Marler Blog

November 29, 2025

ByHeart Infant Formula went to 21 Countries. Are infants ill? Are they getting the BabyBIG botulism anti-toxin?

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 […]

April 11, 2017

UPDATED – AGAIN: Chicken and Rice Guys tied to Boston E. coli Outbreak

See, Chicken and Rice Guys E. coli Outbreak The Boston Globe reported last night reported that an E. coli O157: H7 outbreak had shuttered three locations of the Chicken & Rice Guys, as well as its fleet of Middle Eastern food trucks, Boston health inspectors said Tuesday. Today, that number jumped to 15 with at least […]

E. coli
April 10, 2017

Giant pulls Spinach after Scorpion found

News4 reports that a Chevy Chase, Maryland, couple who bought a salad mix from a Giant grocery store discovered a live scorpion in their package. Shanmukha Pranay Rajeev Jerripothula said he and his wife bought a bag of spinach from a local Giant on Friday evening. On Monday afternoon, his wife, Sri Sindhusha Boddapati, opened […]

Case News
April 09, 2017

The E. coli outbreak linked to I.M. Healthy and Dixie Dew will not really be over – for a lifetime – for some

See, Soy Nut Butter E. coli Outbreak Twenty-nine people infected with the outbreak strains of E. coli O157:H7 have been reported from 12 states: Arizona 4, California 5, Florida 1, Illinois 1, Massachusetts 1, Maryland 1, Missouri 1, New Jersey 1, Oregon 9, Virginia, 2, Washington 2, and Wisconsin 1. Illnesses started on dates ranging […]

E. coli HUS
April 08, 2017

A Bat found in Fresh Express Recalls Organic Marketside Spring Mix

Low Rabies Risk The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced this evening that it is working with the Florida Department of Health and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to support an investigation of a dead bat that was found in a Fresh Express packaged salad purchased from a Walmart grocery store in […]

Rabies
April 08, 2017

Rat Lungworm on Hawaii puts produce at risk

According to recent news reports, Hawaii state health officials are investigating four possible new cases of rat lungworm disease (Angiostrongyliasis) on Maui. In the past decade, there had been only two cases of the parasitic infection on the Valley Isle. Data show there were 60 cases in the last 10 years, with the vast majority of […]

Angiostrongylus cantonensis
April 07, 2017

Food Safety Speech in Colorado

Had a great group of Tort students at the law school in Boulder. 2017 Colorado University Law School Boulder from Bill Marler

Case News
April 04, 2017

More Flour Recalled in Canada over E. coli Fears

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has expanded its original recall of Robin Hood brand All Purpose Flour, Original from western Canada to include the entire country. The food recall warning originally issued on March 28, 2017 was updated Tuesday (April 4, 2-17) to include additional distribution information. Smucker Foods of Canada Corp. is recalling Robin Hood brand […]

E. coli
March 30, 2017

Dixie Dew Hit with FDA Suspension Due to E. coli Outbreak – Stunning Inspection Findings

The FDA announced this evening that on March 28, 2017, the FDA used authorities granted under the 2011 FDA Food Safety Modernization Act to suspend the food facility registration of Dixie Dew Products, Inc. (Dixie Dew) of Erlanger, Kentucky, because products manufactured in this facility may be contaminated. Soy nut butter manufactured by Dixie Dew […]

E. coli HUS
March 30, 2017

Soy Nut Butter E. coli Outbreak Hits 29 in 12 States

Since the last update on March 21, 2017, six more ill people have been reported from four states. Twenty-nine people infected with the outbreak strains of STEC O157:H7 have been reported from 12 states. Arizona 4, California 5, Florida 1, Illinois 1, Massachusetts 1, Maryland 1, Missouri 1, New Jersey 1, Oregon 9, Virginia, 2, […]

E. coli HUS
March 29, 2017

Report: Scottish Blue Cheese cause of Deadly E. coli Outbreak

Dunsyre Blue Cheese produced by Errington Cheese of Lanarkshire was yesterday blamed for the outbreak by the incident management team comprising health and food safety experts from the NHS, Food Standards Scotland, and local councils. A report issued by Health Protection Scotland (HPS) it was stated: “This incident management team (IMT) report presents the investigations and conclusions […]

E. coli HUS
March 29, 2017

Oyster Linked Norovirus Slams Pacific Northwest

Food Safety News reported that the consumption of raw or undercooked oysters from British Columbia is blamed for 321 cases of norovirus gastroenteritis in three Canadian provinces, according to an updated report from the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC), released March 27. The outbreak, which has affected residents of British Columbia, Alberta and Ontario, […]

Norovirus
March 29, 2017

Is Canada’s E. coli O121 Flour Outbreak tied to U.S E. coli O121 Outbreak in 2016?

Last fall the CDC determined that the E. coli O121 and E. coli O26 outbreak linked to General Mills Flour was over.  As you might recall, sixty-three people infected with the outbreak strains of STEC O121 or STEC O26 were reported from 24 states. Illnesses started on dates ranging from December 21, 2015 to September […]

E. coli HUS
March 28, 2017

E. coli Outbreak to the North – 25 Sick from Flour in Canada

The Public Health Agency of Canada is collaborating with federal and provincial public health partners to investigate an outbreak of Escherichia coli, called E. coli O121 that has now been linked to Robin Hood All Purpose Flour, Original. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has issued a food recall warning advising Canadians of the recalled product that has been distributed in British […]

E. coli HUS
March 25, 2017

Friday Night Food Recall: Malachite Green and Leucomalachite Green and Rubber with Plastic

Lakes Farm Raised Catfish Inc., a Dundee, Miss. establishment, is recalling approximately 1,695 pounds of siluriformes fish (catfish) products that may be adulterated with residues of public health concern, specifically Malachite Green and Leucomalachite Green, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. The siluriformes (catfish) products were produced on […]

Case News
March 24, 2017

Raw Milk and Guacamole Recalled over Listeria

New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets Commissioner Richard A. Ball is warning consumers in Oneida County and the surrounding area not to consume unpasteurized raw milk from the Winters Grass Farm due to possible Listeria contamination. The Winters Grass Farm is located at 9104 Butler Road, Sauquoit. A sample of the milk collected […]

Listeria
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