Author: Tony Coveny, Ph.D
Tony Coveny, Ph.D
Tony Coveny, has been practicing infectious disease litigation exclusively for more than a decade, settling cases against major agro-industrial companies, international suppliers, and domestic distributors and manufacturers. Tony Coveny, alongside Ron Simon, has tried cases against restaurants, distributors, national manufacturers, and foreign corporations to recover damages against their clients. From the main office in Houston, which he manages, he speaks to potential and current clients on a daily basis.
Taco Bell Recalls Seasoned Beef After Metal Shaving in Order Taco Bell is one of the top ten largest fast food chains in America, and it is the largest Mexican-inspired chain in the country. On Friday, October 11, Taco Bell released a statement that indicated more than 2.3 million pounds of their beef was being recalled after a metal shaving was found in a customer’s order. This recall affects restaurants in 21 states across the Midwest, eastern, and northeastern regions of the country. Compared to the total amount of beef Taco Bell serves per year, which is self-reported at 290…
The Nevada Department of Health Concludes Their Investigation on the Elko Casino Salmonella Outbreak The salmonella outbreak associated with the Elko casino has been officially concluded by the Nevada Department of Health and Human Services. The Nevada Department of Health first announced the salmonella outbreak after the Northeastern Nevada Regional Hospital reported numerous illnesses, salmonellosis, occurring between March 8 and 11. They initially reported 12 cases of salmonella. According to state officials, at the time that the outbreak was announced, 5 of the affected people reported eating sunny side eggs at The Grille at Gold Dust West. The Nevada Department…
El Departamento de Salud de Nevada concluye su investigación sobre el brote de Salmonella vinculado al Elko Casino. El brote de salmonela asociado con el casino Elko fue oficialmente concluido por el Departamento de Salud y Servicios Humanos de Nevada. El brote de salmonela fue anunciado por primera vez por el Departamento de Salud de Nevada después de que 12 casos de salmonela fueron reportados por el Hospital Regional del Noreste de Nevada entre el 8 y el 11 de marzo. Según las autoridades estatales durante el tiempo que se anunció el brote de salmonella, 5 de las personas afectadas…
2019 Global Enteric Diseases Report: VPG Market Research company publishes report on 2019 Enteric Diseases VPG Market Research is an international market research company which provides global consulting in areas such as healthcare, biotechnology, and food and drink. VPG published a global report on Enteric Diseases this month titled, “Global Enteric Diseases: Campylobacter, Cryptosporidium, E. Coli, Enterovirus, Rhinovirus, Rotavirus, Salmonella, Shigella, Vibrio, Yersinia-Supplier Shares, Market Segment Forecasts, Competitive Strategies, Technology and Instrumentation Review, Emerging”. Enteric Diseases are intestinal infections caused by bacteria and are commonly associated with diarrhea. Enteric bacteria typically enters the body through ingestion and is caused by exposure…
Cyclospora Investigation Intensifies in Florida: New Restaurants Implicated in St. Petersburg and Tampa, Florida. According to local reports in the Tampa and St. Petersburg areas, in Florida, in addition to the Nordstrom’s Bazille Restaurant in Jacksonville, Florida, another Nordstrom’s restaurant is under investigation for Cyclospora illnesses. A number of individuals who ate at the Nordstrom’s International Plaza, located at 2223 N. West Shore Blvd, in Tampa have come forward indicating they were sickened with Cyclospora after eating there. Nordstrom’s International Plaza is the second restaurant in Tampa, which according to local reports, has also become the center of an investigation…
People Across 13 States Infected with Salmonella Linked to Turtles Salmonella infections in humans are more often than not linked to poultry and other birds, but the bacteria that causes these salmonella infections can be found and spread by most animals and be present in most foods. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported on Wednesday that there is an ongoing salmonella outbreak across at least thirteen states that is being linked to contact with pet turtles. The states impacted are spread widely in the U.S., including California, Washington, Colorado, Nebraska, Iowa, Illinois, Michigan, Indiana, Tennessee, Georgia, New…
Tip Top Poultry Inc. Recalls Additional Products Due to Listeria Concerns. Tip Top Poultry, Inc. Rockmart, GA, announced that they would be expanding the number of products affected by their recall due to listeria concerns. The original recall was announced on September 28, 2019, during which the company Tip Top Poultry Inc. recalled an undetermined amount of Ready – to – Eat (RTE) chicken products due to potential listeria contamination. The recall affected an unspecified amount of frozen, cooked, diced, or shredded, RTE chicken products which were produced between January 21, 2019, and September 24, 2019. The potentially contaminated products…
Tip Top Poultry Inc. retira productos adicionales debido a preocupaciones de Listeria. Tip Top Poultry, Inc. Rockmart, GA, anunció que ampliarían la cantidad de productos afectados por su retiro debido a preocupaciones de listeria. El retiro original fue anunciado el 28 de septiembre de 2019, durante el cual la compañía Tip Top Poultry Inc. retiro una cantidad indeterminada de productos de pollo Ready – to – Eat (RTE) debido a una posible contaminación de listeria. El retiro afectó a una cantidad no especificada de productos de pollo RTE congelados, cocidos, cortados en cubos o triturados, que se produjeron entre el…
Avoiding Food Poisoning: Five Foods with Higher Risk for Causing Food Poisoning About 50 million United States citizens contract some sort of foodborne illness each year, according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). This means that it is common, and it is likely that most will experience this in their lifetime. However, there are certainly ways that bacterial food poisoning can be prevented or avoided. Staying up to date with outbreaks of food poisoning and infectious bacteria is always important. Washing your hands before eating or preparing food and avoiding eating anywhere where human or animal fecal…
FDA recalls Jumbo Foods Inc. Chicken products Sold at Kroger Retail Stores Voluntary recall on Jumbo Foods Inc. Frozen and Fresh Chicken Salad Sandwiches for Listeria contamination Jumbo Foods Inc. located in Mukilteo, WA, announced a voluntary recall of Tuscan Sun brand Frozen and Fresh Chicken Salads Sandwiches as of October 9, 2019, due to possible Listeria contamination. Jumbo Foods Inc. obtains many of its ingredients from Suter Company. The contamination was first discovered when the supplier of Suter Company, Tip Top Poultry, recalled its ready-to-eat poultry products for possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Jumbo Food Inc. has distributed products which…