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 […]
Washington State health officials are working with state and local partners to investigate several cases and clusters of Salmonella infections that appear to be linked to eating pork. The ongoing investigation of at least 56 cases in eight counties around the state includes food served at a variety of events. Disease investigators continue to explore […]
Sentencing is September 21 – See, Sentencing Brief. AP’s Russ Bynum reports that Federal court officers are recommending what attorneys are calling an “unprecedented” sentence of life in prison for a peanut executive convicted in a salmonella-poisoning case. Former Peanut Corporation of American owner Stewart Parnell was convicted last fall of selling truckloads of peanut […]
The Seattle Times reports that as many as 16 people were likely sickened with salmonella poisoning from raw eggs used in Father’s Day weekend brunch dishes served at Tallulah’s restaurant in Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood, health officials said Wednesday. Victims in the June 21 outbreak ranged in ages from 4 to 71, officials with Public […]
As of July 20, 2015, 62 people infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Paratyphi B variant L(+) tartrate(+) have been reported from 11 states. Eleven ill people have been hospitalized. No deaths have been reported. The number of ill people reported from each state is as follows: Arizona (11), California (34), Illinois (1), Michigan (1), […]
See www.realrawmilkfacts.com The Tennessee Department of Health is investigating multiple gastrointestinal disease reports among people who say they consumed raw milk prior to their illness. TDH has confirmed two cases of cryptosporidiosis in individuals in the Chattanooga/Hamilton County Region. Both cases of illness are associated with consumption of raw milk from a dairy cow share […]
Is it time for prosecutors to set forth clear guidelines for who is prosecuted and who is not? A few weeks ago I was quoted in an article entitled “Will Blue Bell face criminal charges after ice cream recall?” Bill Marler, a food safety lawyer who has represented victims in many of those cases, says […]
NOTICE OF SENTENCING HEARING as to STEWART PARNELL, MICHAEL PARNELL, SAMUEL LIGHTSEY, MARY WILKERSON: Sentencing set for 9/21/2015 10:00 AM in Albany before US DISTRICT JUDGE W LOUIS SANDS. (jbk) (Entered: 07/16/2015) NOTICE OF SENTENCING HEARING as to SAMUEL LIGHTSEY: Sentencing RESET for 10/1/2015 03:00 PM in Albany before US DISTRICT JUDGE W LOUIS SANDS. […]
CDC Warning: Consumers should check their freezers for recalled frozen chicken products and should not eat them. Retailers should not sell them and restaurants should not serve them. Prior Salmonella outbreaks linked to same products In 2014 Minnesota Public health and agriculture investigators in identified 6 cases of Salmonella Enteriditis linked to consumption of Antioch […]
The Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) has joined public health officials in two other states and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to investigate a foodborne outbreak of Salmonella Enteritidis associated with pre-packaged stuffed chicken products. The OSDH is informing consumers of the products that have been recalled due to this outbreak, […]
Aspen Foods, A Division of Koch Poultry Company, a Chicago, Ill. establishment, is recalling approximately 1,978,680 pounds of frozen, raw, stuffed and breaded chicken product that may be contaminated with Salmonella Enteritidis, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. The frozen, raw, stuffed and breaded chicken items were produced […]
Barber Foods, a Portland, Maine establishment, is recalling approximately 1,707,494 pounds of frozen, raw stuffed chicken products that may be contaminated with Salmonella Enteritidis, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. The chicken products were produced between February 17, 2015 and May 20, 2015. To view a full list […]
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A recent surge in reports of illnesses due to the parasite Cyclospora has prompted DSHS to investigate the infections in hopes of determining a common source. DSHS has received reports of 151 Cyclosporiasis cases from around Texas this year. Cyclosporiasis is an intestinal illness caused by consuming food or water contaminated with the Cyclospora parasite. […]
Maya Overseas Foods Inc. of Maspeth, NY, is recalling approximately 8000 lbs. of Cashew Split because it has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Healthy persons infected with Salmonella often experience […]
Michael Lee Beachwood is a 60-year-old gentleman who lives in Kihei, Hawaii with his 53-year-old wife, Sheryl (“JJ”) Preston. The two run a successful wedding service in Hawaii, creating custom and Hawaiian themed music productions for weddings on the beach. Their duo name is PrestonBeachwood, and both are singers, composers, and producers. Michael has a […]