It’s back to the trial court for the parties in a 4-year-old Georgia foodborne illness case where guests at a wedding rehearsal dinner were sickened after eating a catered meal of barbecue chicken and some side dishes.
The Georgia State Supreme Court revived the case in a ruling that overturned
Continue Reading Georgia’s high court says juries, not judges, should decide whether food poisoning cases move forward
Editor’s note: This is part of a series of articles leading up to the 20th annual Food Safety Summit. The event, from May 7-10 at the Donald Stephens Convention Center in suburban Chicago, includes certification courses; a trade show with exhibitors from industry, academia and government; an extensive list of
Continue Reading Both sides now: Opposing views from across the courtroom
A Georgia couple has filed suit against On the Border Mexican Grill and Cantina alleging their Mother’s Day meal resulted in a Salmonella infection, a two-week hospital stay and lingering health problems that likely will never end.
Amanda and Jason Cureton filed the civil suit in federal court in Atlanta
Continue Reading On the Border restaurant facing federal suit in Salmonella case
Texas pet owner Wendy Black has initiated a complaint seeking class action status against Party Animal Inc. and Evanger’s Dog and Cat Food Company, Inc.
The suit, filed June 6 in the Superior Court for Los Angeles County’s Central District seeks damages “…on behalf of all persons who purchased Party
Continue Reading Second class action suit filed in pentobarbital pet food scandal
Party Animal Inc. has filed suit in federal court against Evanger’s Dog and Cat Food Co. Inc. because dog food Evanger’s produced for Party Animal was found to be contaminated with the animal euthanasia drug pentobarbital.
The Food and Drug Administration confirmed the presence of the drug during testing after
Continue Reading Party Animal Inc. sues Evanger’s because of drug in dog food
It’s no Olympic boxing match, but opponents in round one of the Greek yogurt knockdown are both ready to come out swinging in round two. Dannon won the decision after the first bell on Jan. 29 when a judge in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York
Continue Reading Dannon wins nod from judge in Chobani dispute
A woman who bought 105 shares of Chipotle Mexican Grill in December — after the restaurant chain was linked to six outbreaks in as many months — says the chain and its executive trio owes her and other stockholders damages. Susie Ong filed a securities action in the U.S. District
Continue Reading Stockholder seeks damages; claims Chipotle execs knew food safety was inadequate
Two days have been set aside this week to resolve remaining pre-sentence issues in the Peanut Corporation of America (PCA) criminal case being heard in federal court in Albany, GA. While this is the most significant criminal food safety case to ever be tried in the United States, it’s gone
Continue Reading Most Significant Criminal Food Safety Case Nears Conclusion
An animal agriculture leader from a Western state says it’s hard not to be paying attention to North Carolina’s new Property Protection Act that was passed last week over GOP Governor Pat McCrory’s veto. That’s because, unlike the previous seven state laws adopted to shield animal agricultural operations from prying
Continue Reading North Carolina’s Civil ‘Ag-Gag’ Law Getting National Attention
