A Watertown, MN man will make a full recovery from paralyzing rat lungworm disease acquired during his visit to Hawaii's Big Island last November and December, his doctors now say.Eric Reinert, 22, visited the Big Island's Puna District to learn about organic farming practices and was exposed to the dangerous rat lungworm disease, or eosinophilic meningitis, which is usually passed...
Salvador Palacios, 18, is being held in lieu of a $75,000 bond at California's Glenn County Jail after being charged with food poisoning and child endangerment.Palacios is accused of putting hash oil in another student's brownie. The 15-year-old female victim became dizzy and was taken to a hospital where she was treated for about five hours before being released.Palacios and...
In recognition of food safety month, Food Safety News is profiling people whose lives have been altered or ended by a foodborne illness. In this series, we hope to illustrate the devastating effects that food poisoning can have on victims and their families, and the importance of making our food system as safe as possible. The Armstrong family's daily...
Seniors at Maiden High School in North Carolina will soon be eligible to receive the newly established Bobby Ray Hullett - Marler Clark Memorial Scholarship for the pursuit of higher education in science.The $2,500 scholarship fund, which will be awarded in $500 increments over five years, was donated in memory of Maiden, NC resident Bobby "Pete" Ray Hullett, who contracted...
In recognition of food safety month, Food Safety News will be profiling people whose lives have been altered or ended by a foodborne illness. In this series, we hope to illustrate the devastating effects that food poisoning can have on victims and their families, and the importance of making our food system as safe as possible. At the age...
Melissa Lee was raised by a vegetarian mother on a germ alert. She disinfected surfaces, washed hands frequently and scrubbed food before cooking or eating. Lee kept those habits after marrying and having a baby, but learned to love meat.Health-conscious, Lee bought lean cuts, choosing ground turkey instead of beef. She stored it in plastic in the refrigerator and ensured it...
When Nevada's Green Valley High School held its winter sports award banquet last week, Seattle-based food safety law firm Marler Clark was there to announce a donation of $100,000 to the Henderson-based school.The donation was made in honor of Green Valley's former teaching assistant, E. coli victim Linda Rivera, and her family. In 2009, after consuming Nestlé brand cookie dough, Mrs. Rivera...
On the morning of the Fourth of July in 1850, President Zachary Taylor strolled out of the White House and into the summer heat of Washington DC. He stopped to watch a Sunday school program, chomped on a couple of green apples, then attended a groundbreaking ceremony for the pending construction of the Washington Monument.After the ceremony, he took a...
In the middle of a late January D.C. snowstorm that jammed intersections, closed airports and made commutes last several hours, Senators Harkin, Klobuchar and Durbin and Representatives Pallone and DeLauro, who were instrumental in pushing the Food Safety Modernization Act onto President Obama's desk, honored victims, many my clients, of food poisoning events over the last two decades.Of course the...
The Seattle food safety law firm Marler Clark, sponsor of Food Safety News, has given $5,000 in scholarship funds to Medway High School in Massachusetts for students interested in pursuing college degrees in science.The scholarship funds were donated in memory of John Powers, a World War II veteran who died in 2008 from a listeriosis infection he contracted after drinking...
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