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Meat inspectors’ unions go to federal court over line speeds

By Dan Flynn on October 9, 2019

The United Food and Commercial Workers Union and UFCW Locals Nos 663, 440, and 2 have sued the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) in federal district court in Minnesota to stop the modernization of the…
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Campylobacter in chicken liver parfait nearly killed British man

By News Desk on June 18, 2018

A British man who was admitted to intensive care after an awards banquet in October lost the use of his limbs, his speech and the ability to blink — leaving his eyes wide open and…
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Consumers’ cases against Gravy Train maker consolidated

By Phyllis Entis on May 8, 2018

A class action lawsuit was filed May 1 in Northern California against Big Heart Pet Brands Inc. on behalf of consumers and businesses who bought pentobarbital-contaminated dog food manufactured by the company.

Big Heart is…
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Food safety, animal activists sue Iowa over 2012 ‘ag-gag’ law

By Dan Flynn on October 11, 2017

Animal activists and the Center for Food Safety sued the state of Iowa in federal court Tuesday, claiming its law to prevent “agriculture production facility” fraud violates the First and Fourteenth Amendments to the U.S.
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Report: About 20-30 Percent of Foodborne Illness Victims File Lawsuits

By News Desk on May 26, 2015

GavelLawBooksMainApproximately 20-30 percent of victims in foodborne illness outbreaks seek legal action against the companies whose products sickened them or their family members, according to an attorney quoted in a May 24 report by the …
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Nearly 200 People Sue UK Restaurant After Norovirus Outbreak

By News Desk on May 26, 2015

beer-at-pub-406A restaurant in Exeter in the United Kingdom is facing a lawsuit from 193 diners who say they were sickened with norovirus after eating there just before Easter of this year. Plaintiffs in the lawsuit…
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Texas Salmonella Outbreak at 59 Cases; Lawsuit Filed

By News Desk on February 25, 2015

ResistantSalmonellaFeaturedAt least 59 people have reportedly been sickened in a Salmonella outbreak connected in part to the Ten in Texas steakhouse in Dalhart, TX. One of the restaurant’s customers who was sickened, Frances Childers, is…
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California Woman Sues Deli Over Salmonella Infection

By News Desk on February 4, 2015

A woman in Ventura County, CA, is suing the delicatessen where she says she contracted a severe Salmonella infection last summer as part of an outbreak that sickened at least 21 people. The woman, Stephanie…
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Trader Joe’s Named in E. coli Lawsuits

By News Desk on April 28, 2014

Residents of California and Washington state who allege they fell ill with E. coli infections after eating salads purchased from Trader Joe’s last year have filed lawsuits against the retailer. The Centers for Disease Control …
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Letter From the Editor: BPI vs. ABC News

By Dan Flynn on March 30, 2014

I like a good trial as much as the next guy. Late last week, South Dakota Circuit Judge Cheryle Gering said she was not going to dismiss Beef Products Inc.’s $1.2-billion lawsuit against ABC News.
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