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 Connecticut State Department of Public Health (DPH) today issued the following update on the E. coli outbreak linked to the Oak Leaf Farm in Lebanon, CT: As of 1:00 p.m. today, DPH is investigating 15 confirmed cases of E. coli O157 infection. The number of cases could increase in the near future as DPH is actively identifying […]
The Connecticut Department of Public Health (DPH) announced that it is investigating an outbreak of seven confirmed cases of E. coli and two cases of Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (HUS). Patients sickened in this outbreak range in age from 2 to 25. DPH has confirmed at this point that six of the seven patients recently visited the […]
As of March 21 2016, 27 people infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Virchow have been reported from 20 states. A list of states and the number of cases in each can be found on the Case Count Map page. Among people for whom information is available, illnesses started on dates ranging from December 5, 2015 to […]
A total of 907 people infected with the outbreak strains of Salmonella Poona were reported from 40 states. A list of states and the number of cases in each can be found on the Case Count Map page. Among people for whom information was available, illnesses started on dates ranging from July 3, 2015 to […]
Collaborative investigative efforts of state, local, and federal public health and regulatory officials indicate that raw milk produced by Miller’s Organic Farm in Bird-In-Hand, Pennsylvania is the likely source of this outbreak. Raw milk is milk from cows or other animals that has not been pasteurized to kill harmful bacteria. This raw, unpasteurized milk can […]
The outbreak started in December, mainly among people who had eaten at the Iowa-based chain’s restaurants.The CDC reports that 13 people were sickened in Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, North Carolina, Nebraska, New Jersey, South Dakota and Wisconsin. Nine of the people recently had eaten at Pizza Ranches. Two children, in Kansas and Nebraska, suffered kidney […]
CDC is collaborating with public health officials in multiple states and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to investigate a multistate outbreak of Salmonella Montevideo infections. A total of 11 people infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Montevideo have been reported from 9 states. A list of states and the number of cases […]
Here is the FDA Press Release: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Deputy Commissioner for Foods and Veterinary Medicine Michael Taylor announced today that he is leaving the agency on June 1, 2016. As part of a succession plan that ensures both continuity in the program and strong new leadership for the future, Dr. Stephen […]
Ohio resident Constance Georgostathis has filed suit against Dole Fresh Vegetables, Inc., after a salad mix tainted with Listeria placed her mother, Kiki Christofield, in a coma. Ms. Georgostathis is seeking damages caused by her mother’s subsequent illness and current condition. The case number is 1:16-cv-00360-TSB. In late January, 2016, Ms. Georgostathis bought a Dole […]
Summary of Investigation as of March 3, 2016 In January 2016, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH), Food and Drug Branch (FDB) was notified by the CDPH Infectious Diseases Branch (IDB) about a cluster of four California children with Shiga- toxin producing E. coli O157 infections who reported consuming a commercial brand of raw […]
BI-LO, LLC, today announced an immediate recall for one BI-LO store in Glennville, GA (#5744) for fresh products containing cantaloupe, because they have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Although […]
The Smithsonian’s National Zoo has temporarily closed the Kids’ Farm exhibit because E. coli bacteria were discovered in a few of the animals. The animals are now being managed under quarantine protocols. To the Zoo’s credit, I am not aware of any other exhibit like this that monitors animals’ stool. Zoo veterinarians detected the original […]
Eighteen people infected with the outbreak strain of Listeria have been reported from nine states since July 5, 2015. The number of ill people reported from each state is as follows: Connecticut (1), Indiana (1), Massachusetts (1), Michigan (4), Missouri (2), New Jersey (1), New York (5), Ohio (2), and Pennsylvania (1). Whole genome sequencing […]
Over the last few weeks my interview on the “6 things a food poisoning expert refuses to eat” has gone a bit viral, and for good reason. RAW MILK – Raw Milk Likely Link in Eight E. coli Cases SPROUTS – 13 with Salmonella in 4 States after eating Sweetwater Sprouts SPROUTS – Jack & […]
Minnesota and Wisconsin state health and agriculture officials are investigating an outbreak of foodborne illness associated with alfalfa sprouts produced by Jack & The Green Sprouts. Retailers and restaurants should not sell or serve alfalfa sprouts produced by Jack & The Green Sprouts, and consumers should not eat them at this time. Routine disease monitoring […]