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 […]
Man, E. coli (three times) and Salmonella and Norovirus (twice) can be bad for business.
Since the last CDC update on December 4, one more ill person has been reported from Pennsylvania bringing the total to 53 in nine states. Fifty-three people infected with the outbreak strain of E. coli O26 have been reported from nine states. The majority of illnesses have been reported from Washington and Oregon during October […]
Take care my friend! Family remembers father who died from previous listeria outbreak FAIRWAY, KS (KCTV) – A local man whose father died from eating listeria contaminated cantaloupe in 2011 has some advice for loved ones affected by the latest string of infections. Paul Schwarz, Jr.’s death was traced back to cubed cantaloupe he ordered […]
On June 8-9, 2015 the Central District Health Department (CDHD) started receiving reports from Boise area health care providers about patients diagnosed with Salmonella. The common link identified in initial interviews with ill patients was food purchased after June 1 at the Boise Co-op deli section. Medical providers in the community were notified that a […]
Advanced Strategies for Defending High-Profile Food Contamination Litigation Amid Increased Food Safety Requirements Wednesday, January 27 to Thursday, January 28, 2016 Sheraton Fisherman\’s Wharf, San Francisco, CA “Recalls of Organic Food on the Rise, Report Says” — New York Times, August 2015 “Conagra Fined $11.2. Million for Salmonella-Tainted Peanut Butter” — New York Times, May […]
Holy Shit Batman! Public health do you think keeping secret the July Seattle E. coli O157:H7 outbreak and downplaying the August Simi Valley norovirus outbreaks helped or eventually hurt Chipotle? An official chronology of the Simi Valley, California norovirus outbreak involving Chipotle Mexican Grill customers and employees, which has been obtained by Food Safety News, […]
Early laboratory testing confirms the presence of norovirus at Chipotle On December 11, 2015 the Boston Public Health Commission, after receiving reports of multiple cases of gastrointestinal illness among patrons who ate at the Chipotle Mexican Grill in Cleveland Circle, located at 1924 Beacon Street, Brighton, Massachusetts, the Boston Public Health Commission, the City of Boston […]
Public health officials approved Chipotle Mexican Grill in Seattle’s South Lake Union to reopen on Friday. The restaurant was shut down on Thursday after repeated food safety violations including temperature control problems. Public Health officials said the fast-food chain located at 212 Westlake Ave. N had received red violations on three consecutive visits, including the […]
The Boston Globe’s Felice Freyer reported Friday that Boston health officials have upped the tally of people with confirmed cases of norovirus after eating at the Chipotle Mexican Grill in Cleveland Circle, reporting Friday the count had reached 136. All but seven are Boston College students. She also reported that Boston College reported Thursday that […]
The Hawaii State Department of Health (DOH) is issuing a recall notice for frozen, raw oysters imported from Korea and sold in bulk to distributors and food establishments in Hawaii. The individually quick frozen (IQF) raw oysters on the half shell are packaged under the Dai One Food Company label. The shellfish harvest dates are […]
California – 3 Illinois – 1 Maryland -1 Minnesota – 2 New York – 1 Ohio – 3 Oregon – 13 Pennsylvania – 1 Washington – 27 The CDC, the FDA and public health officials in several states are investigating an outbreak of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli O26 (STEC O26) infections. As of December 2, […]
Or, file it under, “when it rains, it pours.” From the Public Health Insider: Public Health – Seattle & King County’s Food Safety Program closed the Chipotle Mexican Grill at 212 Westlake Ave. N today for repeated food safety violations. Last month, forty-three Chipotle restaurants in Washington and Oregon voluntarily closed their doors when they […]
More than 120 Boston College students have taken ill after eating at the same Chipotle at 1924 Beacon Street in Brighton. “Since late Sunday evening, more than 120 BC students have reported to BC Health Services with symptoms consistent with the norovirus,” Boston College spokesman Jack Dunn said in a statement on Wednesday. The Boston […]
Fortune reported today that Chipotle Chief Financial Officer Jack Hartung laid a good chunk of blame of how big a problem the recent multi-state (E. coli) outbreak (not to mention the recent Minnesota Salmonella Outbreak, the California and Boston Norovirus Outbreaks and the secret July Seattle E. coli Outbreak) has become for Chipotle on two […]
Ventura County Public Health had reported that 98 customers and 17 employees were sickened on August 18 and 19, 2015. After customers reported the illnesses to Chipotle, the restaurant notified health department officials and closed on Friday afternoon to clean and bring in new food before reopening on Saturday for lunch. An inspection of the […]