Restaurant Law Group

Atlantic Croaker
The New York State Agriculture Commissioner warned consumer not to eat frozen salted Croaker, distributed by YS Trading in New York and New Jersey.
The Croaker is uneviscerated, which could lead to botulism, because botulism is more concentrated in the guts of the fish than any other part.
Botulism can be fatal. Symptoms include blurred vision, [...]

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According to the New York Post, a woman has filed a $1 million lawsuit against Baguettes and Co. on Park Place for contracting salmonella from something served at the restaurant. The manager said it’s the first he’s heard of it.

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The E. coli outbreak traced to Kroger and Nebraska Beef, which had been contained to Ohio and Michigan, has recently mysteriously affected three people who live away from those states.
One case, in Kentucky, is close to the Ohio border, but the other victims — in Indiana and New York — have not gone near [...]

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Ground beef that may contain pieces of plastic is being recalled by the New York processor, Fairbank Reconstruction, according to the USDA. The meat products were produced on May 3, and were distributed to retail establishments in Connecticut, Maryland, Massachusetts and New York.
The problem was discovered when a consumer complained directly to the company. The [...]

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Gourmet Boutique, a New York food company, is recalling almost 300,000 pounds of its fresh and frozen meat and poultry products because of possible listeria contamination. According to the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), the contamination was discovered through sampling by their officials and those of the Florida Department of Agriculture.
The recall includes [...]

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