Marler Clark, Inc., PS (LexBlog Guatemala)

Consumption of poorly prepared food has been identified as a factor in a fatal Guillain-Barré outbreak in Guatemala. Findings come from the results of case control studies announced by the Ministry of Public Health and Social Assistance (MSPAS) and the Guatemalan Institute of Social Security (IGSS). Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) is a rare disorder where the...

Distribuidora El Paisano Import LLC, a distributor and the importer of record located in Providence, RI, is recalling 1,715 pounds of imported ready-to-eat pork rind products they were illegally imported from Guatemala. Guatemala is ineligible to export meat products to the United States, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced...

DEKA Trading Corp., the importer of record in Miami, FL, is recalling 13,771 pounds of imported ready-to-eat pork rind products.  The products were imported from Guatemala, a country ineligible to export meat products to the United States, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. The following products are subject...

Public health officials in Guatemala have issued a warning as 40 people fell sick after eating dairy products. The Ministry of Public Health and Social Assistance reported the food poisoning of 41 people after eating artisanal cheese in the town of Ciudad Vieja, in the department of Sacatepéquez. The first cases were detected on Aug....