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 […]
Josh Mitchell of the Missourian wrote today: “More Than 300 Get Food Poisoning from Gravy, County Health Officials Estimate.” Franklin County health officials estimate that more than 300 people got food poisoning from gravy that was served at a recent wedding event. Tests of food and stool samples came back positive for Clostridium perfringens, said […]
The Michigan Departments of Community Health (MDCH) and Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) along with local health departments in Kent, Livingston, Oakland, Ottawa, and Washtenaw counties are investigating a cluster of recent illnesses due to the bacteria E. coli O157:H7. Five confirmed Shiga-toxin producing E. coli O157 illnesses have been reported in adults between 20-41 […]
Eric Gorski of the Denver Post this morning writes: “Food inspections flag health threats in edible marijuana products.” Gorski reports that food safety inspections of businesses that manufacture and sell marijuana edibles in Denver have found products that should be refrigerated sitting out on shelves and preparation methods insufficient to kill bacteria that can cause […]
Perry Stein of the Washington City Paper wrote yesterday that “Washington Post Cafeteria Shut Down After ‘Evidence of Some Mice Activity.’” Apparently, Jeffrey Cox, the paper’s director of administration and operating services, alerted the staff in a company-wide email this morning, writing the “cafeteria will be temporarily closed due to deficiencies found during a routine […]
It is good to see a leader in public health taking a stand for public health. Robert V. Tauxe, MD, MPH, Deputy Director, Division of Foodborne, Waterborne, and Environmental Diseases, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention wrote the following letter to State and Territorial Epidemiologists and to […]
A few months ago I received this email: Dear Mr. Marler, After speaking with __________, _________ would much prefer to invite you to be a speaker at our next annual meeting of the _________, to be held on _________, 2015 rather than inviting you to one of our smaller roundtable meetings. The _________ annual meeting […]
The Pocono Record reports that the Pennsylvania Department of Health is investigating a situation involving a Red Robin restaurant employee who was diagnosed with Hepatitis A. “The Disease Prevention and Control Law prohibits us from providing further details as the investigation is ongoing at this time,” said Aimee Tysarczyk, press secretary/director of communications for the […]
KRON TV San Francisco reports: “A horrific discovery at a local market. Maggots. And not just anywhere, but in a meat case at the Whole Foods Market in Noe Valley.” And, the story gets stranger from there:
Pacific Organic Produce, San Francisco, CA is voluntarily recalling a limited number of cases of organic Tommy Atkins mangos (PLU numbers 94051 & 94959) that were sold under the Purity Organic brand between the dates of April 14, 2014 and May 2, 2014 due to a possible health risk from Listeria monocytogenes. No illnesses have […]
Sixdog Investments LLC of Wellington, CO, is voluntarily recalling some cases of their certified organic eggs sold under the Owl Canyon brand because of potential contamination with Salmonella. The company’s voluntary field action was initiated because of routine testing results and not because of any illnesses to date from consumption. Some of the eggs were […]
Anhing Corporation of Los Angeles, CA is conducting a Nationwide recall of Caravelle Brand Chili Powder in 8 ounce plastic tubs lot code 560916, 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 […]
CNN’s Chris Frates and Shannon Travis report on the sexy side of a slaughter house.
Schnucks Kitchen, an O’Fallon, Mo., establishment, is recalling approximately 130 pounds of Curry White Meat Chicken Salad product due to possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. The Chicken salad product, in three-pound bags, was produced on April 24, 2014, and shipped to Schnucks […]
Here we go again. The Marion County Public Health Department announced that visitors to an Indianapolis business during three Saturdays in April may have been exposed to Hepatitis A. Anyone who visited and drank tea prepared at the Teavana store, 8702 Keystone Crossing, on Saturdays, April 5, 12 and 19 should watch for signs and […]
Food Safety News writers James Andrews and Cookson Beecher came home from the April 26 Washington Press Association awards banquet with nine awards, all of them in the daily news category. Here are the awards James received: First prize, Personality Profile, “Keene Remembered for Commitment to Public Health, Unconventional Style.” Second prize, General Features, “Beef Research Money Tied to […]