It has been one month since the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) issued a Public Health Alert due to concerns that illnesses caused by Salmonella Heidelberg are associated with chicken products produced by Foster Farms at three facilities in California. Since that time, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has updated its count of how many people have been sickened in an outbreak that does not appear to be over but has slowed down since public agencies and food poisoning experts in law and academia have called attention to the threat. Meanwhile, attorneys for victims have been moving on Foster Farms chicken litigation to win recoveries and Salmonella lawyer Fred Pritzker said his firm is continuing to accept new cases. "For victims of … [Read more...]
Extra Danger in Foster Farms Chicken Salmonella Outbreak
The type of Salmonella making people sick in the Foster Farms chicken outbreak is putting victims in the hospital at an alarming rate, has proven to be resistant to antibiotics and is causing blood infections at an abnormally high rate, according to state and federal infectious disease experts. Foodborne pathogens that are resistant to drug treatment aren't new, officials say, but the Foster Farms outbreak is a clear example of how food safety is becoming more important. "With so many people being treated at hospitals for illnesses related to food poisoning by Foster Farms, this outbreak is showing more and more people what a burden it can be to stack contaminated food into our grocery aisles,'' said Fred Pritzker, a food safety lawyer representing victims of the outbreak. Pritzker said … [Read more...]
Bolthouse Farms Carrot Chips Recalled For Possible Salmonella Contamination
Bolthouse Farms is recalling a limited number of bagged carrot chips for possible Salmonella contamination. The company, based in Bakersfield Calif., was notified on October 31, 2012 that an inspection detected the possibility of Salmonella in the single 16-ounce bag that was tested. There have been no reports of consumer illness. The products under recall are 16-ounce bags with "best if used by" dates of Nov. 12 and Nov. 13, 2012 that bear the UPC number 71464 17209. Consumers who have purchased this product should not eat it. About 5,600 cases of the 16-ounce bags were shipped to retail customers in the United States and Canada. Consumers can return the product to the store where they purchased it for an exchange or full refund. Located in California’s San Joaquin Valley, … [Read more...]
