Whole Foods, other stores pull squash noodles for Listeria

Veggie Noodle Co. of Austin, Texas is voluntarily recalling its Butternut Spirals because of possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes.

The freshcut vegetable company distributed the spiral cut butternut squash to Whole Foods Markets and other retailers in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio and Wisconsin.

“The potential contamination of the Butternut Spirals was found as a result of routine product testing, according to the recall notice posted Wednesday on the Food and Drug Administration’s website. “There are no reported illnesses associated with this recall to date.”

However, it can take up to 70 days after exposure for symptoms of Listeria infection to develop. Anyone who has consumed any of the recalled product should monitor themselves for symptoms. If they become sick, they should seek medical attention and tell their doctors about the possible exposure to the bacteria.

Symptoms can include high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea. Otherwise healthy people can recover with little impact, but children, the elderly, pregnant women and people with compromised immune systems can develop serious infections that sometimes result in death.

“Consumers who have purchased the recalled Veggie Noodle Co. Butternut Spirals are urged not to consume it, and either discard the product or return it to the store where it was purchased for a full refund.”

To determine whether they have the recalled product in their homes, consumers should look for the following codes on the 10.7-ounce clear plastic containers of spiral-cut butternut squash:

• UPC number 852287006059; and
• “Enjoy By” date of February 23, 2017, located on the side of the packaging.

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Errington cheese back on sale despite Scottish warning, death

One of Scotland’s Errington Cheese Ltd.  products returned to the market earlier this week against the wishes of the country’s top food safety agency. Sales of the Errington cheeses were banned in September because of an outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 that sickened 26 people and caused the death of a three-year-old child.

After getting the green light from the South Lanarkshire Council (SLC), Errington Cheese went ahead and resumed sales of its Corra Linn brand, a move that brought criticism from Food Standards Scotland (FSS).  Here’s what the various parties were saying as the week unfolded.

Errington Cheese Ltd.
The popular cheese maker this past fall resisted charges that it was responsible for the outbreak as “malicious prejudice against raw-milk cheese.” It has continued to insist that its products are safe and not connected to the outbreak.

The company says it is confused by the “apparent differences” between FSS and the SLC, and does not understand why the food alert “is being used in this way.” It plans to ask a court to decide if its cheeses are fit for consumption.

“All we can say before the court hearing is that we do not agree any of the allegations made against us,” said the company in a statement.

Food Standards Scotland
The food safety agency called the local government’s decision to allow the Errington Cheese brand back on the market “premature.” It also made it clear that its previous “action notice” about the need to keep the Errington cheeses off the market “remains in place to protect consumers.”

“Our advice remains that these cheeses should not be eaten,” FSS reported.

The food safety agency continued to warn the public not to eat Corra Linn, Dunsyre Blue, Lanark White, Maisie’s Kebbuck, Dunsyre Baby and Sir Lancelot cheeses. The agency did say that Errington Cheese Ltd. “has now, following several requests from Food Standards Scotland, suppled the results of its own laboratory testing.”

The federal agency said the local government analysis on which sales were allowed to resume is “incomplete.” It said the isolated testing results cannot provide sufficient assurance that the cheeses were produced safely. FSS said positive and negative testing results can occur from the same batch.

South Lanarkshire Council
The local/regional council is one of 32 unitary authorities of Scotland with jurisdiction in and around the City of Glasgow. A spokesman said the South Lanarkshire Council has “operated in the interests of public safety.”

“We will continue to do so while taking appreciate action at all times,” the spokesman said.

In addition to possible court action, Health Protection Scotland promises its own report on the outbreak will be out in March.

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FDA warns U.S. consumers about baby food recall in Canada

For the complete list of recalled flavors of PC Organics baby food, please click on the image.

In a rare move, the Food and Drug Administration is warning U.S. residents to be aware of a baby food recall posted in recent days by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, which reports illnesses have been reported in relation to the PC Organics products.

“The FDA is issuing this recall notice from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency to alert U.S. consumers who may have purchased these products in Canada not to eat or serve them. The products under recall were manufactured specifically for the Canadian marketplace,” according to the FDA notice.

