, the source of the contamination has been traced to peanut butter.
The batches of King Nut and Parnell’s Pride peanut butter with the batch lot code number “8″ were distributed by King Nut Cos, an Ohio [...]

California, 41 Other States Battle Salmonella Food Poisoning Outbreak

The source of the outbreak continues to be a mystery, but as of now, it has been confirmed that at least 42 states, including California, have been caught in the grip of a salmonella food poisoning outbreak. One woman is confirmed to have had the infection at the time of her death, but it hasn’t [...]

Santa Ana Appeals Court Upholds Orange County Food Poisoning Verdict

A Santa Ana appeals court upheld an earlier jury verdict awarding $3.2 million in damages to a woman who suffered serious nerve damage after a food poisoning episode at a Dana Point restaurant. It’s a milestone decision that can now be cited across other food poisoning lawsuits, the Orange County Register reports.
The case relates [...]