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More than 35 people have suffered personal injury from a recent E. coli outbreak linked to beef sold at Ohio and Michigan Kroger stores, according to the Toledo Blade. The recall targets...

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Jars of olives have been recalled by a Florida company because they might be contaminated with a bacteria that can cause food poisoning.Flora Foods, located in Florida, has recalled their 25 ounce jars of "Cerignola Olives," due to risk of being contaminated with clostridium botulinum, which can cause a potentially fatal form of food poisoning.The recalled olives were distributed in Georgia,...

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People sickened by eating tainted Peter Pan peanut butter that was sold in Toledo, Ohio, and throughout the rest of the country are starting to file lawsuits.The family of a Pennsylvania woman who died allegedly as the result of salmonella poisoning due to eating tainted peanut butter filed suit recently against ConAgra Foods, Inc. Whether the 76-year-old woman actually died of salmonella...

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A personal injury suit has been filed in Santa Clara Count Court naming a Mountain View company and others that are involved in developing the Ortho Evra Patch. The patch is a commonly used birth control contraceptive that has been the source of hundreds of adverse reactions and complaints all around the world.The most recent lawsuits name 46 plaintiffs, most being young women in their teens and...

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Boston Scientific has announced it will cut up to 600 jobs, or about 2% of the company's entire workforce. Most of the jobs will be eliminated at the Minnesota office the company acquired when it bought Guidant Corporation last spring.Natick-based Boston Scientific has sought to restore confidence in Guidant's defibrillator and pacemaker business after a string of recalls and safety warnings...

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Medtronic may have to repay health insurers for the cost of replacing 25,000 recalled defibrillators after a federal court ruling last week. In an oral order on January 4th, U.S. District Judge James Rosenbaum said U.S. health plans may bring Medtronic to a civil trial to recuperate the money. In February 2005, Medtronic recalled 87,000 defibrillators. Insurers paid U.S. doctors and hospitals...

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An Illinois couple is seeking $1.3 million in damages from Johnson & Johnson and its subsidiary Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical claiming the birth control patch Ortho Evra was the cause of the user suffering from deep vein thrombosis.Carla and Jason Fletcher filed a 27-count lawsuit on December 11th in St. Clair County Circuit Court claiming the pharmaceutical company negligently designed,...

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On Tuesday, the Monterey County Grand Jury released a report on E. coli and produce on the Central coast and they made some strong suggestions to help protect the public in the future.The grand jury found that only one waterway in the lower Salinas River watershed does not violate federal E. coli standards. The report surmises that outbreaks have and will continue to affect all of Monterey...

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The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has authorized distribution of an E. coli 0157:H7 vaccine to Canadian veterinarians, with hopes of lowering shedding of the potentially deadly bacteria from cattle.Manufactured by Bioniche Life Sciences Inc., a Canadian biopharmaceutical company, the vaccine "will be an important factor in helping to reduce the prevalence of this toxic bacterium," said Graeme...

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The mother of a West Tennessee woman who died while she was using a popular birth control patch has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the makers of the Ortho Evra patch.The lawsuit names Ortho Evra developer and manufacturer Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical Company, a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson. Ortho Evra was approved by the FDA in 2001. The birth control patch delivers the hormones...

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Dr. Joel S. Lippman, former VP at two subsidiaries of Johnson & Johnson, claims he was fired for questioning the safety of Ortho Evra, among other faulty products. Johnson & Johnson claims Dr. Lippman was fired for improper conduct, but the former exec says he was terminated for repeatedly raising safety concerns and asking that products be recalled or not launched at all.The lawsuit alleges...

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The family of a nine year old Iowa girl who was infected with E. coli has filed suit against the Taco John's restaurant chain. Autumn Saul was hospitalized for severe kidney complications believes to stem from lettuce contaminated with E. coli and served on food items at the restaurant chain. She was diagnosed with hemolytic uremic syndrome.HUS is a condition often linked to E. coli poisoning...

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