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 […]
Ouch! According to London press, Jamie Oliver’s Ministry of Food centre has been temporarily shut down for the “welfare of staff and the public”. The TV chef opened the flagship Rotherham centre in 2008 as part of a television series of the same name. It provides regular cooking workshops and also has a cafe. The […]
Perhaps they are occupied by too much political unrest in Turkey?The CDC reported as of June 27, 2013, 127 people have been confirmed to have become ill from Hepatitis A after eating ‘Townsend Farms Organic Anti-oxidant Blend’ in 8 states: Arizona (17), California (64), Colorado (25), Hawaii (7), New Mexico (5), Nevada (5), Utah (2), […]
An Introduction to Hepatitis A. Exposure to the hepatitis A virus can cause an acute infection of the liver that is typically mild and resolves on its own. [11, 17] The symptoms and duration of illness vary a great deal, with many persons showing no symptoms at all. [11] Fever and jaundice are two of […]
Tiffany Craig of KHOU reports that the Harris County Texas Health Department has temporarily closed Humble’s Iguana Joe’s after multiple patrons reported being sickened over Father’s Day weekend. The health department said it warned Iguana Joe’s about critical violations and how to fix them, but the restaurant didn’t listen so it had no choice but […]
I found the Broad Street Pump today (although, I am not sure it is in the same location as the original) – famous because John Snow (a.k.a., father of Epidemiology) figured out that is was the water from the pump that was the vector in the 1854 Cholera outbreak. Inside the cover of Steven Johnson’s […]
One of the benefits of being awake while the USA is sleeping is that I get to read the FDA recalls that are sent out in the middle of the night.Scenic Fruit Company of Gresham, Oregon today announced it is voluntarily recalling 5,091 cases (61,092 eight ounce bags) of Woodstock Frozen Organic Pomegranate Kernels. Based […]
I do not thank enough the good folks at state health departments for counting, and the CDC for compiling, all the outbreak data that I often steal whole cloth for my blog. Thanks. So, when the CDC quietly announced that a few recent outbreaks were officially over, I thought I would give them a “shout […]
Hello from London. I arrived about six hours ago – just in time to shower, shave and head to my speech at the Royal Institute of Public Health. Now it is a pint in a pub with WiFi. Looking back across the pond, the CDC continues to compile Hepatitis A numbers. As of June 25, […]
As of June 24, 2013, 120 people have been confirmed to have become ill from Hepatitis A after eating ‘Townsend Farms Organic Anti-oxidant Blend’ in 8 states: Arizona (16), California (62), Colorado (24), Hawaii (5), New Mexico (5), Nevada (5), Utah (2), and Wisconsin (1). [Note: The one case reported from Wisconsin resulted from exposure […]
As of June 21, 2013, 119 people have been confirmed to have become ill from Hepatitis A after eating ‘Townsend Farms Organic Anti-oxidant Blend’ in 7 states: Arizona (16), California (61), Colorado (24), Hawaii (5), New Mexico (5), Nevada (5), and Utah (3) The product was distributed in 12 states (AZ, AK, CA, CO, HI, […]
Before I head over to London to speak at the Royal Society for Public Health, I am stopping over in Rochester, New York for a court ordered mediation on Monday regarding last years E. coli O157:H7 outbreak linked to another leafy green outbreak. A total of 33 ill persons infected with the outbreak strain of […]
As of June 20, 2013, 113 people have been confirmed to have become ill from Hepatitis A after eating ‘Townsend Farms Organic Anti-oxidant Blend’ in 7 states: Arizona (15), California (57), Colorado (23), Hawaii (5), New Mexico (5), Nevada (5), and Utah (3). 67 (59%) ill people are women Ages range from 2 – 84 […]
The number of E. coli O157:H7 cases tied to west Chicago suburban restaurant, Los Burritos, is growing. The DuPage County Health Department has 11 confirmed cases and 10 additional probable cases.
As of June 19, 2013, 110 people have been confirmed to have become ill from Hepatitis A after eating ‘Townsend Farms Organic Anti-oxidant Blend’ in 7 states: Arizona (15), California (55), Colorado (21), Hawaii (6), New Mexico (5), Nevada (5), and Utah (3). Ages range from 2 – 87 years 66 (60%) of those ill […]
I received this email a few moments ago from one of the 62 ill people who have hired me to represent them in this Hepatitis A outbreak: Evening Bill, Thank you for asking and for your concern for Karen. Karen is a little forlorn today, as she no longer has a position. Her employer told her […]