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 […]
From POLITICO this AM: USDA will announce the departure today of Elisabeth Hagen as under secretary for food safety, a USDA official tells POLITICO. An announcement is expected later from USDA’s Office of Communications that could outline her leaving the department in mid-December. Hagen has served as under secretary since Aug. 2010. Her most notable […]
KIRO TV did a great job of outing some of the “best” places to dine in Seattle.
“What we’re seeing here is yet another E. coli outbreak linked to pre-packaged, ready-to-eat food that is supposed to be organic, natural, GMO-free and good for you. Instead, we’ve seen at least 26 E. coli cases, including 2 cases of hemolytic uremic syndrome,” said food safety advocate and attorney Bill Marler. “Consumers deserve better.” In […]
As of November 10, 2013, a total of 26 persons infected with the outbreak strain of STEC O157:H7 have been reported from three states. The number of ill persons identified in each state is as follows: Arizona (1), California (22), and Washington (3). 28% of ill persons have been hospitalized. Two ill persons have developed […]
26 Sick with E. coli O157:H7 – 2 with hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) – in Arizona, California and Washington. Athertone Foods, Inc. of Richmond, CA is voluntary recalling “Best Buy” dates 9-23-13 through 11-14-13 of ready to eat salads and wraps because they may be contaminated with Escherichia coli O157:H7 bacteria (E. coli O157:H7). E. coli O157:H7 causes […]
I was looking at Glass Onion Catering’s website tonight to see what it might be saying about an E. coli O157:H7 outbreak that has sickened 26 of its customers. I found nothing but this: Tantalizing Glass Onion Catering and Gourmet Foods is a trusted source for prepackaged, grab and go gourmet foods. Since 1991, Glass […]
CDC is collaborating with public health officials in California, Washington, and Arizona; the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (USDA-FSIS); and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to investigate a multistate outbreak of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli O157:H7 (STEC O157:H7) infections. The STEC O157:H7 PFGE pattern in this outbreak is new to the PulseNet […]
Trader Joe’s, delish, atherstone Fine Foods, super fresh Foods and Lunch Spot products subject to recall. You are lucky that my dog started barking at 3:30 AM, or it might well have been a few more hours before I read yet another U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) press release sent […]
Jeff Weinsier, Local 10 reporter, made another startling – and very, very nauseating – discovery in South Florida’s restaurant scene. Following up on China City’s rodent and roach violations, the “Dirty Dining” reporter spotted plastic bins of raw chicken thawing in the alley behind the restaurant. video platformvideo managementvideo solutionsvideo player
“It’s just the nature of the raw milk industry. Even with safety precautions in place at the dairy, there is no way to guarantee that raw milk is safe for consumption.” Dr. Martha Buchanan According to Food Safety News, Tennessee health officials have given a raw-milk cow-share operation that has been linked to an E. coli […]
The Allegheny County Health Department today reported the results of its investigation of E. coli O157:H7 cases involving employees and customers of The Porch restaurant in Oakland. “There were 12 confirmed cases of E. coli O157:H7 and nine others with suggestive symptoms who could not be confirmed. We have been unable to pinpoint the source […]
Lisa M. Keefe of www.meatingplace.com reported this week that “Salmonella is Job One” for USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service for the next 12 months, said Dan Engeljohn, assistant administrator for the agency’s Office of Field Operations, speaking to processors gathered at the North American Meat Association education forum at ProcessExpo here. “This year in […]
Outbreak of Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli O157 Infection Associated with a Restaurant San Francisco County, California – August 2013 Between Friday, August 23 and Monday, August 26, 2013, the San Francisco Department of Public Health Communicable Disease Control Unit (SFDPH CDCU) received eight reports of laboratory- confirmed Escherichia coli (E. coli) O157 infection in unrelated […]
With eight with E. coli O157:H7 in Denver linked to Jimmy John’s, it might be helpful to document some of its past problems. Multistate Jimmy John’s Restaurants Raw Clover Sprouts 2011 A total of 29 persons infected with the outbreak strain of STEC O26 have been reported from 11 states. The number of ill persons […]
Background information In March 2013, the Centers for Disease Control reported on a multistate outbreak of foodborne illness related to Salmonella typhimurium in 6 states. A total of 22 confirmed cases were listed in the report, which were indistinguishable by pulsed field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) and included 9 cases in the State of Michigan and […]