AdvancePierre Foods, Inc., an Orange City, Iowa, establishment, is recalling approximately 10,668 pounds of beef patty products that may contain foreign materials, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today.
The product subject to recall is:
12-lb packages containing 8 24-ounce bags of “H-E-B FULLY COOKED LEAN BURGERS” [...]
CDC is collaborating with public health officials in many states and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (USDA-FSIS) to investigate a multistate outbreak of Salmonella Heidelberg infections that is likely caused by eating ground turkey. Public health investigators are using DNA “fingerprints” of Salmonella bacteria obtained through diagnostic testing with pulsed-field [...]
As you may already know, the FDA has issued a Safety Communication bulletin this month regarding surgical mesh used to repair Pelvic Organ Prolapse (“POP”). Our firm is currently accepting these cases. In order to better inform you of this issue, please read the details below.
POP occurs when a pelvic organ, such as the [...]
This article by FindLaw has valuable information about the concept of fault in an automobile accident. Fault is one of the most important aspects of a successful insurance claim.
In almost all car, bike or motorcycle accidents, it is important to be able to prove who carries the car accident [...]
April 1, 2011 The Consumer Protection Act (CPA) has introduced the concept of “strict liability” on the supplier of goods.
Essentially, this means that the consumer does not need to prove negligence on the part of the supplier, however the consumer is required to prove harm i.e. a causal link between a product failure, defect [...]
UPDATE: June 5, 2011 Simply Thick Recalled, FDA Continues to Investigate Necrotizing Enterocolitis and SimplyThick
“FDA continues to work with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) investigating a possible link between SimplyThick and necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) in premature infants as early indications have suggested. FDA issued a press release [...]
Released March 4, 2011 FDA: Risk of oral birth defects in children born to mothers taking topiramate
“New data suggest that the drug Topamax (topiramate) and its generic versions increase the risk for the birth defects cleft [...]
