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Tiger Brands will fight Listeria class action related to deadly outbreak

By Joe Whitworth on April 18, 2019

Owners of Tiger Brands plan to fight a class action lawsuit relating to the company’s part in the 2017-2018 Listeria outbreak in South Africa.

The lawsuit is being brought against the company by Richard Spoor…
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Up to $4.5 million settlement for Hawaii restaurant patrons exposed to Hepatitis A

By News Desk on October 19, 2018

There is a preliminary settlement of up to $4.5 million in the class action lawsuit brought on behalf of people exposed to hepatitis A, but who did not become ill, from eating at Genki Sushi…
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Quorn agrees to change labels to reveal main ingredient is mold

By Coral Beach on September 7, 2017

Described by critics as being made from “vat-grown fungus,” Quorn Foods Inc. products are getting new labels prominently declaring they contain mold.

This sample of the required warning language and placement…
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Lawsuit Claims Beneful Dog Food is Poisoning Pets

By News Desk on February 26, 2015

A class-action lawsuit filed Feb. 5 in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California claims that certain ingredients in Beneful dry kibble dog food from Nestlé Purina PetCare Company have sickened or killed

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Dairy Industry: Not the Animal It Is Alleged to Be

By Ashley Newhall-Caballero on December 1, 2011

Aside from many comments disagreeing with the topic being worthy of Food Safety News publishing, Michele Simon’s Nov. 21 opinion piece, “Dairy Industry Making a Killing, by Killing Cows?,” is even further from…
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Dairy Industry Making a Killing, by Killing Cows?

By Michele Simon on November 21, 2011

If you think you’re paying too much for a gallon of milk these days, it could be the result of an elaborate price-fixing scheme, according to a recent class action that charges the dairy industry…
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ConAgra Sued Over GMO '100% Natural' Cooking Oils

By Michele Simon on August 24, 2011

If you use Wesson brand cooking oils, you may be able to join a class action against food giant ConAgra for deceptively marketing the products as natural.

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These days it’s hard to walk down a…

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Class Action Suit Filed Against NC Olive Garden

By News Desk on August 19, 2011

A class action lawsuit has been filed against an Olive Garden restaurant in Fayetteville, NC where a food server infected with hepatitis A potentially exposed thousands of diners to the virus. 

The suit was filed…

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Class Action Can Be Tool Against HAV

By Dan Flynn on September 11, 2009

Bacteria, viruses and parasites–the unholy trinity of foodborne illnesses–hurt people in such unique and different ways so-called “class action” lawsuits brought on behalf of victims of foodborne illness are rare.

Instead, the injured bring individual…

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Class Action Foodborne-Illness Claims

By Andy Weisbecker on August 12, 2009

“Class Action Foodborne-Illness Claims” focuses on the elements of a class action lawsuit, certification of a class, and gives reasoning to the decision behind bringing individual lawsuits on behalf of victims of foodborne…
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