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 […]
Gabrielle Meunier is a resident of South Burlington, whose 7-year-old son became ill from a Salmonella infection in 2008. She is in Washington DC this week to meet with members of the Vermont delegation about the Food Safety Modernization Act. She spoke with Vermont Edition about the meeting, and her son’s experience with a food […]
Food Safety News reports that two Oregonians have tested positive for a rare strain of Salmonella known as Salmonella overschie, according to the Oregon Health Authority Public Health Division. The first patient was a 28-year-old Coos County woman who fell ill in December. The second case was a minor in Lane County, which is separated […]
Food Safety News reports, that a federal judge on Tuesday sentenced the two owners of the cantaloupe farm tied to a deadly Listeria outbreak in 2011 to five years probation, six months home detention, and $150,000 each in restitution fees to victims. Brothers Eric and Ryan Jensen owned Jensen Farms in Colorado, where they grew […]
The FDA and state and local officials investigated a case of tetrodotoxin poisoning in Fairfax County, Virginia which is believed to be linked to the consumption of imported puffer fish that was not processed and prepared by specially trained and certified fish cutters as part of an agreement between the U.S. and Japan. The liver, gonads (ovaries and […]
According to a press release from the American Society for Microbiology, researchers from Weill Cornell Medical College have added to the growing body of evidence that multiple sclerosis may be triggered by a toxin produced by common foodborne bacteria. The presented their research at the 2014 ASM Biodefense and Emerging Diseases Research Meeting. Multiple sclerosis […]
I was in South Africa in October for a food safety conference – clearly, someone did not attend. South African News 24 reports that Salmonella was the likely cause of an outbreak in Limpopo earlier this week where 42 people were hospitalized. The outbreak was reported on Monday by the provincial diseases outbreak response team, […]
Nine plaintiffs who claim they fell ill with Salmonella infections after eating contaminated food purchased from a Houston-area Iguana Joe’s were added to a lawsuit against the restaurant late last week. The original lawsuit was filed last July by Seattle-based Marler Clark and Houston attorney John Ramsey on behalf of a couple who allege their […]
Michelle Anderson with mlive.com reports that the final report on the Salmonella outbreak that affected at least 32 residents in Muskegon and Ottawa counties last year was published last week. The 68-page document (attached) released by Public Health-Muskegon County formed nine hypotheses and suggested raw eggs, cross contamination or poor food handling were likely the […]
Grocer tests product for Salmonella, recalls it when found, and takes responsibility for any illnesses – most often none of this happens in the United States. Swedish grocer, ICA, has withdrawn pork mince and beef mince which proved to contain Salmonella, the company stated in a press release today. The discovery was made in a […]
AP reports that Japanese police yesterday arrested a factory worker at a Maruha Nichiro Holdings plant that churned out food laced with the pesticide, malathion, which led to massive poisoning and a recall of more than 6 million packages of frozen food. As many as 2,800 people across Japan may have been sickened by the […]
On December 23, 2013, Flat Creek Farm & Dairy of Swainsboro, GA announced a recall of its Heavenly Blue Cheese and Aztec Cheddar cheese. The purpose of this updated press release is to provide the correct lot number for the Aztec Cheddar cheese. The lot number that appears on the Aztec Cheddar cheese is 130823XCAZ, […]
Lochiel Enterprises Limited of Sherbrooke, Nova Scotia, is recalling 56 lbs. of smoked salmon products because of potential Listeria contamination. The recalled products are St. Mary’s River Smokehouses Oven Smoked Salmon Stix, Chili Mango Flavor, in a 4 oz. black Styrofoam tray with an outer sleeve bearing the UPC Code 6 2642510092 9. The recall is specific to […]
The South Dakota Department of Agriculture (SDDA) is reporting listeria in a sampling of bottled raw (unpasteurized) milk from Jerseydale Farms near Brookings, S.D. The South Dakota Department of Agriculture advises consumers that bottled raw milk recently purchased from this business may contain harmful bacteria that can lead to listeria infection. The contaminated bottled raw […]
After two Salmonella outbreaks (sickened over 500) linked to its plants that caused no shutdown, and an infestation of cockroaches (sickening zero) that caused a shutdown, according to today’s Foster Farms press release, Foster Farms resumed operations at its Livingston, Calif., poultry plant this morning, Wednesday, Jan. 22. All plant employees have been called back […]
Year old Salmonella outbreak announcement slipped into FDA Warning Letter According to a recently released FDA Warning Letter, in early 2013 ARO was associated with three Reportable Food Registry (RFR) reports that detailed positive Salmonella findings detected in two shipments of raw pistachios. In addition, according to the letter, a cluster of salmonellosis infections reported from January […]