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 […]
On March 23, 2012 the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued its final update on the multistate outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 infections linked to romaine lettuce. The outbreak investigation was assigned outbreak code 1110MOEXH-2. Genetically, the outbreak strain was identified by Pulsenet pattern designations EXHX01.0047/EXHA26.0015. At the completion of the investigation on […]
Food Safety News report that at least 51 students and employees at Stanford University have been sickened in a suspected norovirus outbreak, according to a spokeswoman for Santa Clara County Public Health. The outbreak appears to have originated in the dining hall of Florence Moore Hall. Students who dine at the hall began complaining of […]
WATE TV reports that Deputies and Health Department workers swarmed a Knox County dairy farm Thursday after health officials say several children were sickened with E. coli linked to consuming raw milk. The owner of McBee Dairy Farm on Strong Road in Mascot says he warns all her customers about the risk. Tennesseans can legally […]
Fox 31 Denver reports that the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, the CDC and the FDA are all investigating an E. coli outbreak in the Denver metropolitan area. In the second week of October three Jimmy John’s restaurants in the Denver Metro area reportedly served up sandwiches that sickened eight people with E. […]
The FDA published two reports today for those who want to stop eating, or using spices. Draft Risk Assessment: Pathogens and Filth in Spices Pathogens and Filth in Spices: Peer Review Report The FDA found that microbial pathogens found in spices include Salmonella, Bacillus spp. (including Bacillus cereus), Clostridium perfringens, Cronobacter spp., Shigella, and Staphylococcus […]
Today the CDC increased its total to 362 individuals infected with the outbreak strains of Salmonella Heidelberg reported from 21 states and Puerto Rico. The number of ill persons identified in each state is as follows: Alaska (1), Arkansas (1), Arizona (14), California (268), Colorado (7), Connecticut (1), Delaware (1), Florida (4), Idaho (3), Kentucky […]
Allegheny County Health Department officials said five confirmed cases of E. coli have been discovered in customers and employees of a restaurant in Oakland. According to a news release issued Wednesday afternoon, all five people diagnosed with the infection ate or worked at The Porch at Schenley on Schenley Drive. The strain found in each […]
The Public Health Agency of Canada, along with its health and food safety partners, is investigating 27 confirmed cases of E. coli O157:H7 illness; 12 in British Columbia, 10 in Alberta, 2 in Saskatchewan, 2 in Manitoba and 1 in Quebec. These individuals became ill between mid-July and late-September. There has been one death. Certain […]
After litigating foodborne illness lawsuits for 20 years, food has become a “contact sport,” much like football, or for the rest of the world, soccer. Whether it is dining at home or out, the thought of how the food might well poison you is never far from my mind. Years ago, I asked my long […]
On October 22, 2013, the FDA reported that Reser’s Fine Foods of Beaverton, OR was recalling approximately 109,000 cases of refrigerated ready-to-eat products because it may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The recalled refrigerated ready-to-eat products were distributed nationwide and Canada. It reported: NO illnesses have been reported to date. On October 24, 2013, the […]
I would chop of the head (fire) young Mr. Foster, or at least clip his beak (find a different spokesperson), despite being the president of the company founded by his grandparents for allowing our chicken to sicken hundreds – likely thousands – of our valued customers. Honestly, Mr. Foster is simply not up to being […]
Well, it is that time of the year – Pumpkin Patches and Petting small animals. Three Minnesota residents have become ill with confirmed E. coli O157:H7 infections after contact with animals at Dehn’s Pumpkins in Dayton, MN, the Minnesota Department of Health reported today. The three cases were all children, ranging in age from 15 […]
The Fargo Catholic Diocese’s new bishop, John Folda, may have exposed hundreds of church members to the hepatitis A virus in late September and early October. The state Health Department has issued an advisory of exposure for anyone who was served communion at services attended by Bishop John Folda at four churches in Fargo and […]
As I said to the Minneapolis Start Tribune: “Bench trim has always been a bugaboo in E. coli outbreaks,” said Bill Marler, a Seattle attorney who specializes in food safety cases. “It’s a flaw in the hamburger making machinery, so to speak.” Tonight I was rereading the FSIS Press Release that came out sometime after […]
As of September 20, 2013 (5pm EDT), CDC has been notified of 643 ill persons with of Cyclospora infection from 25 states: Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York (including New York City), Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Wisconsin, and […]