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.
Penn Dutch Listeria: Two Locations Closing Due to Repeated Listeria Contamination Penn Dutch, a Fresh Meat, Seafood, and Poultry Market, will be permanently closing its doors at both its Hollywood and Margate locations due to widespread listeria contamination. Penn Dutch’s Hollywood location was inspected and closed two weeks ago. The Margate location was tested on August 6, with the samples showing no apparent contamination. But then the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) performed a state inspection of Penn Dutch’s Margate location on September 9, 2019 and found 13 samples positive for listeria monocytogenes. The contaminated samples were…
Salmonella and Chicken: The Inherent Risks in Raising Backyard Poultry More and more families have recently have been bringing a little country-life into their own backyards. Many suburban and city residents are loving the idea of a small farm in their very own homes and are making the decision to adopt a group of chickens, sometimes just for the enjoyment of their children, but sometimes as egg layers. Imagine waking up and sending your children out into your own backyard to collect fresh eggs for breakfast. But before you head outside to build your own chicken coup, authorities have warned…
New regulations for pork factories are seen by some as more akin to deregulation. Only time will tell. The USDA Food and Safety and Inspections Service (FSIS) has new regulations for pork factories, allowing them more independence and power in deciding how to implement food safety. The new regulations for pork factories will allow pork factory workers, not USDA inspectors, to discard questionable carcasses or simply remove pieces that look inedible prior to presenting the carcasses to FSIS inspectors. The USDA claims it will still have a place in the process but it will be further down the chain of…
Minnesota’s State Fair E. Coli Outbreak: “Miracle of Birth” Exhibit is Possible Culprit of E. coli Outbreak 11 confirmed cases of E. coli among Minnesota residents who visited state Fair. St. Paul Minessota hosted its annual state fair August 25-September 3. One of the most popular exhibitions this year was the Miracle of Birth exhibit. Unfortunately, after reportedly attending Minnesota State Fair, 11 people have fallen ill with E. coli. As Minnesota Department of Health investigates the possible cause of this outbreak they discovered that most fair attendees who reported E. coli infection also visited the Miracle of Birth exhibit.…
Salmonella Linked to Dog Treats: Outbreak Hospitalizes at Least 33 The CDC, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the FDA, US Food and Drug Administration, have confirmed many different strains of salmonella has been linked to dog treats that contain pig ear. Health officials are advising the public to not purchase any pig ears as well as dispose safely of any of these dog treats that are already in the home. Not only are dogs getting ill from ingesting the treats, their owners are also becoming sick from touching the pig ear dog treats. Over the summer, there have…
MN State Fair E. coli outbreak – 6 hospitalized, with one suffering from E. coli Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (HUS) Visiting the state fair serves as a great way to spend time and share infectious laughs with family and friends each year, but for a handful of Minnesota residents, visiting the fair may have resulted in an infectious outbreak of E. coli, not laughs. This is the basis of an investigation currently being undertaken by the Minnesota Department of Health: whether or not a visit to the Minnesota State Fair was the cause of 11 separate cases of E. coli…
Ground Bison E. coli linked to Northfork Bison Distributions, Inc. Outbreak Declared Officially Over As of September 13, 2019 at 4 PM ET, the FDA declared the E. coli outbreak linked to ground bison produced by Northfork Bison Distributions, Inc. is over. The multistate E. coli outbreak linked to ground bison was investigated by several major governmental agencies, such as the Center for Disease Control (CDC), The U.S. Food and Drug Association (FDA), The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), as well as several U.S state inspectors. After performing epidemiological procedures to trace the origin of the outbreak, Northfork Bison Distributing,…
Northfork Bison E. Coli Outbreak Spurs Recall A major distributor of bison meat in portions of the United States and Canada, Northfolk Bison Distributions, has issued a voluntary recall on a large portion of their bison-based products that were processed earlier in the year, per the Food and Drug Association (FDA). This came as a result of an investigation of illnesses in multiple states that found there to be at least one of two common strains of E.coli in the company’s bison products. The two strains, E. coli O121 and O103, are known to lead to intestinal bleeding and even…
CDC Declares Cavi Brand Papaya Outbreak Over The Center for Disease Control (CDC) has declared the Salmonella outbreak linked to Cavi Brand Whole, Fresh Papayas officially over as of September 12, 2019 at 11 AM ET. The CDC stated earlier this morning in a public health alert that “this outbreak appears to be over. Consumers no longer need to avoid eating Cavi brand whole papayas imported from Mexico. Always choose and handle fruit safely to help prevent foodborne illness”. The best ways to exercise safety when handling fruit is to thoroughly wash hands, as well as the fruit. Be sure…
Brote de Salmonella causado por Papaya Mexicana en Nueva York: 29 neoyorquinos enfermos. El brote de salmonella, causado por la papaya mexicana, en Nueva York está superando a otros estados en términos de números de enfermedades por salmonela relacionadas con Salmonella Uganda. En este brote nacional, se han confirmado al menos 81 víctimas a partir del 12 de septiembre. Nueva Jersey tiene 22 casos confirmados, cual es el segundo mayor número de víctimas aparte de Nueva York, y Connecticut ha reportado 15 casos de Salmonella Uganda. Massachusetts ha reportado 6 casos de Salmonella Uganda, Pensilvania 4 casos de Salmonella Uganda,…