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 […]
I was reading a few news reports about the some of the Clinton presidential papers being released and this item caught my attention: The White House also debated hard-ball strategies to undercut Republicans and garner favorable press coverage. In July 1995, the White House considered enlisting disease victims to help criticize Republican-led budget cuts. Public […]
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently ordered Jensen’s Old Fashioned Smokehouse Inc., a processor of smoked fish products in Seattle, Wash., to stop processing, preparing, packing, holding and distributing any food at or from its facility. The order follows the FDA’s analysis of environmental samples collected during its most recent inspection of the company’s […]
Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Director Dr. LaMar Hasbrouck is warning people about the dangers of consuming illegally manufactured cheeses. Health officials are reporting around 100 cases of salmonellosis in 13 counties believed to be linked to consumption of an illegally manufactured Mexican-style cheese. A sample of the cheese obtained from the home of […]
When, will it be the chicken too? The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is issuing a public health alert because Nutriom LLC, a Lacey, Wash. establishment, declined to expand its Feb. 15, 2014 recall to include an additional 118,541 pounds of processed egg products for which there is reason to […]
The BBC reports that Guinea has banned the sale and consumption of bats to prevent the spread of the deadly Ebola virus, its health minister has said. Bats, a local delicacy, appeared to be the “main agents” for the Ebola outbreak. People who eat bats often boil them into a spicy pepper soup. The soup […]
Food Safety News reported over the weekend that Parkers Farm Inc., a Minnesota company that makes peanut butter, cheese spreads and dips, bagel spreads and salsas, recalled all its products for possible Listeria contamination. The Coon Rapids -based company said a problem with its products was discovered through testing by the State of Minnesota. No […]
Food Safety News will report in the morning that the retail list for the Rancho Feeding Corporation recall of nearly 9,000,000 pounds of meat is one of the longest ever, with more than 5,800 stores. However, what is truly stunning is the report that a Bush administration decision (continued under the Obama administration) thwarts transparency […]
In the 1970’s comedian Flip Wilson made the phrase “The devil made me do it” a household punchline. It was funny. A twist on Flip’s humor is now making its way into a Georgia federal courthouse. Judge W. Louis Sands, presiding over the criminal case against Stewart Parnell, the owner, of the now-defunct Peanut Corp. […]
Over the last year the CDC reported a total of 481 persons infected with seven outbreak strains of Salmonella Heidelberg in 25 states and Puerto Rico and an earlier total of 134 persons infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Heidelberg in 13 states. Although FSIS issued a Public Health Alert following the second outbreak […]
Dole Fresh Vegetables is voluntarily recalling a limited number of cases of bagged salad. The products being recalled are Dole Italian Blend (UPC 7143000819), Fresh Selections Italian Style Blend (UPC 1111091045), Little Salad Bar Italian Salad (UPC 4149811014) and Marketside Italian Style Salad (UPC 8113102780) coded A058201A or B, with Use-by date of March 12, […]
Apparently, food picked up just a few seconds after being dropped is less likely to contain bacteria than if it is left for longer periods of time, according to the findings of research carried out at Aston University’s School of Life and Health Sciencesin Birmingham, England. The findings suggest there may be some scientific basis […]
Oregon Freeze Dry, Inc. of Albany, Oregon has voluntarily recalled 59,780 cases of Kirkland Signature Real Sliced Fruit, produced exclusively for Costco Wholesale Stores. In cooperation with Costco, the company issued the recall after determining the product has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. Precautionary recall measures began on Saturday, March 8, 2014. Consumers […]
Dole brand Italian Blend salad is being pulled from store shelves because of possible Listeria contamination. The salad, made by Dole Fresh Vegetables Inc., is sold in Ontario, Quebec and New Brunswick but may have also been sold in other provinces. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says the affected salad is sold in a 10-ounce […]
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday suspended the registration of Roos Foods Inc., the maker of cheese and sour cream that caused an outbreak of Listeria in Maryland and California that included one death. The facility’s registration was suspended after FDA determined there was still a reasonable probability that food manufactured by Roos […]
T’was the Friday before Christmas and all through the House – and Senate… Perhaps an out of context fairytale is not how you expect me to start a discussion about the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), or “Fizz Ma” to some. However, FSMA is a modern political tale that almost did not come true in […]