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Jimmy John’s franchisee could have to pay punitive damages in E. coli case

By Coral Beach on July 23, 2021

A man who was sickened by contaminated sprouts on a Jimmy John’s sandwich has been given permission by a Utah judge to seek punitive damages in a case related to his 2020 illness.

Travis Knorr…
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Man paralyzed after suspected complications from food poisoning

By News Desk on May 18, 2021

A man affected by Guillain-Barré syndrome potentially after suffering food poisoning is raising awareness of the impact brain injuries can have.

William Marsh, from Glamorgan in Wales, had symptoms including stomach cramps and diarrhea at…
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Listeria infection left pupil studying for exams from hospital

By Joe Whitworth on March 15, 2021

A final year high school student had to prepare for his exams from a hospital bed while recovering from listeriosis.

Meshack Mahlngu fell ill in late 2017 during South Africa’s Listeria outbreak — a week…
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Listeria outbreak survivor shares impact of illness

By Joe Whitworth on March 8, 2021

A man who was sickened in South Africa’s Listeria outbreak has described how his life fell apart after getting ill.

Joseph Kadango, who lives in Johannesburg, spent months in hospital after becoming infected, lost his…
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Tiger Brands outbreak killed young mother, leaving her twin sisters to raise her daughter

By Jonan Pilet on March 1, 2021

South African Nthabiseng Zaza liked traveling and gospel music. She liked shoes, especially designer brands like Michael Kors. “She was the life of the party,” Matlhogonolo said, Nthabiseng’s 26-year-old sister. 

Nthabiseng was a person who …
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Listeria strategy progresses after large outbreak

By Joe Whitworth on February 9, 2021

Officials in a region of Spain have provided an update on a Listeria control strategy following a large outbreak in 2019.

The three-year strategy is part of a series of steps taken by authorities, including…
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Father shares how life changed after son’s Listeria infection

By Joe Whitworth on December 15, 2020

The father of a boy who fell sick during the Listeria outbreak in South Africa in 2017 and 2018 has told how the family is still dealing with the consequences.

James Nsayi is now 5…
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Girl suffers complications after Salmonella infection

By News Desk on October 12, 2020

A mother has revealed her daughter developed arthritis linked to contracting Salmonella while on holiday in the Canary Islands.

Eleven-year-old Phoebe Bettey, from Plymouth in England, went to Lanzarote with family in late July 2019.
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Mother’s heart stops three times during fight with E. coli infection

By Jonan Pilet on July 27, 2020

“I shouldn’t have lived through it,” Katie said, reflecting on her fight with E. coli poisoning.

On an early summer evening in 2016, Katie Ruffolo, a 36-year old mother of three, was battling diarrhea. She …
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Foodborne illness continues to touch fathers, but it can be stopped

By STOP Foodborne Illness on June 21, 2020

Warmer weather is here and with it comes summer holidays and opportunities to eat together. In June, we celebrate the fathers and father figures that raised us. Stop Foodborne Illness wants fathers everywhere to know…
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