Defective & Dangerous Products

• Baby Food Contamination Warning Issued By FDA

  M. Brandon Smith | February 18, 2007 9:28 PM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA

  The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has been very busy in the last week or so due to the rampant contamination problems it has seen in various forms of food and products. Now the FDA has issued a warning about the use of certain jars of Earth's Best Organic 2 Apple Peach Barley Wholesome Breakfast baby food due to the risk of contracting Clostridium botulinum. Clostridium outline is a...

• Chicken Strip Recall In Georgia

  M. Brandon Smith | February 18, 2007 9:15 PM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA

  The Georgia Department of Agriculture announced a recall of Oscar Mayer's Ready to Eat Chicken Breast Strips With Rib Meat after finding traces of Listeria monocytogenes in the strips. The contaminated chicken strip packages of concern contain the establishment number "19676".According to wsbtv.com:Consumption of food contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes can cause listeriosis, an uncommon...

• Peanut Butter Recall-State By State Statistics

  M. Brandon Smith | February 18, 2007 8:04 AM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA

  The Centers For Disease Control (CDC) has now been in full investigation mode for the last few days concerning the peanut butter recall that has dominated the local and national news. They have identified the outbreak of Salmonella Tennessee infections that have occurred on a large multistate level and isolated the contamination site to those jars of peanut butter manufactured and distributed...

• Peanut Butter Contamination Is A Real Danger For Children

  M. Brandon Smith | February 16, 2007 9:43 PM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA

  Our InjuryBoard partner from Orlando, Joseph Saunders, recently made a great point about the dangers associated with the recent salmonella peanut butter outbreak in reference to our youth. It is undisputed that hundreds of thousands of children eat peanut butter sandwiches everyday for lunch and/or dinner. It is staple food for many youngsters around the U.S. and the world. For these reasons it...

• Peanut Butter Linked To Salmonella Outbreak

  M. Brandon Smith | February 15, 2007 7:46 PM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA

  If you eat peanut butter and have a jar or two in your home, Be Careful-Be Very Careful as the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has recently warned that thousands of jars of peanut butter have been linked to a salmonella Outbreak. According to the FDA, the salmonella outbreak has been found in jars of Peter Pan and Great Value peanut butter for ConAgra. According to early information, the...

• Lawsuit Filed In Connection To Arby's Salmonella Outbreak

  M. Brandon Smith | February 08, 2007 4:59 PM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA

  Our law firm, Childers, Buck, & Schlueter, LLP, along with Eric H. Weinberg of The Law Offices of Eric H. Weinberg, recently filed the first of what we expect to be a number of lawsuits on behalf of those adversely affected by the salmonella outbreak at an Arby's in Lowndes County Georgia this past August. As this article in the Valdosta Daily Times notes, many of those who contracted...

• Arby's Linked To Salmonella Outbreak In Valdosta, Georgia

  M. Brandon Smith | January 23, 2007 11:01 PM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA

  A few short months ago in Valdosta, Georgia, the Georgia Public Health Laboratory (GPHL) received eight new Salmonella Montevideo claims from the South Georgia Medical Center between August 28, 2006 and September 5, 2006. While ordinarily these 8 cases might not seem like a reason for great concern, it raised the suspicions of the GPHL and Department of Human Resources Division of Public Health...

• Eye Infections Not Reported By Bausch & Lomb

  M. Brandon Smith | November 08, 2006 11:01 AM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA

  According to a federal letter, Bausch & Lomb, Inc. failed to formally report 35 new cases of fungal eye infections after its contact lens solutions were linked to the problem. The report details that Singapore health officials notified the Rochester, New York Company as well as the FDA about the problems associated with the company's products. Bausch & Lomb then failed to release this...

• Prosecutors Seek To Postpone Grace Asbestos Trial(2)

  M. Brandon Smith | August 31, 2006 2:38 PM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA

  Federal prosecutors are expected to appeal a number of rulings in favor of W.R. Grace & Co., a large Columbia chemical maker, who is alleged to have violated the Clean Air Act and knowingly poisoned former workers and other residents of Montana with asbestos related products. Many maintain that asbestos fibers were scattered about the town and as a result hundreds of residents have suffered lung...

• Prosecutors Seek To Postpone Grace Asbestos Trial

  M. Brandon Smith | August 31, 2006 2:38 PM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA

  Federal prosecutors are expected to appeal a number of rulings in favor of W.R. Grace & Co., a large Columbia chemical maker, who is alleged to have violated the Clean Air Act and knowingly poisoning former workers and other residents of Montana with asbestos related products. Many maintain that asbestos fibers were scattered about the town and as a result hundreds of residents have suffered...