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Sort by relevance 372 pages found matching tyson foods- Rochester Meat Recall: Could Things Get Worse?
Feb-3-08 San Diego, CA: One of the victims of the e. coli contaminated beef sold to restaurant chains and food services by Minnesota-based Rochester Meat Company was described in news reports as a 17-year-old woman living in this southern California city. According to news reports, she fell ill in December, but did not become sick enough to require hospitalizat... - Don Tyson and Tyson Limited Partnership agree to $4.5 million Tyson Foods shareholder settlement
Chicago, IL: (Jan-18-08) A shareholders lawsuit was brought against certain current and former directors of US meat company Tyson Foods Inc., alleging that there was a breach of duties in connection with consulting contracts for Don Tyson in 2001 and 2004. Sources close to the case claimed that as part of a settlement reached, former senior chairman Don Ty... - 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 Meat: Different Brands Generates Confusion
Jan-8-08 Elizabeth, NJ: The trouble with branding is that you sometimes lose sight of whose actually doing the manufacturing. And in the case of the recent Topps Meat recall , various lots of potentially tainted product sold under different trademarks may have confused some consumers—even some retailers—as to the condition, and the pedigree of the alle... - SSRI May Have Caused Reflux Disease
Jan-4-08 Elkin, NC: SSRIs can cause many serious problems for infants and children. Many people associate the use of SSRIs while pregnant with birth defects such as primary pulmonary hypertension and other lung and heart problems. However, Theresa H. (not her real name) says that she thinks taking Paxil and Zoloft may have caused her child to develop gastro-esoph... - Topps E. coli Beef: Almost Two Million Pounds Still In Storage
Jan-2-08 Elizabeth, NJ Topps Meat Co. may have closed October 5th, but there are still 1.8 million pounds of meat potentially contaminated with E. coli still languishing in the company's warehouses. What ultimately happens to that meat will hinge on the potential sale of the bankrupt company—its assets as well as trademarks—to a food company in New J... - 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... - Tainted Spinach, Family awarded settlement after two children became very ill after eating Natural Selection Foods spinach
Milwaukee, WI: (Nov-27-07) The family of Neil and Anne Grintjes brought charges against California companies involved in producing and packaging spinach, alleging that their children fell severely ill after eating tainted spinach. The outbreak was traced to Natural Selection Foods and sources claimed that over 200 people got sick and three people died, inc... - Tomato Salmonella, Sheetz Convenience Stores agrees to confidential out-of-court settlement with food poisoning victim
Hollidaysburg, PA: (Nov-27-07) Max Christian Anslinger, an Altoona resident, brought charges against Sheetz Convenience Stores, alleging that it sold salmonella tainted tomatoes. Anslinger was one of more than 400 people sickened by tomatoes sold on sandwiches and other foods at Sheetz stores in Pennsylvania and eight other states in 2004. Sources close to... - American Foods Group Recalls E. coli Beef in Seven States
Nov-26-07 Green Bay, WI For an industry paying lip service to the ideals of stamping out E. coli, the consumer beef industry will once again be cowing to criticism after yet another E. coli recall surfaced over the weekend. The American Foods Group has voluntarily recalled 96,000 pounds of ground meat after reports that two people were sickened. While the amo... - Interview with California Labor Lawyer Kim Anglin
Nov-19-07 San Diego, CA California labor lawyer Kim Anglin discusses the creative ways that employers pass on their cost of doing business—to the detriment of their employees. First, Anglin explains that there are two sets of overtime laws--federal and state laws. Each state can enact their own law and some, like California labor laws , have even higher... - Totino's Pizza: A Slice of E. Coli
Nov-11-07 Chandler, OK Jill Mclean (not her real name) bought a few Totino's frozen pizzas mainly because she was on a budget. Turns out, a few slices of Totino's Party Supreme cost her more than she bargained for—and then some. Mclean didn't know about the E. coli pizza recall until it was too late. On October 28th, Mclean was so sick she went to ER. "... - Judge Upholds $7M Verdict and Adds over $1.5M Pre-judgment and Post-judgment Interest in Tyson Foods Truck Crash
Oct-31-07 October 31, 2007, Cleveland, Ohio - A federal court judge in Ohio has delivered a strong rebuke to Arkansas-based Tyson Foods, denying their requests for a new trial or reduction of the verdict in a horrific truck crash caused by one of its drivers near Crestline, Ohio in 2004. Since the accident the plaintiffs have tried, in good faith, to settle the case w... - Poultry Farm Nuisance: Nobody Crosses the Road
Oct-13-07 Parrotsville, TN "I will never get used to this," says Maureen Holmes. "I'm surrounded by chicken houses and my kids can't even play outside." For Maureen and her family, these chicken houses are more than a poultry farm nuisance ; they have interfered with their quality of life. Fifteen years ago, Maureen Holmes (not her real name) moved back to her "... - Lawsuits Filed Against Topps Beef
Oct-8-07 Elizabeth, NJ Lawsuits have been filed against Topps Meat Company in the wake of a [ recall ] due to the discovery of E. coli in some of the company's products. At least two lawsuits have been filed so far, although more are likely to follow. The contamination resulted in the hospitalization of adults and children who contracted E. coli after eating some... - There could be E. coli in your Hamburger: Topps Recall
Sep-29-07 Elizabeth, NJ Hamburgers possibly contaminated with E. coli have sickened eight people in eight states, and has resulted in a recall of frozen hamburger , according to a release by the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDCP) in Atlanta. On Tuesday the Topps Meat Company, based here, recalled 331,582 pounds of frozen beef patties as well as... - Shamrock Applicant Discrimination, Food Supplier pays $816,781 settlement.
Phoenix, AZ: (Sep-18-07) The United States Department of Labor's Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs brought a lawsuit against Shamrock Foods, alleging that the Phoenix-based food supply company discriminated against their employees based on race and gender. The suit stated that 870 female and minority job applicants were rejected in 2004 and 20... - Natural Selection Foods Spinach E. Coli Sickness Settlement
Salt Lake City, UT: (Aug-26-07) Sheila Leafty, a Murray woman, brought a lawsuit against California spinach processor, Natural Selection Foods, alleging that tainted spinach landed her 7-year-old son in the hospital in 2006. Federal officials announced a massive recall of fresh spinach last September after nearly 200 people across the nation reported getti... - Beef E.coli: From Farm to Table?
Aug-1-07 Washington, DC What do we know about E coli and its relationship to beef? By all accounts, not enough to stop beef ecoli recalls. Yet another outbreak of the E coli O157:H7 strain has shown up, this time in Canada. On July 7, 2007 the CBC news reported that officials warned people not to eat certain fresh and frozen ground beef products sold at Canad... - ConAgra Foods Inc. Employee 401K Settlement
Sioux City, NE: (Jul-30-07) A series of lawsuits were brought against ConAgra Foods Inc., alleging that the company caused retirees to lose millions because its 401(k) plans were too heavily invested in company stock. The stock price dropped in March 2005 when ConAgra announced that it would restate its earnings because of income tax errors from fiscal 200...