Loblaw Companies Ltd. initiated the recall for PC Organics baby food pouches Feb. 3 and expanded it Feb. 8 to include more than 30 products in a wide variety of flavors. A manufacturing error resulted in excess water in the product, which under certain circumstances could support the growth of Clostridium botulinum and pose a health risk, according to the Canadian recall notice.

Distribution of the recalled President’s Choice (PC) Organic baby food pouches has been confirmed for the following provinces and retailers:

• 

  To see photos of all of the recalled baby food products, please click on the image.

  Ontario: Fortinos, Loblaws, No Frills, Real Canadian Superstore, Real Canadian Wholesale Club, valu-mart, Your Independent Grocer, Zehrs, Shoppers Drug Mart, and affiliated independent stores;

• Atlantic: Atlantic Superstore, Dominion, Cash&Carry, Real Canadian Wholesale Club, Your Independent Grocer, Shoppers Drug Mart, and affiliated independent stores;
• Québec: Club entrepôt, Maxi, Maxi & Cie, Presto, Provigo, Provigo le Marché, AXEP, Pharmaprix, and Intermarché; and
• West: Extra Foods, Loblaws City Market, No Frills, Real Canadian Superstore, Real Canadian Wholesale Club, Your Independent Grocer, Shoppers Drug Mart, and affiliated independent stores.

“Food contaminated with Clostridium botulinum toxin may not look or smell spoiled but can still make you sick,” according to the FDA notice.

“Symptoms can include nausea, vomiting, fatigue, dizziness, blurred or double vision, dry mouth, respiratory failure and paralysis. In severe cases of illness, people may die.”

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Almost 100 tons of chicken, Vienna sausage recalled for MSG

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Almost 200,000 pounds of Vienna sausage and other chicken sausage products, including some packaged under Wal-Mart’s Great Value brand, are under recall because they contain monosodium glutamate (MSG) that is not declared on their labels.

Century Packing Corp., based in Las Piedras, Puerto Rico, distributed the products to retailers and institutional foodservice operations, including schools, in Florida and Puerto Rico, according to the recall notice posted on the USDA’s Food Safety ad inspection Service (FSIS) website.

“The problem was discovered on Feb. 9, by FSIS Inspection Program Personnel (IPP) while performing routine label verification activities,” according to the recall notice.

“The IPP observed that the MSG ingredient, included in the bouillon seasoning used in the formulation of multiple chicken sausage products, was not declared on the finished chicken sausage packaging labels.There have been no confirmed reports of adverse reactions due to consumption of these products.”

Century Packing reports the recalled products were produced from Jan. 1, 2015 through Feb. 13 this year. All of the recalled products have the establishment number “P-7375” inside the USDA mark of inspection.

Consumers and others can identify the recalled products by looking for the following label information:

• 2.78-oz. pouches of “Great Value Minis – Bites of Chicken Sausage and Bouillon” with Packaging Dates of “01/01/2015 – 02/13/2017”
• 10-oz. pouches of “Great Value Minis – Bites of Chicken Sausage and Bouillon” with Packaging Dates of “01/01/2015 – 02/13/2017”
• 2.78-oz. pouches of “Econo Mini – Bite Size Chicken Sausages” with Packaging Dates of “ 01/01/2015 – 02/13/2017”
• 10-oz. pouches of “Econo Mini – Bite Size Chicken Sausages” with Packaging Dates of “01/01/2015 – 02/13/2017”
• 5-oz. cans of “Sedano’s Chicken Vienna Sausage in Chicken Broth” with Packaging Dates of “08/2015” and “05/2016”
• 117 units per pouch of “ Carmela Foods Chicken Sausage and Bouillon” with Packaging Dates of “02/2016 – 02/14/2017”

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More dog food recalled for possible barbiturate contamination

A second dog food recall — this time by Against the Grain Pet Food Inc. — because of the barbiturate pentobarbital is underway in the wake of a recall of Evanger’s branded dog food, and it appears members of the same family own both companies.

Pentobarbital is a sedative often used to euthanize animals.

No adverse reactions to the Against the Grain brand “Pulled Beef with Gravy Dinner for Dogs” had been reported as of the posting of that brand’s recall late Tuesday afternoon.

