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No Coverage for Investor Losses Caused by Blue Bell’s Listeria Outbreak

A 2015 Listeria outbreak linked to ice cream sold by Blue Bell Creameries hospitalized 10 people and killed three. While those injuries and deaths were certainly “bodily injuries,” a lawsuit filed by investors against Blue Bell’s board of directors for …

Blue Bell Plant Listeria Troubles Never Reported to FDA Prior to Outbreak

Federal health officials say they were never told of repeated findings of listeria at a Blue Bell Creameries facility before an outbreak linked to the ice cream turned deadly. Results of a Food and Drug Administration investigation released this week …

Suspect Tainted Meat Also Sold in Germany

German authorities say meat products from a Danish firm that has been closed over a listeria outbreak also were sold at a store in Germany. The government of Schleswig-Holstein state said Thursday that the company delivered 160 kilograms (353 pounds) …

Wal-Mart Settles Death Claims Over Listeria-Tainted Cantaloupes

Wal-Mart has settled lawsuits with the families of 23 people who died from a 2011 listeria outbreak traced to cantaloupe grown at a Colorado farm and sold by the retailer, both sides said on Wednesday. Thirty-three people died and 147 …

Family of New Mexico Man Sues Over Listeria Outbreak

The family of a New Mexico man who died after eating contaminated cantaloupe is suing a produce distribution company, a food-safety firm and Wal-Mart. A Seattle law firm filed the lawsuit Tuesday on behalf of the family of 77-year-old John …

FDA: Criminal Case Shows Food Safety is Paramount

Criminal charges against two cantaloupe farmers over a deadly foodborne illness send an emphatic message to fruit and vegetable growers to crack down on safety, federal regulators said Friday. Colorado farmers Eric and Ryan Jensen appeared in shackles in a …

Farm Traced to Listeria Outbreak Files Bankruptcy

A Colorado farm that was traced to a listeria outbreak in cantaloupe last year has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Jensen Farms declined to comment on its filing Friday. Its attorney Jim Markus told The Denver Post the filing …