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 […]
Hannaford Supermarkets and Superior Nuts & Candy of Chicago, Ill., announced Thursday the recall of pine nuts due to its potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. The 4-ounce packages of pines nuts are sold in store produce departments with a clearly packaged front and tan-colored label on the back. The back label lists “Pine Nuts” […]
The Vancouver Columbian report that the Spanish Sonrise Dairy in Yacolt Washington is recalling raw milk and cream products after routine testing revealed listeria monocytogenes contamination. After learning of the contamination, the owners have decided to close the dairy. Routine sampling by the Washington State Department of Agriculture found the dairy’s raw cream was contaminated […]
New York State Agriculture Commissioner Richard A. Ball today warned consumers in Sullivan County and the surrounding area not to consume unpasteurized raw farm milk from the Richard Dirie Farm due to possible Listeria contamination. The Dirie Farm is located at 1345 Shandelee Road, Livingston Manor, New York, 12758. A sample of the milk, collected […]
8 sick with at least three deaths in Kansas and Texas. It’s not unusual to see listeria outbreaks linked to dairy products, including ice cream, said William Marler, an attorney who represented victims of a 2011 listeria outbreak that killed 33 people and was traced to a Colorado cantaloupe farm. Mr. Marler said he thought […]
$7,000,000 fine, three months in jail each and a year probation each. Bill Marler, an acclaimed food safety lawyer whose firm represented a group of more than 100 people who were sickened in the salmonella outbreak, said before the sentence was announced that he “wouldn’t be surprised” if the DeCosters didn’t get any jail time. […]
Today the Arkansas Department of Health (ADH) warned of a possible Hepatitis A Virus (Hep A) exposure after a Subway employee in Morrilton tested positive for the virus. The Subway is located at 1812 State Highway 9 Business, just off of Exit 108 on Interstate 40 in Morrilton. The ADH announced that any individual, who […]
AP reports today that: Two former egg industry executives received jail sentences Monday for their roles in a major 2010 salmonella outbreak, representing the latest high-profile victory for government officials hoping to emphasize food safety. The three-month sentences handed down in federal court are noteworthy because only a handful of cases of corporate misconduct end […]
Monday, Austin “Jack” DeCoster and his son, Peter DeCoster, will both face possible jail sentences stemming from a Salmonella outbreak caused by their Iowa egg farms in 2010. The Salmonella outbreak ran from May 1 to Nov. 30, 2010, and prompted the recall of more than a half-billion shell eggs, the largest recall of its kind in history. And, while […]
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Andrea Lutz, at KTVB reports that the Central District Health Department temporarily shut the Vietnamese restaurant Pho Tam On Orchard Street after inspectors found four health code violations, two of which were repeat violations. And, after the health department found five reported cases of Salmonella between February and mid-March. Pho Tam now has 15 days […]
According to the CDC, the outbreak now consists of two clusters of illnesses that are likely linked to Blue Bell brand ice cream products. The outbreak involves eight people infected with outbreak strains of Listeria monocytogenes; eight people are reported from Kansas (5) and Texas (3). Cluster 1 consists of five patients reported from Kansas […]
Robin Erb of the Freep, reported tonight, that the presence of potentially listeria in several samples of hummus has prompted a national recall by Virginia-based Sabra Dipping Co. of 30,000 cases of Classic Hummus. Inspectors with the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development learned of the possible contamination by Listeria monocytogenes after routine inspections […]
Blue Bell Creameries is expanding its recall of products that were produced in the Broken Arrow, Okla., plant to include Banana Pudding Ice Cream pints, which tested positive for Listeria monocytogenes, and additional products manufactured on the same line. These items have the potential to be harmful to young children, frail or elderly people, and […]
In a week, Austin “Jack” DeCoster and his son, Peter DeCoster, will both face possible jail sentences stemming from a Salmonella outbreak caused by their Iowa egg farms in 2010. The Salmonella outbreak ran from May 1 to Nov. 30, 2010, and prompted the recall of more than a half-billion shell eggs, the largest recall of its kind in history. […]
Food Safety News reports that the U.S. government has filed a lawsuit against Wholesome Soy Products of Chicago, attempting to stop the company from distributing food products after an outbreak of Listeria was linked to the company’s mung bean and soybean sprouts. Last fall, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that it was collaborating with […]