Clouser v. Shamokin Packing Co.

Opinion by

Hoffman, J.,

Appellant contends that the trial court, in passing upon appellees’ preliminary objections, improperly took judicial notice of the facts that a food processor cannot detect trichinae in raw.pork, and that proper cooking of pork will destroy trichinae and render the meat fit for human consumption.

On September 7, 1974, appellant ordered a sausage breakfast at Diz’s restaurant in Berwick, Pennsylvania. On November 19, 1974, appellant filed a complaint which alleged that she contracted trichinosis as a result of consuming the sausage at that restaurant. John Pacentó, the…