However, five dogs were sickened and one died in January after eating “Hunk of Beef Au Jus” canned dog food from Evanger’s Dog & Cat Food Co. Inc.

The Against the Grain dog food recall involves only one flavor and one lot of the pulled beef canned food. Consumers can identify the recalled 12-ounce Against the Grain canned dog food by looking for an expiration date of December 2019 and lot number of 2415E01ATB12. The recalled Against the Grain food also has a UPC number ending with 80001.

“In 2015, this one lot of product was distributed to independent pet retail stores in Washington and Maryland, though it has been verified that this lot is no longer on any store shelves,” according to the Against the Grain recall notice on the Food and Drug Administration website.

“Consumers may return any can with the aforementioned lot number, to their place of purchase and receive a full case of Against the Grain food for the inconvenience. For any questions, customers may contact the company at 800-288-6796.”

Anyone who has fed the recalled dog food to their pets and noticed unusual behavior should seek the advice of a veterinarian and mention the possible exposure to the drug residue.

Eating food contaminated with pentobarbital can cause side effects such as drowsiness, dizziness, excitement, loss of balance, nausea nystagmus (with) eyes moving back and forth in a jerky manner, inability to stand and coma, according to the recall notice.

The Against the Grain recall does not mention the Feb. 3 Evanger’s recall, and the Evanger’s recall notice did not indicate any other brands were implicated.

However, the companies’ operations appear to be somewhat cooperative and they may share manufacturing facilities and ingredients. Evanger’s is owned by Holly and Joel Sher, whose daughter Chelsea Sher serves as vice president for exports at Evanger’s.

Chelsea Sher is listed as the owner of the Against the Grain trademark. She co-founded Against the Grain with her twin brother Brett in 2012, according to her LinkedIn profile. She and Brett posted a video on YouTube explaining the Evanger’s recall.

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String of cheese recalls continues, as does Listeria probe

To view photos of all of the recalled cheese labels provided by MDS Foods Inc., please click on the image.

Five more brands of cheese are under nationwide recall, this time by Ohio distributor MDS Foods Inc., because of Listeria monocytogenes found in finished cheese made by Deutsch Kase Haus LLC.

Although the MDS Foods recall is dated Feb. 11, it was not available on the Food and Drug Administration website until Monday afternoon. It is one of a string of cheese and salad recalls initiated since Feb. 9 when the Tennessee Department of Agriculture reported it had found Listeria through a routine random sampling program of cheese collected from a retail store.

No illnesses have been confirmed in connection to consumption of the recalled cheeses, but it can take up to 70 days for symptoms of Listeria infections to develop. Because of the relatively long shelf life of the products, officials are urging consumers to check their homes for the recalled cheese.

The MDS Foods recall includes two brands that were named in the Feb. 9 Tennessee agriculture department warning:

To view photos of all of the products recalled by MDS Foods Inc., please click on the image.

• Amish Classics; and
• Meijer.

The five other brands under recall by MDS Foods are:

• Deli Readi;
• Deli Made EZ;
• Lipari Old Tyme;
• Duck Deli; and
• Old Tyme.

A complete list of the MDS Foods recalled cheeses with identifying package coding can be found at the end of this news story.

For additional information on the Sargento recall, please click on the image.

Anyone who has eaten any of the recalled cheeses — which includes Sargento, Sara Lee and Meijer brands as well as certain H-E-B and Signature Cafe salads from Taylor Farms —  should monitor themselves for symptoms and seek medical attention if they develop. Patients should be sure to tell their doctors of suspected Listeria exposure so the proper diagnostic tests can be performed.

“Customers who have purchased any of the cheese products listed below from the affected sell by dates or any unreadable date codes are urged not to consume it and to return it to the place of purchase for a full refund.

To read the full recall notice with all Sara Lee products listed, please click on the image.

“MDS Foods Inc. has also recalled potentially affected products that were packaged on the same production lines in our Tullahoma, TN, Facility as the affected product.

The pathogen investigation
Tennessee inspectors from the Department of Agriculture discovered Listeria monocytogenes bacteria in Amish Classic brand cheese produced by Deutsch Käse Haus in random samples they collected from a grocery store on Jan. 30 in Trenton, TN.

