Category: Food Safety and Production, Intellectual Property Protecting Food & Beverage Recipe and Process Ownership TASA ID: 1926 What are the appropriate steps toward protecting the recipe and process for making new food and beverage products? And what are the more likely challenge points a company may make to protect its corporate infringement claims? Since new product introductions are the lifeblood for sales growth in every company, it is imperative that proper processes and policies are implemented to protect future brand equity and sales growth potential. Read more
Category: Food Safety and Production, Medical & Healthcare Long-Term Sequelae of Salmonellosis TASA ID: 733 As we eat in places other than our kitchen, poor sanitation and contamination of food sources become a significant problem. Although the FDA has established a series of guidelines for food safety, CDC incidence reports of Salmonella are on the rise. Some of the acute clinical symptoms related to these types of bacterial infection appear to be self-limiting, but the reality is that life-long problems persist. Of interest to the lawyer and patient is to ensure that these significant risk factors are considered when the damages to the person are assessed. Read more
Category: Food Safety and Production, Product Liability Human Injury from a Food Product TASA ID: 327 I was requested to perform the research and discovery on the following case. A law firm contacted me and explained an incident concerning a woman who was opening a large institutional can of jalapenos that were packed in a vinegar liquid. Read more
Category: Food Safety and Production, Safety Public Safety Liability for Mobile Food Retailers and Quick Serve Restaurants TASA ID: 1926 "Food Trucks" have become popular retailers in the food service world, along with food carts and mobile food kiosks. But whether they are selling cupcakes, gourmet hot dogs, crepes, or tacos, they can present public safety liability issues that need to be addressed. Read more
Category: Food Safety and Production, Safety How Safe is Locally Grown Food? TASA ID: 1926 How safe is "locally grown" food? Who is responsible for the safety of locally grown food? What food safety guidelines or regulations are in place to guide food processors that sell food locally? Are local merchants or retail grocery chains liable for sourcing food that is locally grown by suppliers with inadequate systems? Those are the questions surrounding the phenomenon of "locally grown" food that litigators will seek answers to in a court of law. Read more
