Lawsuits Filed in Mass. over E. Coli Tainted Meat
A lawsuit was filed this past Tuesday after a young Massachusetts based girl and Rhone Island boy were made ill by meat tainted with E. coli bacteria. Product liability litigation, which was brought against two meat companies, namely South Shore Meats and Fairbank Farms in Plymouth Superior court, stated that both children were in the [...]
Infant and Children’s Liquid Tylenol is Recalled
Johnson & Johnson voluntarily recalled at least 57 lots of infant and children’s liquid Tylenol because of a potential bacterial contamination. An official spokesperson for the company stated that an inactive ingredient did not meet normal testing standards. They also detected B. cepacia bacteria in some of the unused test batches. As soon as they [...]
FDA Reveals Database to make Food Safety Reporting Faster
Soon to become mandatory, the Food and Drug Administration has set up a system wherein food manufacturers could report potentially contaminated products within a 24 hour period. The move comes after a stern rebuke from congress as well as a slew of product liability lawsuits when tainted foods like peanuts and spinach caused sickness and [...]