On Thursday, Feb. 9, the Tennessee department posted an alert announcing a recall of Amish Classic cheeses and Meijer branded cheeses, all made by Deutsch Käse Haus.

For more details on the Taylor Farms recall of H-E-B and Signature Cafe, please click on the image.

The following day, Sargento Foods Inc. announced a recall of seven of its branded sliced and shredded cheese products made by Deutsch Käse Haus.

A day later Taylor Farms of Salinas, CA, announced a recall of more than three tons of chicken salad and pork salad products packaged under the Signature Cafe and H-E-B brands because they include cheese recalled by Sargento.

As of Monday evening it was unknown if other food companies had received the recalled cheese from Deutsch Käse Haus.

Although the Food and Drug Administration is investigating the situation, the agency is banned from revealing customer lists because they are considered “confidential corporate information.”

Deutsch Kase Haus had Listeria problems before
The Tennessee food inspectors were not the first to find Listeria in connection with the Deutsch Käse Haus production operation.

In September and October 2009, inspectors with the Food and Drug Administration observed problems at the facility including illegal labeling and improper maintenance and sanitization, according to an archived FDA warning letter. On Sept. 14 and 15, 2009, inspectors collected swabs from environmental surfaces at the Middlebury, IN, cheese plant.

Of 25 environmental surface swabs tested, 12 percent — three swabs — were positive for Listeria monocytogenes.

The plant owner at the time — Guggisberg Cheese Inc. — was given the standard 15 working days to respond to the FDA warning letter. Four years later the FDA issued a closeout letter indicating Deutsch Käse Haus had “addressed the violation(s)”

“Future FDA inspections and regulatory activities will further assess the adequacy and sustainability of these corrections,” November 2013 closeout letter states.

In November 2016, the Michigan Milk Producers Association bought Deutsch Käse Haus from Guggisberg Cheese Inc. The Deutsch Käse Haus location in Middlebury, IN, processes about 400,000 pounds of milk a day, according to the association website. The plant mainly produces colby cheese, in addition to colby-jack, monterey-jack, cheddar, pepper-jack cheese and other flavors.

Cheese products being recalled by MDS Foods Inc. because of contamination found in products:

Item#	Brand	Product	Size	Piece UPC	Case UPC	Date(s)
55209	Amish Classics	Colby Deli (Mini) Horn	6 lb	8 28653 552093	00 8 28653 552093	Sell by: May 17, 2017
55241	Amish Classics	Colby RW Fullmoon	About 8 oz	8 28653 55241 3	00 8 28653 55241 3	Best if used by: 07/10/17 7/4/2017 6/4/2017 5/19/2017
55245	Amish Classics	Colby EW Fullmoon	8 oz	8 28653 55245 1	00 8 28653 55245 1	Best if used by:7/10/2017 7/4/2017 6/3/2017 5/19/2017
55831	Deli Readi	Colby Mini Cheese Slices	2 lb pack	6 34660 62859 7	00 6 34660 628597	Best if used by:05/02/2017 4/22/2017
55553	Deli Made EZ	Colby Cheese Slices	1.5 lb pack	8 28653 55554 4	00 8 28653 55553 7	335-16
18755	Meijer	Colby Jack Mini Horn	6 lb	710917 18755	7 10917 18755	Sell by Date: 05/02/17
55755	Meijer	Colby Mini Horn	6 lb	710917 55755	7 10917 55755	Sell by Date: 05/02/17

 

Cheese products recalled by MDS Foods Inc. because of potential contamination:

