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Sort by date 373 pages found matching tyson foods- Recall to Prevent Listeria Food Poisoning Crosses 36 States
Aug-19-12 Swedesboro, NJ Apple slices that were introduced as a healthier addition to the iconic 'Happy Meal' for children at McDonald's could be contaminated with Listeria and are part of a food recall aimed at preventing a possible outbreak of food poisoning . The recalled product, which was shipped to numerous other retailers and food suppliers, reportedly cou... - Kraft Foods Agrees to $9.5 Million ERISA Plan Settlement
Jul-11-12 Chicago, IL Two ERISA lawsuits that made various allegations against the managers and administrators of a 401(k) plan maintained by Kraft Foods Global have resulted in a $9.5 million settlement. While the four individual plaintiffs will see individual awards, and legal teams involved will be awarded legal fees and court costs, it is unclear what the 81... - “Yasmin is Life-Changing”
Jul-5-12 Forney, TX I took Yasmin birth control for about six months to treat menstrual problems—I took it right up until I had a hysterectomy,” says Cris. “After my surgery I felt pretty good for a few days but then I had difficulty breathing so I went back to the hospital and they found two pulmonary embolisms—I was terrified!“ ... - LawyersandSettlements.com Warns of Top Five Memorial Day Accidents and Offers Tips to Stay Safe
May-24-12 As families and friends come together to celebrate the Memorial Day weekend, it's important to keep safety at the forefront, whether on the road or on the roller coaster. Memorial Day weekend is notoriously one of the highest of the year for accidents resulting in negligence and personal injury lawsuits. Memorial Day weekend has long been the unofficial k... - Proton Pump Inhibitors—Caught between a Rock and a Hard Place
Feb-9-11 Zanesville, OH Julie, age 53, started taking proton pump inhibitors several years ago to treat gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). She had no idea—until she broke her ankle—that prescription PPI medications have been linked to bone fractures when taken long term or in high doses. There are many proton pump inhibitors on the market,... - Senate Passes Food Safety Bill
Nov-30-10 Washington, DC The Senate passed legislation Tuesday that could put in place a sweeping overhaul of the national food safety system. The bill was prompted by the seemingly endless food recalls of recent memory, including tainted eggs, peanut butter and spinach. The legislation provides the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) with greater powers to... - Seniors Warned About Proton Pump Inhibitors
Aug-12-10 New York, NY Although they are widely-prescribed medications, people may not realize the risks associated with the use of proton pump inhibitors . In the wake of news about proton pump inhibitor side effects comes a warning that seniors should be careful when taking such medications. A blog post at blogs.nytimes.com (08/11/2010) notes that doctors wh... - Yasmin User Facing Gallbladder Surgery
Jul-30-10 Barry, ON Carolyn, 21, only took Yasmin for three months because she had a lot of bleeding followed by severe pain in her abdomen. "The pain was so bad I thought I was having a miscarriage," says Carolyn. "My doctor ordered an ultrasound and it showed that I had multiple gallstones. That happened two years ago, when nobody connected Yasmin with gallbla... - FDA Accuses Nestle of Falsely Advertising Children's Drinks
Dec-25-09 Washington, DC Nestle SA has been sent warning letters from The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regarding claims the food giant made in marketing its Juicy Juice and Boost children's drinks. The FDA said the products are in violation for language on its label and website that are false or misleading —the drinks have been promoted as a "medical food... - Pistachio Recall Widens Further
Apr-7-09 Terra Bella, CA The pistachio nut recall announced by Setton Pistachio in late March was widened last night and could wind up rivaling the size and breadth of the peanut recall that affected hundreds of brands. It's starting to look like the peanut recall all over again, with one difference: so far, no illnesses have been tied to pistachio nuts, or pi... - Peanut Butter Recall Spreading to More Products
Jan-18-09 Collegedale, TN A peanut butter recall linked to a national salmonella outbreak that has sickened hundreds of people in 43 states got much wider today, after the company that sells the popular 'Little Debbie' products announced a voluntary recall of peanut butter crackers. Today, McKee Foods Corporation located here recalled lots of Little Debbie pea... - Food Poisoning Always a Concern Over the Holidays
Dec-22-08 Rockville, MD Two huge food poisoning stories appear to have been finally put to bed as the year draws to a close: chicken pot pies linked to salmonella food poisoning in the US, and deli meats infected with lysteria up in Canada. As 2009 is about to emerge, a food supplements story is emerging along with it: a dietary supplement that has been recalled d... - Trace Melamine Found in Baby Formula in US
Nov-28-08 Washington, DC They say it isn't a problem—traces of melamine found in baby formula . But skeptics are wary, and their caution is understandable. With so much news about tainted, and contaminated goods originating from China (including tainted baby formula sold in Asian markets), the sudden appearance of melamine in a sample of infant formula made by an... - Salmonella and the Food Chain: Food for Thought…
Sep-9-08 Washington, DC The crisis over salmonella poisoning involving jalapeno peppers and tomatoes has passed. Or has it? It wasn't long after the salmonella food poisoning episode settled down before Whole Foods Market found itself recalling massive amounts of E. coli contaminated ground beef, and in Canada the recent Maple Leaf Foods recall has left the cou... - Food Litigation Lawyer Bill Marler Is Careful about What He Eats
Jul-24-08 Seattle, WA There is a document clerk who works three days a week in attorney Bill Marler's busy law office in Seattle, Washington. She is in her early twenties now, but she still has health problems because of something that happened when she was just nine years old. She was one of the most seriously injured children who consumed E.coli tainted hamburg... - "My Son was given 900 units of Botox and Never Spoke Again"
May-2-08 Chicago, IL Sandra's son suffered a massive brain injury and he was given Botox to control muscle spasms in his arms and shoulders. But Sandra believes that the huge dose he was given (900 units) caused him to lose the ability to swallow; as well, she thinks this deadly toxin migrated to his brain. "On January 27, 2006 my son Jonathan was a... - Topps Assets Sold, USDA Vows to Make Improvements
Jan-12-08 Elizabeth, NJ: In one of the first positive steps to come out of the massive Topps beef recall in late 2007, a new program announced January 4th by the USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) will see enhanced risk-based sampling and testing for the nasty E. coli 0157:H7 pathogen in raw ground beef. Food safety inspectors had come under fire fo... - Topps Tainted Beef: Recall Could Have Happened Sooner
Dec-21-07 Lexington, NB In the aftermath of the Topps beef recall , one of the largest beef recalls in US history, a number of problems have been identified that may, ideally, serve to improve safeguards and prevent illness and similar recalls from happening again. However, the very convenience of frozen foods only adds to the problem, and dictates that safeguar... - FDA and The Crisis of China's Poisoned Products
Jun-17-07 Silver Spring, MD Of all defective products you can have, the worst are the ones that you put in your mouth and ingest. Unlike something you swear at when it doesn't work properly, tainted foods and medicines do the damage silently, on the inside. By the time the situation reveals itself, it is often too late. Throughout the last several months there... - Peanut Butter Lawsuits Growing
Mar-9-07 Miami, FL "On February 22nd, my son became very weak and nauseated immediately after eating Peter Pan peanut butter that he had for breakfast," says Chakeitha McNear. "He was taken to the hospital (Jackson South) where he had to have blood work done, a urine test. He was then transferred to Miami Children's Hospital where he was hospitalized and put o...