I asked our AI friends – What are the pros and cons of replacing FDA Commissioner Makary with me – here is the response? This is a very timely question — Makary resigned as FDA Commissioner today, May 12, 2026, amid reports of internal tensions and policy clashes, with the vaping dispute reportedly being a […]
Taco John’s – we have filed two suits in Federal Court in Iowa against Taco John’s. We have been contacted by 10 other Minnesota and Iowa residents and we are investigating those claims. Interestingly, at first Taco John’s seemed to deny that its restaurant in Waterloo, Iowa was implicated, but Fred Minnick’s article today seems […]
With E. coli contaminating lettuce at Taco Bell and Taco John’s sickening 150 in the last few weeks and Dole spinach poisoning over 200 with 4 deaths in September, one would tend to forget the Wendy’s E. coli outbreak in June. Here is the story: In early August 2006, public health officials in Weber County, […]
Asjylyn Loder of the St. Petersburgh Time reported today in her story “String of area E. coli cases stirs concern” about our clients’ the Lapis and the family’s struggle to fid the source of their twins E. coli-related illness. When Kim Lapi’s 9-year-old twins were hospitalized with E. coli in early November, state health officials […]
The Bug that ate the Lettuce Op-ed Most Americans would agree with me that fast food is generally unhealthy. They would also agree that lettuce is a healthy food and that eating healthy foods should improve your health – not put you in the hospital. But, here’s the reality: In recent weeks as many as […]
Cindy Hadish of the Gazette covered the press conference held by CEO of Taco John’s, Paul Fisherkeller. Interestingly, this story, and the actual video of the conference does, not mention that Taco John’s has offered to pay the medical expenses of this poisoned at their restaurants. So, what is it Taco John’s? Excerpts of the […]
Todd Dvorak of the Associated Press in Iowa City, Iowa wrote this afternoon about the lawsuit we filed today on behalf of Karen Hibben-Levi. The full story can be found at www.businessweek.com. Fast food chain Taco John’s was hit with another lawsuit Tuesday, this one by a customer who contracted E. coli after eating a […]
New York E. coli count: 25 confirmed; 333 suspect Pennsylvania E. coli count: 10 confirmed; 6 probable New Jersey E. coli count: 37 confirmed; 11 probable
Early this morning on E. coli Blog I posted a call to Taco John’s to pay the E. coli victim’s medical bills. “William Marler, a food safety advocate and attorney who is representing 10 victims of an E. coli outbreak at several Taco John’s locations in Iowa and Minnesota, called today on Taco John’s to […]
The Weekend America show on NPR last week had a great story on the impacts of E. coli on children, my clients, Nora and Pete Krause. Listen to the story on this LINK. This week, Federal health officials said that lettuce was the most likely source for the E. coli outbreak that has made 70-plus […]
According to reporter Dave Franzman of KCRG-TV ABC 9 Cedar Rapids, Iowa: Taco Bell, Taco John’s Tell Public It is Safe to Come Back Two national Mexican fast food chains are working to reassure the public after recent E. coli outbreaks. Taco Bell placed full page newspaper ads telling consumers the food is safe. And […]
There is nothing funny about people being sickened by going to a restaurant. However, it will be interesting if Taco Bell and Taco John’s listen to the laughs from late night. Jay Leno ‘Did you hear about this story? I guess nearly 30 people in New Jersey have been sickened by an E. coli outbreak […]
Over the last week here is a sample of Press Releases from our E. coli providers: TACO BELL CDC INFORMS TACO BELL E. COLI OUTBREAK IN FOUR STATES IS OVER TACO BELL RESPONDS TO FDA AND CDC ON E. COLI SITUATION — ASSURES PUBLIC THAT ITS FOOD IS SAFE, INCLUDING LETTUCE AND CHEESE TACO BELL […]
300 say they got ill from Olive Garden Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS – More than 300 people say they became ill, and at least three have been hospitalized, after eating at an Olive Garden restaurant last weekend, health officials said Friday. I am betting on Norovirus as the source – see, www.about-norwalk.com and www.noroblog.com According to […]
Iowa’s top story on KWWL tonight is that – Taco John’s faces some legal fall-out from a recent E. coli outbreak. An eastern Iowa girl remains hospitalized after eating tacos at a Cedar Falls Taco John’s restaurant two weeks ago. Nine year old Autumn Saul became very sick, suffering from diarrhea and abdominal cramps. She […]
Minnesota E. coli cases match those in Iowa; distinct from cases in Northeast U.S. According to both the Minnesota and Iowa Health Departments at least five cases of E. coli O157 infection in people who ate at Taco John’s restaurants in Albert Lea and Austin share the same genetic fingerprint as cases from a similar […]