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 […]
Perhaps we should become Canada’s 11th Province? The full article is worth a read. Nontyphoidal Salmonella enterica infections are a leading cause of enteric disease in Canada, most commonly associated with foodborne exposures. Raw frozen breaded chicken products (FBCP) have been implicated in 16 Salmonella outbreaks between 2017 and 2019. This study quantified the impact of the 1 April […]
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) conducted thousands of routine surveillance food safety inspections of domestic and foreign food facilities from fiscal year 2018 through fiscal year 2023 (see fig.). According to GAO’s analysis of FDA data, FDA conducted an average of 8,353 domestic inspections per year and an average of 917 foreign inspections per […]
According to the CDC, the total of 113 people infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella were reported from 23 states: Alaska 2, Arizona 1, California 4, Colorado 8, Iowa 3, Illinois 4, Massachusetts 6, Michigan 3, Montana 18, Nebraska 1, Nevada 1, New Jersey 2, New Mexico 1, New York 1, Ohio 1, Oregon 9, Pennsylvania […]
In early December 2024 the FDA stated: “The FDA and CDC, in collaboration with state and local partners are investigating illnesses in a multistate outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 infections linked to an iceberg and romaine lettuce blend served at catering events, restaurants, and a school. Based on epidemiological information collected by CDC, a total of 69 […]
CDC is saddened by Louisiana’s report that a person previously hospitalized with severe avian influenza A(H5N1) illness (“H5N1 bird flu”) has passed away. While tragic, a death from H5N1 bird flu in the United States is not unexpected because of the known potential for infection with these viruses to cause severe illness and death. As […]
Perhaps, more information will be forthcoming this week. FDA Traceback Initiated: Used to identify the source and distribution of the implicated food and remove the contaminated product from the marketplace, to distinguish between two or more implicated food products, and to determine potential routes and/or sources of contamination in order to help prevent future illnesses. For […]
Last week the FDA left this cryptic remark on its website: For the outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 (ref #1280), the confirmed vehicle was updated from iceberg/romaine lettuce blend to romaine lettuce due to the traceback investigation. The case count has increased from 86 to 88. Previously the FDA had announced that they were investigating illnesses in […]
NOROVIRUS: Human norovirus is a major cause of foodborne illness worldwide (WHO, 2023) and is estimated to cause approximately 685 million cases and 212,000 deaths of acute gastroenteritis per year (Kirk et al., 2015). The symptoms of norovirus infections are nausea, vomiting, non-bloody diarrhea, and abdominal pain, which are all self-limiting (WHO, 2023). HEPATITIS A: […]
Summary Public Health is investigating an outbreak of salmonellosis (caused by Salmonella bacteria) associated with Mary Pilgrim Inn, an emergency temporary housing shelter in Seattle. Many of the people became sick after eating food served at two Christmas dinners on December 25, 2024, or leftovers from those dinners on December 26, 2024. The food served at these […]
Both the FDA and FSIA are investigation a Listeria outbreak. Perhaps it is too much to assume it is the same outbreak? So says the FDA: So says the USDA/FSIS:
Audience Product The implicated products include shellstock oysters harvested from 12/02/2024 to 12/17/2024 by Ruco’s Shellfish (WA-1995-SS) from a portion of Hammersley Inlet growing area in Washington State. The oysters were distributed in WA and OR and may have been distributed to other states as well. The following photo is included as an example of […]
Braga Fresh is voluntarily issuing a precautionary advisory of a single production lot of washed and ready-to-eat 12oz Marketside Broccoli Florets with best if used by date Dec 10, 2024. This product is past its best if used by date and is no longer in stores, but consumers may have frozen the item for later […]
According to the CDC, the annual incidence of laboratory-confirmed listeriosis in the United States is about 0.24 cases per 100,000 population, based on active surveillance in 10 FoodNet sites. The U.S. Healthy People 2020 target for listeriosis is 0.2 cases per 100,000. Approximately 800 laboratory-confirmed cases are reported annually to CDC’s National Notifiable Disease Surveillance System. However, many cases are […]
Rest in peace Jimmy Carter – you hit 100.
Animal Health Alert: H5 bird flu confirmed in four domestic cats that consumed recalled raw milk, and in one cat that consumed commercially produced raw pet food. Five indoor-only, domestic cats in one household in Los Angeles (LA) County died after consuming recalled raw milk. Four of these cats were tested and confirmed to be […]