Tag: pathogen
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Deli Meat Maker Seeks Coverage from Supplier’s Insurance Carrier
A company whose deli meat products were allegedly contaminated by the inclusion of the Salmonella-tainted red and black pepper sold to it by a supplier has sued the supplier’s insurance company to recover damages resulting from the products’ recall. Daniele Int’l, Inc. v. Penn-Star Ins. Co., No. 12-709 (D.R.I., filed October 9, 2012). According to…
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Alleged E. Coli Injury Claims Filed in Canada
An Edmonton, Alberta, resident has filed a putative class action against a beef processor with operations in Alberta and Nebraska, alleging that he became severely ill from consuming the company’s beef, which was recalled in September 2012 due to an E. coli outbreak. Harrison v. XL Foods Inc., No. 1203-14727 (Can. Alta. Q.B., filed October…
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Iowa Egg Farm Manager Pleads Guilty in Effort to Bribe Federal Inspector
The manager of an Iowa egg farm that recalled 550 million eggs in a 2010 Salmonella outbreak that may have sickened 2,000 people has reportedly entered a guilty plea to a charge of conspiring to bribe a public official to allow the sale of eggs that failed to meet federal standards. United States v. Wasmund, No.…
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FDA Guidelines Target Prevention of Salmonella in Eggs
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued its “Guidance for Industry: Questions and Answers Regarding the Final Rule, Prevention of Salmonella Enteritidis in Shell Eggs During Production, Storage, and Transportation.” Comments may be submitted at any time, although the guidance, with nonbinding recommendations for complying with a final rule that took effect in September…
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Tenth Circuit Limits E. Coli Insurance Coverage
The Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals has determined that a 2008 E. coli outbreak involving food prepared and served at a restaurant and a catered event constituted a single occurrence under the relevant insurance policies, thus reversing a magistrate judge’s conclusion that there were two occurrences and application of the policies’ aggregate limits rather than…
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FSIS, EPA Announce “First-Ever” Microbial Risk Assessment Guideline
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have announced the availability of a guideline “for conducting microbial risk assessment (MRA).” Intended for government risk assessors and other public stakeholders, the guidance seeks to promote transparency and consistency between the two agencies as they conduct risks…
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Salami Maker Seeks $33.1 Million from Recall in Default Judgment Against Seasonings Co.
Daniele International, Inc. has requested that a federal court in Rhode Island enter a $33.1 million default judgment against a spice and seasonings company that allegedly supplied the Salmonella-tainted pepper which resulted in a recall of more than 1.2 million pounds of salami products in 2010. Daniele Int’l, Inc. v. Wholesome Spice & Seasonings, Inc., No.…
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Researchers Allegedly Link New Poultry Viruses to Live-Attenuated Vaccines
University of Melbourne researchers have reportedly demonstrated that viruses from two live-attenuated poultry vaccines have combined in the field to produce new infectious viruses “responsible for widespread disease in Australian commercial poultry flocks.” Sang-Won Lee, et al., “Attenuated Vaccines Can Recombine to Form Virulent Field Viruses,” Science, July 2012. According to a July 13, 2012,…