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 […]
Well, I made the Daily Meal’s “50 Most Powerful People in Food” again. I’m up a few spots from last year – now wedged between the Dole CEO (didn’t they just have a Listeria outbreak) and Rachael Ray. Here is the full list: #50 Vani Hari, “Food Babe” #49 Andrew Zimmern, Host, ‘Bizarre Foods’ #48 […]
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) is working with the Kansas Department of Agriculture and the Johnson County Department of Health and Environment to investigate an outbreak of norovirus infection among individuals who became ill after attending the New Theatre Restaurant in Overland Park, Kan. Based on reports of illness from attendees, KDHE […]
Since September 2015, CDC has been collaborating with public health officials in several states, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and the Public Health Agency of Canada to investigate a multistate outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes infections (listeriosis). Listeria can cause a serious, life-threatening illness. Fifteen people infected with the outbreak strain of Listeria have […]
Public Health is currently investigating an outbreak of norovirus-like illness associated with Maggiano’s Little Italy restaurant in Bellevue. We are in the early stages of our investigation so information could change. Preliminary information indicates that as many as 50 who attended a private event at the restaurant on 1/18/16 may have come down with norovirus […]
The CDC, multiple states, and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are investigating a multistate outbreak of Salmonella Poona infections. Epidemiologic, laboratory, and traceback investigations identified cucumbers imported from Mexico and distributed by Andrew & Williamson Fresh Produce as a likely source of the infections in this outbreak. Two recalls of cucumbers that may […]
Impacting as many as 25,000 who received Hepatitis A vaccines to prevent becoming ill with the Hepatitis A Virus. Although it has been a long time coming, with much work done to get here, but today we finally received the court’s ruling on class certification, and the ruling was in our favor. The court granted […]
At the end of 2012 the Microbiological Data Program (MDP) formerly run by the U.S. Department of Agriculture ended. Because of produce industry pressure Obama killed a food safety program started by Bush. Here is how the MDP worked. Public health officials pulled samples of Tomatoes (cherry, round, roma), Cantaloupe, Lettuce (leaf, romaine, cut, and […]
In late August 2015 Ventura County Environmental Health and Ventura County Public Health investigated an outbreak of norovirus occurring among customers of the Chipotle Restaurant located at Simi Valley Towne Center. Ill customers ate at the restaurant on August 18 or August 19. Symptoms began between 3 and 30 hours after patrons ate at the […]
The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) and the Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) have identified tomatoes as the source of the Salmonella Newport outbreak that has sickened dozens of people who ate at Chipotle restaurants in Minnesota since late August. Investigators worked with state and federal partners to trace the tomatoes back to the farm […]
63 sickened since Summer – CDC to update final reports on outbreak 2 and 3 shortly. Outbreak 1 – 5 ill: In early August 2015, Public Health Seattle King County (PHSKC) investigated an outbreak of E. coli O157 that occurred among five patrons of Chipotle Mexican Grill located at 1415 Broadway in Seattle, Washington. Illness […]
Indiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania state impacted. Since September 2015, CDC has been collaborating with public health officials in several states and the FDA to investigate a multistate outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes infections. Twelve people infected with the outbreak strain of Listeria have been reported from six states since July 5, […]
Snapp’s Ferry Packing Company, an Afton, Tenn. establishment, is recalling approximately 410 pounds of beef product that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. The ground beef item was produced on Nov. 20, 2015. The following product is subject to recall: 5-lb. […]
I spent a month and a half in Australia a few years ago doing several food safety speeches. Given the number of things that can kill you “down under,” I was left a bit perplexed why they even cared about safe food. Food safety aside, however, there were more than a few phases that I […]
James Stewart of the New York Times today wrote: “Chipotle’s New Mantra: Safe Food, Not Just Fresh” and it reminded of my 12 suggestions to Mr. Ells that I posted a few weeks ago. It is good to see that Chipotle is getting a bit closer to adopting all of the ideas I suggested to […]
Bottom Line Health Bill Marler is the most prominent food-safety lawyer in the US. He has represented victims in nearly every food-borne illness outbreak in the US in the last 20 years, including the recent ones at Costco and Chipotle. He knows just how scary these illnesses are. Shockingly, every year, foodborne bugs sicken 48 […]