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 […]
A total of eight persons infected with the outbreak strain of Listeria monocytogenes were reported from California (1) and Maryland (7) Seven of eight ill persons were hospitalized. One death was reported in California. Five of the illnesses (2 mother-newborn pairs and a newborn) were related to pregnancy. All patients are of Hispanic ethnicity. Virginia’s […]
The Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) has revoked the food processing license of Mu Kung Hwa Oriental Food, a producer of traditional Korean rice cakes, after several inspections found on-going sanitation problems at the Pierce County business. In addition to revoking the company’s license to process food, WSDA assessed a cumulative civil penalty of […]
The Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene is warning consumers not to eat cheese products made by Roos Foods of Kenton, Delaware. During testing of products, a sample returned a presumptive positive for Listeria bacteria. The health department is now testing to confirm the exact strain of Listeria. While it may be a harmless […]
David Pierson of the LA Times Reports: A troubled Central California slaughterhouse that supplies beef to the National School Lunch Program was closed by federal inspectors Monday for failing to meet cleanliness standards. Operations at Central Valley Meat Co. in Hanford, Calif., about 30 miles south of Fresno, will be suspended indefinitely until the company […]
Nearly 1,000 retail outlets implicated. Rancho Feeding Corporation, a Petaluma, Calif. establishment, is recalling approximately 8,742,700 pounds, because it processed diseased and unsound animals and carried out these activities without the benefit or full benefit of federal inspection. Thus, the products are adulterated, because they are unsound, unwholesome or otherwise are unfit for human food and must be […]
There seems to be no middle ground in the debate over raw milk. On the one side, you have farmers happy to sell a product for $10 to $18 a gallon, and consumers who believe that they are purchasing a product that is not only more healthful but will also cure everything from allergies to […]
The Hawaii State Department of Health (DOH) has reached a settlement agreement with Kanemitsu Bakery for $20,000 for violations of Hawaii Revised Statutes and Hawaii Administrative Rules designed to protect public health and prevent adulterated food products from being distributed and sold under poor sanitary conditions. Kanemitsu Bakery is located at 79 Ala Malama St. in […]
According to press reports, the Gambian magistrate court on Thursday fined a five-star hotel chef for negligence in serving unsafe food to Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan and his delegation last November. Ayoub Aliris, chef of hotel Coco Ocean, was found guilty of cooking prawns that led to food poisoning during a state visit by President […]
Nutriom LLC, a Lacey, Wash., establishment, is recalling approximately 226,710 pounds of processed egg products that may be contaminated with Salmonella, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. The following products were shipped to co-packers for incorporation into consumer-size packages: 1,383-lb. super sack of “OvaEasy Boil-in-Bag Egg Mix, Butter […]
FSIS has updated the recall release issued on Feb. 8, 2014 to reflect that beef products associated with the recall were shipped to distribution centers and retail establishments in California, Florida, Illinois, Oregon, Texas and Washington. To date retail outlets in California, Florida, Oregon and Washington have been announced. Rancho Feeding Corporation of Petaluma, California […]
ROTH FARMS Inc. of Belle Glade, Fl , is recalling its “ bunched Curly Parsley” 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 immune systems. Healthy persons infected with Salmonella often experience […]
Ricardo Lopez of the LA Times reported today that the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s inspector general has opened an investigation into the Northern California firm behind a massive recall of nearly 9 million pounds of beef products, raising the possibility of criminal wrongdoing by the company. Rancho Feeding Corp. of Petaluma on Saturday announced a […]
Tony Leys from the Des Moines Register got a chance to meet one of my heroes yesterday – Mary McGonigle-Martin, who he described as “a California mother who almost lost her son to a bacterial infection urged Iowa lawmakers Monday not to legalize the sale of unpasteurized milk.” Mary got a trip to lovely Des […]
The Olympian reports, The Laughing Goat of Roy is recalling its Grade A retail raw goat milk because it may be contaminated with Escherichia coli bacteria (E. coli) that can cause serious illness, according to a news release. The Laughing Goat voluntarily initiated the recall after routine monthly sampling by the Washington State Department […]
Some California retailers named, but nothing yet about Florida, Illinois and Texas. A list of retail consignees has been posted for recall 013-2014, California Firm Recalls Unwholesome Meat Products Produced Without the Benefit of Full Inspection (Feb 8, 2014). Brown’s Valley Market 3263 Browns Valley Rd. Napa CA-California La Morenita 2436 Jefferson Napa CA-California Vallergas […]