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Another Suit Filed Against Fairbank Farms

By Zach Mallove on February 13, 2010

Another lawsuit has been filed in the Fairbank Farms E. coli O157:H7 outbreak, this time on behalf of Alice Smith. The suit was filed by Marler Clark, the Seattle-based foodborne illness law firm.

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CDC Totals Damage From E. coli Outbreak

By Dan Flynn on November 27, 2009

A final report on the Fairbank Farms outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 from ground beef was issued Nov. 24th by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).  Among its findings are:

  • Twenty-six persons from

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2nd Lawsuit Filed Against Fairbank Farms

By Dan Flynn on November 24, 2009

A second lawsuit stemming from an outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 was filed last week against Fairbank Farms, this one was on behalf of Augusta, Maine resident Margaret Long and was filed in Maine District

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Second Camper Sues Meat Co. over E. coli

By Suzanne Schreck on November 14, 2009

A second E. coli lawsuit was filed against Crocetti’s Oakdale Packing Co. in Plymouth County Superior Court in Massachusetts yesterday.  The lawsuit was filed by Lincoln, RI resident Barry Santos on behalf of his 11-year-old

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Mass. Family Battles E. coli

By Zach Mallove on November 13, 2009

For 11-year-old Andrea Munro, the night of Sep. 24 held no surprises: after sharing a meal of hamburger patties with her grandmother, as she had done many times before, Andrea spent the evening at her

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GAO Asked to Probe School E. coli Risk

By Helena Bottemiller on November 10, 2009

In reaction to the ongoing multistate E. coli beef outbreak, which has sickened 25 and caused two deaths, Representative George Miller (D-CA) asked the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to launch an investigation into the risk

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Ground Beef Takes Toll, CDC Reports

By Dan Flynn on November 10, 2009

Twenty-five people in ten states are part of a cluster of victims of an E. coli O157:H7 strain matched to ground beef from Fairbank Farms, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported Monday.

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After Outbreak, PETA Launches Billboard

By Helena Bottemiller on November 7, 2009

In response to the current multi-state E. coli outbreak traced to ground beef from Fairbank Farms in Ashville, New York, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) is placing a billboard in the neighboring city

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FSIS Adds to Retail List for Meat Recall

By Dan Flynn on November 6, 2009

The footprint of states where in mid-September consumers could have bought ground beef contaminated with E. coli O157:H7 is much larger than was originally reported.

When Fairbank Farms, based in upstate New York, announced the

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E. coli Victims File First Lawsuits

By Dan Flynn on November 4, 2009

Political and legal ramifications of the now nationwide E. coli O157:H7 outbreak came into focus yesterday.  Twenty-eight people from 12 states infected with matching strains of E. coli O157:H7 are at the center of an

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New England E. coli Outbreak Expands

By Dan Flynn on November 3, 2009

An outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 went beyond New England over the weekend to cast a shadow over 12 states, including three that are very distant from the Northeast, where most of the illnesses and

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