Item#	Brand	Product	Size	Piece UPC	Case UPC	Date(s)
55244	Amish Classics	Colby RW Halfmoon	Approx. 8 oz	N/A	0 08 28653 552444	Best if used by: 07/10/2017
55758	Meijer	Colby EW Halfmoon	8 oz	7 13733 34047 2	0 07 13733 34047 2	Best if used by: 07/10/2017
18244	Amish Classics	Colby Jack RW Halfmoon	Approx. 8 oz	N/A	00828653182443	Best if used by: 07/10/2017
18758	Meijer	Colby Jack EW Halfmoon Chunk	8 oz	713733340588	00713733340588	Best if used by: 07/10/2017
18241	Amish Classics	Colby Jack RW Fullmoon	Approx. 8 oz	N/A	0 08 28653 18241 2	Best if used by: 07/10/2017
18245	Amish Classics	Colby Jack EW Fullmoon	8 oz	828653182450	00828653182450	Best if used by: 07/10/2017
28245	Amish Classics	Cheddar EW Fullmoon	8 oz	828653282457	00828653282457	Best if used by: 07/10/2017 07/04/2017
73705	Lipari Old Tyme	Swiss Sandwich Cut	Approx 8.5 lbs	N/A	00828653737056	Best if used by: 07/04/2017
10241	Amish Classics	Jalapeno RW Fullmoon	Approx. 8 oz	N/A	0 08 28653 102410	Best if used by: 07/04/2017
10245	Amish Classics	Jalapeno EW Fullmoon	8 oz	828653102458	00828653102458	Best if used by: 07/04/2017
18830	Deli Readi	Colby Jack St Pk 1oz Halfmoon Slice	1 lb	6 34660628757	006 34660 62875 7	Best if used by: 05/02/2017
10831	Deli Readi	Jalapeno St Pk 1oz Slice	2 lb pack	6 34660628788	0 0634660 628788	Best if used by: 04/22/2017
26831	Deli Readi	Hot Pepper St Pk 1oz Slice	2 lb pack	6 34660628689	0 0634660 628689	Best if used by: 04/22/2017
26555	Deli Made EZ	Hot Pepper St Pk .5oz Slice	1.5 lb pack	8 28653 265559	0 08 28653 265559	Best if used by: 04/22/2017
28747	Duck Deli	Cheddar St Pk .75oz Slice	1.5 lb pack	8 28653 287476	0 08 28653 287476	Production Date: 358-16
28545	Deli Made EZ	Cheddar St Pk .75oz Slice	2.0 lb pack	8 28653 285458	0 08 28653 285458	Best if used by: 04/22/2017
28555	Deli Made EZ	Ched Mild St Pk .5oz Slice	1.5 lb pack	8 28653 285557	0 08 28653 28555 7	Best if used by: 04/22/2017
55830	Deli Readi	Colby St Pk 1oz Halfmoon Slices	1.0 lb pack	6 34660 628726	0 06 34660 62872 6	Best if used by: 04/22/2017
55703	Old Tyme	Colby EW Halfmoon	8 oz	0 94776 10227 3	0 00 41563 26105 7	Best if used by: 06/03/2017
10555	Deli Made EZ	Jalapeno Jack St Pk .5oz Slice	1.5 lb pack	8 28653 10555 8	0 08 28653 105558	Best if used by: 03/30/2017

 

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90,000 Hepatitis A follow-up injections coming due in Hawaii

More than 90,000 people received the first shot of a two-injection Hepatitis A vaccination in the second half of 2016, and that means more than 90,000 follow-up injections are coming due in the Aloha State.

More than two-and-a-half times as many people in Hawaii took Hepatitis A vaccinations this past year compared with 2015, mainly because of an outbreak traced to contaminated frozen scallops that sickened 292 people. Two outbreak victims died.

The Hepatitis A illnesses traced to frozen scallops harvested in November 2015 in the Philippines began June 10, 2016, and continued through Oct. 9, 2016, according to the Hawaii Department of Health. A fast food chain headquartered in Japan — Genki Sushi — served the scallops raw.

When state health officials announced the outbreak and impounded the scallops on Aug. 15, 2016, they began urging anyone who had eaten at any of the Genki Sushi locations in the state to take the post-exposure Hepatitis A vaccination or an immune globulin (IG) shot.

Public took advice to heart
From July through November this past year, health care providers reported administering 90,259 Hepatitis A vaccination injections, according to data from the Hawaii Immunization Registry.

For all of 2016, there were 101,876 Hepatitis A vaccinations recorded. Compared with the 29,347 vaccinations recorded for 2015, that’s an increase of almost 250 percent.

Hawaii Department of Health Officials take questions from reporters Aug. 16 following the announcement that frozen, imported scallops served at Genki Sushi restaurants had been linked to an ongoing Hepatitis A outbreak. Speakers included, from left, Health Director Dr. Virginia Pressler, State Epidemiologist Dr. Sarah Park and Sanitation Branch Chief Peter Oshiro.

