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 […]
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) warns consumers of possible hepatitis A exposure associated with produce that was possibly contaminated by a worker at a street-side fruit vendor who was infected with Hepatitis A. The fruit vendor was located on the corner of W Ave L and 20th Street West, in […]
The Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) has identified an outbreak of Salmonella, impacting at least 14 individuals. As part of the CDPH investigation, Best BBQ at 1648 W. 115th Street has been linked to the outbreak. Following a request from CDPH, Best BBQ closed voluntarily and is fully cooperating with the investigation. At least […]
The CDC, public health and regulatory officials in several states, and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration are investigating a multistate outbreak of Salmonella infections. This outbreak includes four different types of Salmonella: Thompson, Kiambu, Agona, and Gaminara. The same strain of these types of Salmonella were found in samples collected from papayas and from ill people. A total of 201 people […]
Thanks to HepMag.com for a great summary of ongoing hepatitis A outbreaks going on in the US. California Public health officials first detected the hepatitis A outbreak in November 2016 and as of July 21, 2017, 251 cases and 5 deaths have been reported in San Diego. Those affected have largely been homeless individuals, which has made […]
Thanks to Blythe Bernhard and the St. Louis Post-Dispatch for recalling all the risk of past floods that will certainly be at play during and after Harvey After the cleanup, wash hands with soap and warm water that has been previously boiled. Clothes should be washed in hot water and detergent, separately from clothes that […]
Paralytic Shellfish Poison (PSP) has been detected at unsafe levels in shellfish on Vashon Island at Point Vashon and Tramp Harbor. As a result, the Washington State Department of Health (DOH) has closed Vashon Island (except Quartermaster Harbor) beaches to recreational shellfish harvest. The closure includes all species of shellfish including clams, geoduck, scallops, mussels, […]
Since Friday, August 18, the Arkansas Department of Health has received and is investigating approximately 30 reports of people ill with what is likely a foodborne illness. To date, we have four confirmed cases of Salmonella. At this point, epidemiological information suggests that the Chuck Wagon Restaurant in Stuttgart, Arkansas is the likely site of […]
The week before I arrived in Oahu for work on the ongoing Scallops Hepatitis A Outbreak, the Hawaii State Department of Health confirmed one new case of rat lungworm disease in an Oahu resident. The adult case was currently hospitalized and the department confirmed their illness late on Tuesday afternoon last week. The last reported case […]
According to a Public Health England report, thousands of people in the UK may have been put at risk of contracting Hepatitis E from pork products sold at a leading supermarket which it would not name. The virus could have infected up to 200,000 people in the UK each year from 2014 to 2014. By […]
The CDC, public health and regulatory officials in several states, and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration are investigating a multistate outbreak of Salmonella infections. This outbreak includes four different types of Salmonella: Kiambu, Thompson, Agona, and Gaminara. The same strain of these types of Salmonella were found in samples collected from papayas and from ill people. A total of 173 people […]
As of today, there are eighteen cases linked to the recent E. coli O157:H7 outbreak. Of the eighteen cases, twelve are children and six are adults. All reported illnesses are associated with playing in the water at Commodore Beach in Lake Wildwood or taking care of someone who is infected. The best method of prevention […]
The Toledo-Lucas County Health Department released a set of statistics showing how wide the food-borne Norovirus linked to Mama C’s spread. According to the health department, there were a total of 378 primary cases and an additional 40 secondary cases. In all, there were people affected in 12 Ohio counties. There were also people in […]
The Columbian reports that Spanish Sonrise Dairy is recalling whole raw milk because it may be contaminated with E. coli. The Yacolt dairy announced the recall on Tuesday, after routine sampling by the state Department of Agriculture found E. coli in the raw cream processed from whole raw milk, according to a news release issued […]
The Packer reports today that the Wisconsin Department of Health Services has linked 11 cases of salmonellosis to the consumption of fresh shelled peas from farmers markets. A news release Aug. 11 tied seven illnesses to the peas, and another four cases have been confirmed since then. The seven people initially reported as cases were […]
I’m not sure I will get through what I plan on saying today at Dave’s Memorial, so I thought I would put it here: Funerals are painful, and our hearts go out to Jill and the entire Theno clan. We all share just a small part of your grief. Funerals are also uncomfortable, because they […]