Tag: salmonella
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Salmonella Litigants Close to Settling Claims Against Peanut Corp.
A magistrate judge has reportedly recommended that the trustee in bankruptcy for the Peanut Corp. of America (PCA), responsible for a Salmonella outbreak linked to nine deaths and hundreds of illnesses, distribute $12 million to resolve the tort claims of 120 individuals. The deal, which must be approved by a U.S. district court, involves insurance…
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FDA Advises Consumers to Discard Fruit Pulp on Typhoid Outbreak Fears
Linking a Salmonella Typhi outbreak to frozen mamey fruit pulp, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has urged consumers to discard La Nuestra® or Goya® fruit products in their possession and find out what brand is in use by street vendors before purchasing the mamey fruit-based juices and fruit shakes they sell. At least nine…
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House Members Seek Documents, Schedule Hearing on Tainted-Egg Recall
Representative Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.), who chairs the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) appropriations subcommittee, is seeking information from the agencies about the unfolding Salmonella outbreak linked to two Iowa egg producers. Representatives Henry Waxman (D-Calif.) and Bart Stupak (D-Mich.) have also stepped into the massive egg recall, requesting information from…
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Court Dismisses Class Action Alleging Inadequate Cooking Instructions on Pot Pies
A federal court in California has reportedly dismissed claims that ConAgra Foods, Inc. provided inadequate cooking instructions on its chicken pot pie products. Meaunrit v. ConAgra Foods, Inc., No. 09-02220 (N.D. Cal., decided July 20, 2010). More than 250 people purportedly got sick after eating the company’s pot pies in 2007 in a Salmonella outbreak that…
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Court Gives Renewed Life to Suit Challenging Almond Pasteurization Rule
With one judge dissenting, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals has determined that federal law does not bar domestic almond producers from challenging a rule that requires them to pasteurize or chemically treat their product to prevent Salmonella outbreaks. Koretoff v. Vilsack, No. 09-5286 (D.C. Cir., decided August 3, 2010). While the court allowed those…
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FDA Announces Draft Guidance Regarding Salmonella in Animal Feed
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced the availability of a draft compliance policy guide for FDA staff that provides direction on Salmonella in animal feed or feed ingredients that come into direct contact with people, such as pet food and treats, or that are “contaminated with a Salmonella serotype that is pathogenic to…
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Senator Leahy Proposes Jail Time for Food Contaminators
Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) has introduced legislation that would give federal prosecutors the authority to seek prison sentences up to 10 years for those who “knowingly place contaminated food products into the nation’s food supply.” Explaining his reason for introducing the Food Safety Enhancement Act (S.3669), the senator referred to the Salmonella contamination of peanut…
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FSIS Sets New Performance Standards for Salmonella and Campylobacter
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA’s) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has issued a new set of performance standards to reduce the incidence of Salmonella and Campylobacter bacteria in young chickens and turkeys. The new standards hold poultry slaughterhouses more accountable by decreasing the number of samples allowed to test positive for the pathogens. After…