February 26, 2020
Jimmy John’s has removed sprouts from its restaurants nationwide until further notice. The move comes in response to a warning letter the company received from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) citing what the agency described as a company-wide…
February 25, 2020
The FDA sent warning letters to Sprout’s Unlimited of Marion, IA and Jimmy John’s sandwich chain for recurring violations in food poisoning outbreaks linked to clover sprouts and cucumbers. Contact the Pritzker Hageman Food Poisoning Team Phone: 1-888-377-8900 | Text: 1-612-261-0856 Contact…
February 19, 2020
A hepatitis A outbreak linked to fresh conventional blackberries sold at Fresh Thyme has ended after sickening 20 people. Eleven people were hospitalized. Contact the Pritzker Hageman Hepatitis Team Phone: 1-888-377-8900 | Text: 1-612-261-0856 Contact a Hepatitis Lawyer Hepatitis A is a…
February 18, 2020
The Salmonella outbreak linked to cut fruit processed by Tailor Cut Produce has ended after sickening 165 people in 14 states. Seventy-three people were hospitalized. Contact the Pritzker Hageman Salmonella Team Phone: 1-888-377-8900 | Text: 1-612-261-0856 Contact a Salmonella Lawyer Although 14…
February 18, 2020
A Legionnaires’ disease outbreak at Brookdale Senior Living in Vernon Hills, IL now includes five cases and an increase of two cases since the outbreak was announced on February 5. One person has died. Contact the Pritzker Hageman Legionnaires’ Team…
February 17, 2020
Ten months before federal officials announced a Listeria outbreak linked to hard-boiled eggs produced by Almark Foods in Gainesville, GA, inspectors from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) found Listeria in two of the samples they gathered from the…
February 17, 2020
A 76-year-old man was injured in a gas explosion that started a fire in the garage of a home in Aspen on Sunday morning. The incident took place just after 10:30 A.M. at 621 West Francis Street. Aspen Daily News…
February 14, 2020
A recent Listeria recall for blended smoothie kits has some consumers wondering just how hardy this bacteria is. Can Listeria really survive in the freezer? The answer is yes. And, as Listeria lawyer Eric Hageman explains, the results can be…
February 12, 2020
An explosion at a hibachi restaurant in Arkansas that left a woman with second-degree burns highlights the frequency at which restaurant explosions and fires occur across the country. This past Sunday, Samantha Myers celebrated her 26th birthday with her family…
February 12, 2020
After years of outbreaks linked to fresh herbs, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) created a sampling program to test for the parasite Cyclospora and for E. coli and Salmonella bacteria. The program found Cyclospora in 5 percent of…
February 12, 2020
Based on its recent study of supermarket recall protocols, US PIRG says grocery stores need to be doing more to protect consumers. The U.S. PIRG Education Fund surveyed 26 supermarket chains and found that all of them need to improve…
February 11, 2020
Two sisters were hit by a pick-up truck while boarding their school bus in Waushara County on Monday morning. The crash happened around 7:15 A.M. along Highway 73 near Plainfield, WI. Six-year-old Maryana Kranz, a kindergartner at Tri-County Area Schools,…