A woman facing charges in a fatal mushroom poisoning incident in Australia has pleaded not guilty to murder.
Erin Patterson entered the plea at Latrobe Valley Magistrates Court and was remanded in custody. The case will now be moved to the Supreme Court of Victoria for trial, with the first
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The 11th Circuit Court Of Appeals was scheduled to hear that five-year habeas corpus motion from Stewart Parnell but pulled it back.
The second highest court in the land promises to re-assign the Stewart Parnell case shortly.
The Atlanta-based court appears ready to wrap up the Habeas petitions from Stewart
Continue Reading Parnell habeas corpus petitions are about to be heard by 11th Circuit panel of judges
A federal court has enjoined a California company to stop manufacturing and distributing adulterated food products that violate the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FDCA).
In a civil complaint filed on Oct. 11, 2022, the United States alleged that Cali Rice Valley Inc., along with its general manager and
Continue Reading Court Enjoins California food company from manufacturing and distributing adulterated food
A court in Australia has ruled that I Cook Foods was unfairly ordered to close and destroy products in relation to a Listeria incident in 2019.
However, the judgment by the Supreme Court of Victoria dismissed the company’s application for damages. Local media quoted I Cook Foods founder Ian Cook
Continue Reading Judge rules I Cook Foods closure was unfair
Eurofins has called a compensation claim against one of its labs by Lactalis in relation to a 2017 Salmonella incident “frivolous.”
Production at Lactalis’ Craon site in France was suspended in December 2017 as part of a Salmonella Agona outbreak investigation. Lactalis was allowed to restart sales of infant formula
Continue Reading Eurofins hits back at ‘unfounded’ Lactalis claim
Appellate attorney Amy Lee Copeland has provided the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit with Stewart Parnell’s Reply Brief. The reply is to the government’s opposition to Parnell’s 5-year-old motion for his release from federal custody.
“The parties’ briefs are ships that pass in the night,” Copeland wrote
Continue Reading 11th Circuit receives Parnell’s reply on his motion for an early release
The Environmental Protection Agency’s ban on the insecticide chlorpyrifos was arbitrary and capricious, mainly because the two-year-old decision to ban it was rushed.
Consequently, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit has vacated the 2021 ban and ordered EPA to think about how it regulates one of the
Continue Reading EPA rush job means the pesticide chlorpyrifos will be back in the fields in 2024
A European court has ruled as part of a Dutch case involving Salmonella detection in poultry and when repeat testing can be undertaken.
The request for a preliminary ruling covered the interpretation of EU law around Salmonella, exceptional cases, and routine sampling. It was made in proceedings between L. Vof
Continue Reading EU court rules in referred Dutch Salmonella case
He’s a senior citizen held for a white-collar crime, but the government has no interest in releasing him early to free up some cell space. On the contrary, an assistant U.S. Attorney filed a vigorous Appellee’s Brief in opposition to Stewart Parnell’s nearly 4-year petition seeking to overturn his conviction
Continue Reading Parnell’s appeal for early release should be denied, assistant U.S. Attorney argues
More child labor violations appear to be on the horizon for the regulated meat industry,
Perdue Farms and Tyson Foods are reportedly under renewed federal scrutiny for possible illegal child labor practices.
Packers Sanitation Services, Tyson Foods contract cleaning agent, was earlier fined $90,828 for using child labor at Tyson’s
Continue Reading Food company violations of child labor laws appear to keep on coming