United Airlines sued for mishandling listeria contamination
Three managers who work in United Airlines' catering division are suing the airline, saying that United did not address food safety issues at Newark Liberty International Airport. This failure put passengers at risk, they allege.
The food safety issues in question are maintenance issues at United's catering facility at Newark, which allowed Listeria to spread, including Listeria monocytogenes, says the lawsuits. The lawsuits also say that once the Listeria was discovered, United didn't do anything to contain it.