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 […]
Its time – past time – to deem Salmonella an adulterant. https://youtu.be/DunJEu9uuu8 For some back story on foodborne illness in the United States by the Retro Report:
AP reports today that U.S. District Court Judge Louis Sands Thursday refused to throw out criminal convictions in a Salmonella outbreak traced to Former Peanut Corporation of America after the court investigated defense attorneys’ claims of jury misconduct. Former Peanut Corporation of America owner Stewart Parnell, his food broker brother, Michael Parnell, and the former quality […]
I am working on an upcoming speech on the risk of criminal sanctions for the production and sale of adulterated food. Criminal Sanctions – A Real Risk in Food Production from Bill Marler
Jose Madrid Salsa of Zanesville, OH, has recalled its mild salsa because the jars are not properly sealed and therefore present a health risk. Improperly sealed jars can lead to product spoilage or contamination by the bacteria that cause botulism. Jose Madrid salsa jar lids may have been convex instead of vacuum sealed, according to […]
I must admit that I have been focused on the disasters that are the recently produced 483 Inspection Reports from the three Blue Bell ice cream plants, that I hade not had a chance to review the recently received (and not publically available) 483 Inspection Report and the Establishment Inspection Report done after the CDC […]
We hear about them so often these days–recalls of all kinds of products, from foods, to medications, to kids toys–that “recall” has become a working concept in everybody’s vocabulary. But what is a recall? Who has the legal obligation to announce them? And, what legal ramifications are there of being involved in one? First, despite […]
In 2008 the FDA inspected Jenis plant and found: Effective measures are not being taken to exclude pests from the processing areas. Failure to provide adequate screening or other protection against pests. Employees in contact with food-contact surfaces and food-packaging materials were not maintaining adequate personal cleanliness. Plumbing constitutes a source of contamination to food […]
Perhaps because it was “Draft Guidance” and “Contains Nonbinding Recommendations” Lets go back to February 2008 and FDA’s publication of its Draft Guidance which was published to seek comments from consumers and industry – more on that in another post. Question? Would the Blue Bell Listeria outbreak happen if the “Draft Guidance” had been final […]
CDC is collaborating with public health officials in several states and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to investigate a multistate outbreak of Salmonella Paratyphi B variant L(+) tartrate(+) infections. The investigation has not conclusively identified the source of this outbreak, but most ill people interviewed reported eating sushi made with raw tuna in […]
The Dallas Morning Tribune posted this morning: The FDA published the four inspection reports on its web site this morning in response to a request by The News under the Freedom of Information Act, reports that joined the three others from 2015 the FDA had previously released. The state inspections were done under contract with […]
I was watching a King 5 TV report this evening regarding the ongoing E. coli outbreak north of Seattle that has sickened dozens – some who never even attended the event (secondary cases). The tragedy reminded me that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in its journal “Emerging Infectious Diseases,” published a study […]
AP reports again today that ConAgra Foods agreed Wednesday to pay $11.2 million, a sum that includes the highest criminal fine ever in a U.S. food safety case, to settle a federal charge that the company shipped Peter Pan peanut butter tainted with salmonella from a plant in Georgia, sickening more than 600 people and […]
Are U.S. food manufacturers more at risk today of criminal charges – misdemeanor or felony – for shipping tainted products knowingly or not? AP reports today that ConAgra Foods is likely to face a misdemeanor criminal charge now that the U.S. government has completed its investigation of the company’s 2007 Salmonella outbreak and peanut butter […]
The Kenosha County Division of Health is currently investigating an outbreak of Salmonella in the community after receiving several reports of cases in the county. The Division of Health is investigating food purchased over Mother’s Day weekend (May 9-10, 2015) at Supermercado Los Corrales (3933 52nd Street, Kenosha 53144) in Kenosha County as a possible […]
At least 50 people in the southwestern U.S. have been sickened with a rare strain of Salmonella that has been associated with consumption of raw tuna sushi in several states, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). CDC said Monday that the agency is working with public health officials in nine states to […]