Two people in the Netherlands have been accused of knowingly selling eggs contaminated with Salmonella.
The case at Zwolle District Court covers events in 2017 and involves the duo, who were owner and manager of a farm at the time.
The Public Prosecution Service (OM) believes Salmonella findings were hidden
Continue Reading Dutch farm owner, manager up on charges of selling contaminated eggs; one man died
Lactalis is facing criminal charges in France in relation to a Salmonella outbreak in 2017 linked to its infant formula.
The dairy company confirmed it was under criminal investigation and said it would cooperate with authorities.
Prosecutors brought charges for fraud, a failure to carry out a product withdrawal and
Continue Reading Lactalis faces criminal charges over Salmonella outbreak from infant formula
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According to the CDC and FDA, at least 4 kids were sickened and of those two died, from drinking Abbott infant formula. Abbott denies the connection. However, the resulting investigation and inspection (and whistleblower documents) uncovered enough problems in the Abbott facility to shutter it causing havoc
Continue Reading Publisher’s Platform: Mr. Abbott, you are going to face criminal sanctions
USDA Lead Animal Health Technician Roberto Adams has pleaded not guilty to the felony charge of bribery of a public official and demanded a jury trial.
A Grand Jury indictment accuses Adams of accepting bribes from March 2019 through November 2021 to allow tick-infested and diseased cattle to enter the
Continue Reading Bribery at border brings felony charge for USDA technician
Federal Judge Robert Pitman today will conduct a telephonic pre-trial conference in the case of the United States versus Paul Kruse.
Kruse, 66, of Brenham, TX, is the retired president of Blue Bell Creameries and the only individual facing felony charges related to a 2015 listeriosis outbreak traced to ice
Continue Reading Pretrial hearing held today in U.S. case against former Blue Bell president
Federal Judge Robert Pitman set the table for the criminal trial of the United States vs. Paul Kruse, which begins in seven and half months in Austin, TX. Jury selection and the trial is scheduled to get underway at 9 a.m. on March 14, 2022, in the Texas Western District
Continue Reading As table set for United States v. Paul Kruse, save a place for Blue Bell
Blue Bell Creameries pleaded guilty on Monday to charges that they distributed adulterated ice cream products and will pay a criminal fine and forfeiture amount totaling $17.25 million. According to the Department of Justice (DOJ) Press Release, Blue Bell also agreed to pay an additional $2.1 million to
Continue Reading Blue Bell’s CEO took a long road to criminal charges
Not since the defunct Peanut Corporation of America’s CEO Stewart Parnell was convicted six years ago has an American food industry executive been in as much possible criminal jeopardy as former Blue Bell Creamery CEO Paul W. Kruse is now.
Most media outlets in the United States, including Food
Continue Reading Letter From The Editor: Truth is, Blue Bell sure made lot’s of news for case about concealment
In what federal prosecutors say is the largest ever fine of its kind, operators of Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. have agreed to pay $25 million to resolve criminal charges related to foodborne illness outbreaks from 2015 through 2018.
More than 1,100 people were sickened in the outbreaks that caused the
Continue Reading Chipotle agrees to pay $25 million federal fine for role in some outbreaks
Criminal prosecutions in food cases have been quiet for the last few years.
Outbreak 2: The recent multistate investigation began on April 2, 2019, when CDC’s PulseNet identified the Salmonella Carrau outbreak. As of April 24, 2019, 117 people infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Carrau have been
Continue Reading Publisher’s Platform: If I was part of Caito Foods, I’d be nervous
