Author: 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.

Kellogg’s Brand Honey Smacks Cereal is a popular seller in the United States and much of the Western hemisphere.  Now it is being recalled due to numerous illnesses across much of the United States – at least 31 states have reported illnesses of Salmonella Mbandaka – these include New York, which was hit the hardest with 7  identified victims, California, Massachusetts, and Pennsylvania with 5 each, Virginia and Michigan with 4 each, Connecticut, Indiana, New Jersey, Washington, West Virginia and North Carolina with 3 each, and Alabama, Arizona Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Montana, New Hampshire, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Rhode…

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Honey Smacks® recalled for salmonella Mbandaka:  Talk Directly to a Honey Smack Lawyer for a free consultation about a Honey Smack Lawsuit. The Kellogg Company has recalled certain packages of its Honey Smacks® cereal because they are potentially contaminated with salmonella. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported illnesses in consumers who ate the product to the company and Kellogg has launched an investigation with the third-party manufacturer that produces the cereal. The recalled Honey Smacks® cereal includes 15.3 oz and 23 oz packages that had been distributed across the US as well as in…

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Kellogg Salmonella Lawyer – Do you have a Kellogg Salmonella Lawsuit? Honey Bunch Cereal Recalled Due to Salmonella Its too early to tell, but the investigation into an outbreak of salmonella seems to have prompted a salmonella recall of Kellogg’s Honey Smack cereals.  While there are unconfirmed reports of illnesses and  hospitalizations, at present this is merely a recall limited to Honey Smack cereals.  Ron Simon, an experience Kellogg Salmonella lawyer, has represented thousands of salmonella victims – “this is the first step, traditionally, in combating a salmonella outbreak.  First there is a recall, then the  information surfaces about the…

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States, stores added to contaminated melon list as number of Melon Salmonella Lawsuits continues to grow  – Questions about Melon Salmonella Lawsuit? Talk to a Melon Salmonella lawyer. Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Wisconsin have been added to the list of states that have received pre-cut melons potentially contaminated with salmonella. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has updated its list of states as well as the list of stores that may have received the contaminated melons. Those stores now include Costco, Jay C, Kroger, Payless, Owen’s, Sprouts, Trader Joe’s, Walgreens, Walmart, and Whole Foods/Amazon. To date, 60 people have become ill after eating the…

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Potentially contaminated melons recalled – Lead to Salmonella Melon Lawsuit – Questions about Melon Salmonella Lawsuit? Talk to a Melon Salmonella lawyer. Pre-cut melons that are potentially contaminated with salmonella have been voluntarily recalled by distributor Caito Foods. Fresh cut watermelon, honeydew melon, cantaloupe, and fresh-cut mixed fruit containing these melons were produced at the Caito Foods facility in Indianapolis, Indiana. The potential for salmonella contamination in the melons was discovered after reports made by the state department of public health were analyzed. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are continuing to investigate the outbreak.…

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Iowa added to states affected by melon salmonella outbreak – Questions about Melon Salmonella Lawsuit? Talk to a Melon Salmonella lawyer. Consumers in nine states may now be exposed to salmonella contamination in pre-cut melons sold in stores there. Affected states now include Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri, North Carolina, and Ohio. The melons were shipped to these states by Caito Foods, LLC. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that pre-cut melons that are incorporated into fruit salad mixes are a likely source of the salmonella outbreak spreading across these nine states. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA)…

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Two separate groups of children sick with e. coli in Knoxville: Victims in both outbreaks to file E. coli Lawsuit At least 10 children in the Knoxville, Tennessee, area have become sick with symptoms related to e. coli, but health officials have determined there are two separate sources of their illnesses that are not related. Most of the children became ill after drinking raw milk at French Broad Farm. The second group of children apparently contracted their illness at a daycare center in Mascot, Kids Place. Both sets of children are candidates to file an E. coli Lawsuit. The daycare center…

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Caito Foods identified as source of cut melon salmonella outbreak – Questions about Melon Salmonella Lawsuit? Talk to a Melon Salmonella lawyer. At least 60 people have become ill after eating pre-cut melons contaminated with salmonella. The outbreak has been traced to melon distributor Caito Foods, LLC. Thirty-one of those who became ill were hospitalized because of the severity of their symptoms. The pre-cut melons had been distributed in clear, plastic clam-shell containers in Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri, North Carolina, and Ohio. 31 of those have required hospitalization so far – no death have been reported. The Food and Drug Administration…

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Potentially contaminated melons recalled – Salmonella Melon Lawsuits to Follow Pre-cut melons that are potentially contaminated with salmonella have been voluntarily recalled by distributor Caito Foods. Fresh cut watermelon, honeydew melon, cantaloupe, and fresh-cut mixed fruit containing these melons were produced at the Caito Foods facility in Indianapolis, Indiana. The potential for salmonella contamination in the melons was discovered after reports made by the state department of public health were analyzed. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are continuing to investigate the outbreak. The CDC has identified 60 illnesses that are linked…

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Romaine lettuce e. coli contamination source narrowed – Romaine Lettuce E. coli Lawyer The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has been investigating the source of e. coli contamination in romaine lettuce that first became evident when consumers reported illnesses in early April 2018. Investigators have identified the source of the lettuce itself as the Yuma, Arizona, growing area and are conducting traceback investigations to attempt to identify the source of the e. coli. The investigation has been hampered by the fact that the growing season is over and none of the contaminated romaine lettuce remains on grocery store shelves or…

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