“The response from the community during the outbreak was tremendous,” Health Director Virginia Pressler said in a recent vaccination reminder notice.

“Healthcare providers, including pharmacists, played a key role in ensuring Hepatitis A vaccine was available for those needing and wanting to be vaccinated. They truly rose to the challenge of vaccinating a large number of people in a relatively short amount of time.”

Many of those same pharmacists and healthcare providers stand ready to administer the second dose of the two-injection vaccination, according to a recent statement from the health department.

Make it easy on yourself
State health officials are encouraging people to return to the same clinic, doctor’s office or pharmacy that administered their first dose of vaccine to receive their second dose. This allows people to use their existing prescription and helps ensure the second round of injections is administered at least six months after the first.

The state health department has a list of vaccinating pharmacies and clinics that can be accessed by clicking here. (Photo courtesy of the CDC)

“While one dose of hepatitis A vaccine provides good protection, two doses are necessary for nearly 100 percent protection and lasting immunity,” Sarah Park, state epidemiologist Sarah Park said in the vaccination reminder notice.

“We’d like to remind people now, if they received their first dose during the outbreak, to get their second dose at least six months after the first one was administered.”

Those not returning to the same location for vaccination should provide documentation of their first dose, if possible, and contact their physician if a prescription is needed. To ensure vaccine availability, contact your healthcare provider or pharmacy in advance.

The state health department has a list of vaccinating pharmacies and clinics that can be accessed by clicking here. Hawaii residents can also call the Aloha United Way information and referral line at 2-1-1 for help finding a vaccination location.

Class action pending for vaccination reimbursements
A seafood importer, a distributor and Genki Sushi are facing a class action lawsuit filed specifically on behalf of people who did not get sick but did receive Hepatitis A vaccinations because of the outbreak.

The Food and Drug Administration posted this photo of Sea Port brand frozen, imported scallops.

Distributor Koha Foods and importer Sea Port Products Corp. are named along with the sushi fast-food restaurant as defendants in the civil lawsuit. When they filed the case Aug. 23, 2016, the attorneys representing the “class” said it could exceed 10,000 people.

“This is quickly becoming one of the largest Hepatitis A outbreaks in U.S. history. Given the number of people that consumed scallops at Genki Sushi and became ill and worked at other restaurants on the islands, we estimate that over 10,000 people needed to be vaccinated to prevent an even larger disaster,” said Bill Marler, a Seattle food safety attorney who joined with a Honolulu law firm to file the class action.

Marler, founding partner of the Marler Clark law firm, is working with the Honolulu firm Starn O’Toole Marcus & Fisher to help Bryan K. Cuelho, an Oahu resident who ate scallops and other food at the Waikele Genki Sushi restaurant on Aug. 6, and others who took the post-exposure injections.

The civil suit filed in Hawaii’s First Circuit Court seeks compensation for Cuelho and others for medical expenses, lost wages and other damages related to the post-exposure safety measures.

Genki Sushi restaurants feature a conveyor belt delivery system for food, sending plates of raw seafood winding through tables and patrons.

“This is a class action lawsuit brought on behalf of all persons who were exposed, by consumption of adulterated food and drink, to the Hepatitis A virus, HAV, at the defendant Genki Sushi USA Inc.’s restaurants during the exposure period from April through August 2016,” according to the complaint.

“The plaintiff and class-members were required for public health and personal safety reasons to obtain Hepatitis A vaccination or an IG shot — with some persons also getting an HAV blood test — because of their exposure at the defendant Genki Sushi USA Inc.’s restaurants.”

In addition to recovering direct costs incurred by those who received post-exposure injections, the lawsuit is expected to raise public and corporate awareness about Hepatitis A vaccinations, which Marler has been advocating for all foodservice workers for several years.

“As a premier tourist destination, we want Hawaii to have the highest standards in food safety so our guests feel secure. We also want our local people to be taken care of. This suit is a step toward that,” attorney Trevor Brown of Starn O’Toole Marcus & Fisher said in a news release after the civil case was filed.

Editor’s note: Attorney Bill Marler is the publisher of Food Safety News.

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