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Apr-23-07 Rome, GA: More and more lawsuits are being filed against ConAgra Foods, Inc., makers of Peter Pan and Great Value peanut butter , which was involved in a massive recall earlier this year. Thirty-two consumers from a number of states are already involved in a lawsuit filed in Rome. The plaintiffs include the parents of nine children who became sick afte... - Peanut Butter Poisoning: Who Pays my Medical Bills?
Mar-31-07 Burlington, WI "Luck would have it that, the first time ever I bought Peter Pan peanut butter it was the recalled brand," says Michell Rich. "I made peanut butter cookies and my son ate quite a few; he kept eating them even though he was sick. We thought he had the flu; it didn't occur to anyone at the time that he had salmonella poisoning." "I never... - Lawsuits Filed After Peanut Butter Recall
Mar-23-07 Chatsworth, GA: Lawsuits have been filed after people fell ill from eating peanut butter contaminated with salmonella. A couple from Georgia filed a lawsuit against ConAgra, the makers of Peter Pan and Great Value peanut butter claiming they contracted salmonella after eating the tainted peanut butter. The lawsuit, which has three named plaintiffs, is as... - Benzene Litigation Similar to Early Days of Asbestos and Tobacco
Nov-1-06 Los Angeles, CA: Legal analysts say that the recent surge of benzene lawsuits is beginning to resemble the early days of asbestos and tobacco litigation. CFO Magazine reports that company CFOs and corporate attorneys "foresee a flood tide of benzene suits, including cases that have nothing to do with occupational exposure." CFO quotes Insurance Inf... - More Salinas Valley Produce affected by E. coli Recall
Oct-12-06 Salinas Valley, CA In response to findings of E. coli in Salinas Valley water, lettuce sold under the Foxy brand has been recalled. The recall affects lettuce sold between October 3rd and 6th. The lettuce had been shipped from Salinas Valley to at least seven other states. The Nunes Company of Salinas, which makes the Foxy brand, voluntarily recalle... - Bristol-Myers Slaps Black Box Warning On Coumadin
Oct-11-06 Los Angeles, CA After a request by the FDA, Bristol-Myers Squibb slapped a black box warning on the label of the blood thinning drug Coumadin (generic warfarin), to alert the public about a potentially fatal risk of bleeding . The drug's previous prescribing information noted the risk, but the warning was not highlighted by a black box. Without... - Zyprexa: Another Link to Diabetes
Sep-19-06 Truro, NS In September 2005, Mary Allen was hospitalized and treated for manic depression. She was given Zyprexa . "I was never told about any side effects," she says. "My doctor nor I knew at the time of any correlation between Zyprexa and diabetes. "At the hospital, I was a subject of a clinical study to determine whether Zyprexa was more effecti... - Bayer Cropscience Faces More Lawsuits
Sep-13-06 Little Rock, AR Bayer has been handed yet another lawsuit since the August 18th 2006, announcement by the U.S. Agriculture Department that LLRICE 601 , engineered by Bayer , had been found in long grain rice storage bins in Arkansas and Missouri. LLRICE601 has not been approved for human consumption. LLRICE 601 (also referred to as "Liberty R... - More ReNu Sufferers After Recall
Sep-11-06 New Paltz, NY: In the fall of 2005, Kristen Pondi, aged 27, was diagnosed with a fungal infection in her eyes. She had no idea what caused it and it didn't occur to her that it could have been ReNu , her contact lens solution. Unfortunately, Bausch & Lomb didn't recall ReNu until the following May, 2006. "First of all my doctor gave me a prescript... - Secretary of Labor called on to protect Microwave Popcorn Factory Workers
Aug-18-06 Finally, warnings have been issued regarding the link between microwave popcorn and lung disease. In an effort to protect microwave popcorn factory workers from the "grave danger" of lung disease associated with diacetyl, an artificial butter flavoring used in popcorn, the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW) and the International... - Hold the microwave popcorn
Jul-27-06 Health experts and labor unions are demanding emergency safety standards to check an outbreak of lung disease among workers in microwave popcorn factories. What has taken them so long? In 2003, a study linked the potential health risks from inhaling artificial butter flavors from microwave popcorn to lung disease. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)... - Baby Formula Producers encourage Mothers to Bottle feed Baby rather than Breastfeed
Dec-13-05 The American Academy of Pediatrics states that "human milk is the preferred feeding for all infants...and the immunity factors in breast milk can help the baby fight off some infections." But only about 25 percent of American women will breastfeed their infant in the first crucial six months of development. Several reasons are cited...