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 […]
Tampa Bay Police report, shortly after dinner, Ronnie Morales felt sick and called 911. However, he was feeling so ill that his girlfriend drove him to St. Joseph’s Hospital. When they arrived his girlfriend also became ill and was rushed across the street to St. Joseph’s Women’s Hospital where they induced labor, as she was […]
Less than a year after it was named the source of an E. coli outbreak that sickened 10 people, Coco Loco at A&M, a Mexican restaurant in College Station, TX, has made it into the news again for a bad health inspection report. Regional publication The Eagle listed Coco Loco at A&M among recent area restaurants […]
Indiana Health officials have learned that packages of Original Skittles sold at a Richmond, Indiana, Marathon Food Mart contained unconfirmed chemical substances, according to preliminary tests. The contamination was discovered following the sudden illness of two individuals who ate from a package of Original Skittles on the afternoon of March 4. The individuals visited Reid […]
According to the New York City Department of Health, there is an outbreak of a rare skin infection that comes from handling raw seafood, causing skin lesions, pain and swelling to the hands and arms and even difficulty moving fingers. Health officials are warning those who purchase raw fish and seafood in Manhattan, Queens or […]
Nearly 24,000 sickened in two outbreaks over two years? Yesterday the CDC reported on the ongoing Foster Farms Salmonella chicken outbreak. Now a total of 481 individuals infected with the outbreak strains of Salmonella Heidelberg have been reported from 25 states and Puerto Rico. The number of ill persons identified in each state is as […]
According to the CDC today the investigation continues into Salmonella Heidelberg infections likely related to Foster Farms chicken. As of February 28, 2014, a total of 481 persons infected with seven outbreak strains of Salmonella Heidelberg have been reported from 25 states and Puerto Rico, since March 1, 2013. 38% of ill persons have been […]
Eight Salmonella Serotypes Identified The CDC published this week in MMWR that in August 2012, the Arkansas Department of Health (ADH) was notified of gastrointestinal illness outbreaks in two unnamed Arkansas state prisons. ADH investigated the outbreaks and conducted case-control studies to identify the source of the illnesses. The report described the results of these […]
Roos Foods, the company whose cheese products are connected to a Listeria outbreak that has killed one person, has expanded its ongoing recall to include sour cream. The company is now recalling its Crema Pura Mexicana Cultured Sour Cream, produced in Kenton, DE. Last week the company recalled 16 different cheese products under four brand names. […]
Sun Hing Foods Inc. of South San Francisco, CA, the Importer of Record, is recalling approximately 1,282 pounds of Canadian liver pâté products produced without the benefit of full USDA inspection, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced late Wednesday. While this is a Class I recall, FSIS issues a […]
The Hilton Head Island Packet reports that nearly 300 people might have been exposed to hepatitis A at Hudson’s Seafood House on the Docks restaurant February 15th, but so far no cases stemming from the exposure have been confirmed. An employee at Hudson’s Seafood House on the Docks tested positive for hepatitis A on last […]
AP reports that Minnesota Department of Health officials say Salmonella at the Old Country Buffet in Maple Grove, Minnesota sickened nearly two-dozen people. The outbreak affected customers who ate at the restaurant in late January, particularly on January 25th. One diner had to be hospitalized for about two weeks. In a statement Old Country Buffet […]
Nine illnesses not linked to 23 others in 15 Sates. The CDC reported today that a total of nine persons infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Heidelberg were reported from Tennessee. Two (22%) of nine ill persons were hospitalized, and no deaths were reported. All of the ill persons were incarcerated at a single […]
Well, almost. According to press reports, security camera video led Mingo County health officials to shut down a pizza hut in Kermit, West Virginia. The Mingo County Health Department shut down the store, citing conditions constituting a “substantial hazard to the public health.” Mingo County Health Department officials say it could be days or even […]
According to press reports and a press release from the Michigan Depart of Agriculture, James Ruster, owner of Mitchell Hill Farm in Ellsworth, was sentenced last week for a felony violation of Michigan’s Food Law. Ruster pled guilty to willful misbranding and adulteration of food products and was sentenced to 14 to 48 months in […]
Congressmen, and the reporters who cover them, love to be in the know, and when they do not have that insider information they feel a bit weak and vulnerable – I get it. I also get that the San Francisco foodie community is upset that they are having trouble getting its fix of grass-fed, organic […]