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Man wins 7.2 million dollars in “Popcorn Lung” lawsuit

September 20, 2012 by foodsafeguru

Wayne Watson’s love of popcorn almost turned deadly after he developed respiratory problems in 2007 known as “popcorn lung”, according to ABC news. Watson, a Denver native, says he ate about two bags of popcorn everyday for 10 years, and developed the rare disease possibly from inhaling the artificial butter smell of the microwave popcorn. […]

Food Safe Guru – Wrath of the Elementary Principal & Cafeteria Story

August 15, 2012 by foodsafeguru

As an elementary school child in suburban Massachusetts in the 1960′s, the greatest fear in our school was our principal. An Irish spinster, Anne Harnedy, didn’t take any baloney from any child in her school. She used straps, rulers, shaking and standing in the corner to discipline the 300 or so students under her watch. “Going to the […]

Taco Bell faces second Lawsuit for Salmonella

April 19, 2012 by foodsafeguru

Family claims child contracted Salmonella. OKLAHOMA CITY — Taco Bell is facing a second lawsuit after a Shawnee family said their child contracted salmonella in Oklahoma, according to an article in koco.com. The family said their 9-year-old got sick from eating at the restaurant. The child spent three days in a hospital with a 105-degree […]

Judge tosses Happy Meal lawsuit against McDonald’s

April 5, 2012 by foodsafeguru

(Reuters) – A San Francisco judge on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit against McDonald’s over the restaurant chain’s marketing of its signature Happy Meals, according to court documents. McDonald’s was accused of unfairly using toys to lure children into its restaurants. The proposed class-action lawsuit in a California state court sought to stop the company from […]

Morgan and Morgan and Levine Kellogg Lehman Schneider + Grossman File Class Action Lawsuits Against Honey Retailers for Misleading and Deceptive Sales Practices

April 5, 2012 by foodsafeguru

MIAMI (April 4, 2012) — Morgan & Morgan P.A., a personal injury law firm with offices in Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, and Tennessee, and Levine Kellogg Lehman Schneider + Grossman LLP, a Miami-based commercial law firm, have filed four separate class actions against Publix Super Markets, Inc., Target Corporation, Walgreen Co. and Aldi, […]