Last week, a California jury ruled in favor of Johnson & Johnson in a Stevens Johnson Syndrome lawsuit which alleged that the ibuprofen in Children's Motrin caused an 11-year-old girl to develop a severe skin reaction, which blinded her. >>INFORMATION: Stevens Johnson Syndrome (SJS) Lawsuits (more…) Read More
The FDA and CDC have linked a recent outbreak of food poisoning to raw red tomatoes contaminated with Salmonella Saintpaul. At least 57 people in Texas and New Mexico have been sickened after eating contaminated tomatoes. Another 30 reports of illness in Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Illinois,… Read More
New research suggests that childhood exposure to lead paint can cause irreversible brain damage and a propensity to commit crimes in adulthood. Lead poisoning is often caused by young children eating flaking paint chips in poorly maintained rental properties in urban areas with older homes. Researchers… Read More
A recent Puffed Rice and Puffed Wheat cereal recall, which was issued last week after it was discovered that Salmonella was in the products, has already caused at least 23 serious illnesses in 14 states. The FDA confirmed that the cases of Salmonella food poisoning were… Read More
Over the weekend, the FDA warned that a recent salmonella food poisoning outbreak could be linked to cantaloupe from Agropecuaria Montelibano, a Honduran grower and packer. The cantaloupe recall applies to whole canteloupes sold at stores as well as to some fresh cut fruit packages. At… Read More
Most healthy individuals who suffer E. coli food poisoning are able to recover within a few weeks. However, for young children, elderly and those with a weakened immune system, food poisoning could lead to more serious problems and medical issues that may continue for years after… Read More
The FDA announced today a nationwide canned green bean recall as a result possible contamination with Clostridium botulinum, the bacteria which causes botulism. Over 6,000 pounds of green beans, which were sold in large institutional-sized 6 pound 5 ounce cans, could potentially cause the potentially life… Read More
The FDA announced this week that they are strengthening the warnings about certain epilepsy drug side effects which could lead to severe skin reactions, especially for those with Asian ancestry. Carbamazepin, which is sold as a generic and under the brand names Carbatrol, Tegretol and Equetro,… Read More
A report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention indicates that lead poisoning can occur a levels lower than 10 micrograms, which is the generally accepted standard. Even if there are no obvious signs of problems, lower lead blood levels could result in diminished… Read More
Earlier today, General Mills issued a frozen pizza recall for approximately 5 million boxes of Totino's pizza and Jeno's pizza which contain pepperoni toppings. The pepperoni could be contaminated with E. coli which has sickened people throughout the United States. The food poisoning lawyers at Saiontz… Read More
