Marler Clark client Richard Miller, who became ill with a hepatitis A infection after eating at a Chi-Chi’s restaurant in 2003, was interviewed for a story that appeared today at MSNBC.com titled, “Restaurant industry battles wave of illness.” An excerpt from the story follows:
“Three years ago, an ambulance rushed Richard Miller to
Commentary from Christine M. Bruhn
Advice to buy locally grown has new appeal as California is associated with recurring outbreaks. Restaurants selling tainted food also suffer. A restaurant chain in Pennsylvania went out of business as a result of a 2003 hepatitis A outbreak traced to green onions
Commentary from Lorraine Heller
A number of Democratic senators have called for the establishment of a joint task force to examine recent outbreaks of E.coli, and suggest legal changes designed to prevent future problems….
Produce has also been linked to previous foodborne disease outbreaks. In 2004, an outbreak of Hepatitis A was traced to lettuce
The latest E. coli outbreak may be linked to green onions distributed by McLane Co. Tainted green onions also caused the 2003 Hepatitis A outbreak at a Chi Chi’s restaurant that killed four people. Full Story
Green onions grown in Mexico caused a November 2003 hepatitis A outbreak that killed four people and sickened 556
Click here for more on the hepatitis A scare in Llyodminster from the CBC News:
Health warning issued for Lloydminster eatery November 30, 2006 CBC.CA News Public health officials are urging anyone who ate at a Lloydminster restaurant to contact their local health office for a hepatitis A vaccination.
A worker at the KC Steakhouse
Green onions grown in Mexico caused a