The FDA has published the following warning: Consumers worldwide should not use any ByHeart brand infant formula as all ByHeart products are included in this recall. As we know, as of November 26, 2025, a total of 37 infants with suspected or confirmed infant botulism and confirmed exposure to ByHeart Whole Nutrition infant formula (various […]
Our plan is to ask nicely for the records in this case so the FDA can see the benefit or transparency. If the FDA refuses to respond by disclosing the information, we will ask a Court to decide if the public has a right to know. FSIS has done this on recalls of beef, pork […]
I talked to Kate Taylor at Business Insider about “Raw Water” yesterday: When food-safety expert Bill Marler saw The New York Times’ trend pieceon Silicon Valley’s recent obsession with raw water, he thought he was reading a headline from The Onion. According to The Times, demand for unfiltered water is skyrocketing as tech-industry insiders develop […]
Thanks to Canada for telling US about what’s happening in the US According to Alex McKeen of the Star, the Center for Disease Control is reporting 17 cases of E. coli infection across 13 American states, dating as early as Nov. 15, 2017. While the cases extend coast-to-coast, from California, Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Nebraska, […]
With a Hepatitis A outbreak boiling in southeast Michigan for the last year, one would think common sense would dictate vaccinating employees and protecting your customers? Monroe County Health Department (MCHD) has confirmed a second case of Hepatitis A in an individual who works at a local restaurant. MCHD is providing information to alert residents […]
Affected states include California, Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Vermont, and Washington. Link to recent Canadian Outbreak. Federal and state health officials are investigating a multistate Escherichia coli O157:H7 outbreak that has sickened 17 people in 13 states, and preliminary tests by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention […]
The Food and Drug Administration’s Food-Recall Process Did Not Always Ensure the Safety of the Nation’s Food Supply Prior Office of Inspector General (OIG) reviews focused on U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) oversight of food recalls. Food recalls are the most effective means of protecting public health when a widely consumed food product is […]
Public Health England has linked a 12 cases of E. coli to Sainsbury’s Taste the Difference Aberdeen Angus quarter-pounder burgers, 454g packets, which are sold in the frozen section. Product: Taste the Difference 4 pack Aberdeen Angus British Beef Quarter Pounders (Frozen). Batches with ‘Best Before’ dates: July 2018, September 2018 and October 2018 The Public Health […]
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Kansas Department of Health and Environment have linked one person’s Salmonella Oranienburg infection to taking rattlesnake pills. Rattlesnake pills are often marketed as remedies for various conditions, such as cancer and HIV infection. These pills contain dehydrated rattlesnake meat ground into a powder and put into pill form. […]
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The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) said Arruda’s Dairy Farms of Tiverton is recalling its pint, quart and half-gallon clear containers of eggnog. The affected products have a sell-by date of 2/3/18 or 2/10/18 and were distributed to retail stores and home-delivery customers throughout eastern Rhode Island and the Fall River area, health officials said. No illnesses […]
The Interagency Food Safety Analytics Collaboration (IFSAC) published its analysis of what food tend to be linked to certain bacteria. Salmonella illnesses came from a wide variety of foods. Salmonella illnesses were broadly attributed across multiple food categories. More than 75% of Salmonella illnesses were attributed to seven food categories: Seeded Vegetables (such as tomatoes), Eggs, […]
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued an Import Alert over hepatitis A found in raw, frozen tuna from Sustainable Seafood Co. Ltd. in Can Lam, Vietnam, and P.T. Deho Canning Company in North Sulawesi, Indonesia. “FDA believes that hepatitis A virus-contaminated seafood is a result of insanitary conditions in the production or packing […]
So, where did the romaine lettuce come from? The Public Health Agency of Canada is collaborating with provincial public health partners, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency and Health Canada to investigate an outbreak of Escherichia coli O157:H7. The outbreak involves five provinces and is linked to romaine lettuce. At this time, there are no product […]
Jim Sinnema, owner of Old Silvana Creamery, issued a recall today for the milk because samples of it have tested positive for E. coli. The milk has best-by dates between Dec. 15 and Dec. 23. “The recall includes both of the firm’s retail raw milk brands, ‘Jim’s Jerseys’ and ‘Guernsey Goodness,’ which were bottled in half-gallon and […]
The Public Health Agency of Canada is collaborating with provincial public health partners, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency and Health Canada to investigate an outbreak of Escherichia coli O157, commonly called E. coli. The outbreak involves three provinces and is linked to romaine lettuce. At this time, there are no product recalls associated with this outbreak. […]