Buffets Inc. bankrupt, may not pay outbreak victim's damages By Dan Flynn  A federal court order demanding payment of $11.37 million to a severely injured Salmonella victim may now be worth nothing more than an invitation to a bankruptcy meeting for unsecured creditors. The March 7 bankruptcy of Texas-based Buffets Inc., its third since 2008, limits the ability of a Nebraska man with life-threatening injures to collect... Continue Reading
More than a fourth of FDA import refusals are for fruits, vegetables By Coral Beach  When combined, fruits and vegetables were the foods most frequently subject to import refusals by the FDA from 2005 to 2013, followed by fishery products/seafood and the spices/flavorings/salts category. Mexico, India and China topped the list for the countries with the highest number of refusals during that time frame, according to a new report from the Economic Research... Continue Reading
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Connecticut health officials expect to see additional victims in an E. coli outbreak linked to a goat farm, even though the operation has been closed to the public since last week. As of March 25 the Connecticut Department of Public Health (DPH) had laboratory confirmation of 15 people with the E. coli O157:H7 strain. Fourteen... 
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