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 […]
The Pennsylvania Departments of Agriculture and Health today advised consumers to discard raw milk produced by The Family Cow in Chambersburg, Franklin County, because of potential bacterial contamination. Agriculture and Health Department laboratory tests and several recent illnesses indicate the raw milk may contain Campylobacter bacteria. The Department of Health has confirmed five cases of […]
Last week the Brazos County Health Department appropriately announced that the source of the E. coli O157:H7 outbreak that sickened 10, putting two young brothers in a Houston hospital with acute kidney failure (HUS), was traced to ground beef from a College Station restaurant. According to those health officials, the Coco Loco restaurant across the […]
A man fought for our country in World War II and earned a Purple Heart, and then he died 57 years later after eating a Listeria-tainted cantaloupe grown here in the United States – the country he fought for.
Food Safety and the CEO – Keys to Bottom Line Success Foodborne illness has, of course, been around as long as there has been food. But the identification and diagnosis of these diseases is an emerging science that is changing all sectors of the food business, and those chief executive officers (CEOs) and senior level […]
With nearly 150 Firefly Salmonella victims as clients, it did not take long for one of the locals to send a picture of the new, hopefully Salmonella free, location. Questions that I plan on asking is how long had the new location been in the works? And, did the focus on the new facility take […]
Food Safety News reports that at least 86 people fell ill after eating at one of two restaurants within the Holiday Inn Bordeaux in Fayetteville, N.C., as of Friday, according to Cumberland County Department of Public Health Director Buck Wilson. That number is up from 70 cases counted on Monday. Seven of the patients have […]
The Alaska Section of Epidemiology is investigating another outbreak of Campylobacter infection associated with the consumption of raw milk. This new outbreak is associated with raw milk distributed by the same Kenai Peninsula cow-share program that was linked to a Campylobacter outbreak sickened at least 31 people in February 2013. In the current investigation, five […]
Lynne Terry of The Oregonian reports that Canadian authorities have issued several recall notices this month for hazelnuts from Oregon. The nuts, which were shipped in-shell, were potentially contaminated with Salmonella, according to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency. Linda LeBlanc, an agency spokeswoman, said they came from Hazelnut Growers of Oregon, a farmer-owned cooperative with […]
May 22, 2013 Dr. Eric Wilke Brazos County Health Department 201 North Texas Avenue Bryan, TX 77803 Re: Coco Loco E. coli O157:H7 Outbreak Dear Dr. Wilke: Since the Jack in the Box E. coli O157:H7 outbreak in 1993, I have spoken before Public Health Departments and Environmental Health Departments all across the United […]
According to today’s REPORT from the Southern Nevada Health District, the epidemic curve as of May 20, 2013 is presented in the figure below and shows a total of 294 people whose illnesses met the case definition (73 confirmed and 221 probable cases). All identified ill persons ate at Firefly during April 21 through April 26, […]
Over the last 20 years I have spoken before Health Departments and Environmental Health Departments all across the United States (some 30 states) as well as in Canada, England, France, Dubai, Australia, New Zealand and China. In a few months I will be off to South Africa and then England, Dubai and China again. In […]
Coco Loco restaurant in College Station was the source of the E. coli that caused illnesses in the Bryan/College Station area, according to health officials. At a Brazos County Health Department press conference Tuesday afternoon, officials stated they had tracked the bacteria back to ground beef at the Coco Loco location in the 300 block […]
According to AccessGeorgia.com, the E. coli O157:H7 outbreak in Stephens County, Georgia has grown to 11 confirmed cases linked to the BBQ Shack in Toccoa, Georgia. “The Georgia Department of Public Health (GDPH), the North Health District, and the Stephens County Health Department continue to investigate an outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 infections that occurred […]
North Carolina: WNCN reports that a Salmonella outbreak stemming from a Fayetteville hotel has now reached 70 possible cases, 12 of which are out of state. The Cumberland County Department of Public Health says 70 people have reported signs or symptoms consistent with salmonella infections. Five people have been hospitalized. All seem to have eaten […]
A friend emailed me this today. I had not seen it.