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 […]
An employee at the Nordstrom Café in San Francisco’s Stonestown Galleria has been diagnosed with typhoid fever and may have exposed customers to the disease, according to the San Francisco Department of Public Health. Anyone who ate at the café on April 16, 17, 18, 20, or 27, 2013 may be at risk of infection. […]
On February 13, 2013, Alaska State Public Health Laboratory (ASPHL) notified the Alaska Section of Epidemiology (SOE) of a cluster of four Campylobacter coli isolates with an indistinguishable pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) pattern that was new to Alaska. All four isolates were grown from stool specimens collected in late January from ill Kenai Peninsula residents. Patient interviews […]
Over the last few days we have been retained by dozens of Las Vegas residents sickened by Salmonella after eating a Firefly during April 21-24. We filed the first Salmonella Lawsuit on Friday. Download Complaint. The people who have called are likely counted as part of the 86 that the Southern Nevada Health District (SNHD) […]
Horse sold as beef lasagna in Europe, Goat and Water Buffalo sold as hamburger in South Africa, but this takes the – well – cake. According to AP, Chinese police have broken up a criminal ring accused of taking meat from rats and foxes and selling it as lamb in the country’s latest food safety […]
For those who thought I would be focused on the Food Safety News booth and helping Jeff Benedict sell “Poisoned” while I worked on my speech for the Food Safety Summit, guess again. We will be filing the first, of what will likely be many Salmonella lawsuits (Download Complaint) against Firefly, the Las Vegas restaurant […]
According to Las Vegas press, an inspection report on Firefly on Paradise Road released Wednesday was cited for employees handling food without gloves and preparing food next to cleaning chemicals. Signs were posted on the doors of the Firefly on Paradise Road on Monday and officials report 86 patrons becoming ill with Salmonella after eating at […]
Setting up the Food Safety News booth today in Baltimore and reconnecting with food safety friends from around the world made me forget for a moment that perhaps food poisoning was still going on – but it is. Health district officials say Salmonella is to blame for an outbreak at one of the most popular […]
In December 2009 the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) uploaded results of molecular testing by Pulsed Field Gel Electrophoresis (PFGE) of an E. coli O157:H7 isolate cultured from a patient stool specimen to PulseNet, a national database of molecular subtyping or “fingerprinting” of foodborne disease causing bacteria. The Minnesota isolate was assigned PulseNet 2-enzyme pattern designation […]
In August 2012, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) isolated E. coli O157:H7 in a sample of Tanimura & Antle romaine lettuce collected on August 8, 2012. This finding prompted CFIA to issue a “Health Hazard Alert” notice on August 17, 2012 warning the public to not consume Tanimura & Antle brand romaine lettuce, UPC […]
There were no “Innocent Sellers” in this tragedy. Retailers in Colorado have both a moral and legal responsibility to those who were sickened, and the families of those who died, after consuming Listeria-tainted cantaloupe. The 2011 Listeria Cantaloupe outbreak was the most deadly in the United States in nearly 100 years. Colorado was by far […]
Five additional ill persons have been reported from California (1), Colorado (1), Florida (2), and Ohio (1). The CDC announced an additional five ill, bringing the total to 32 individuals infected with the outbreak strain of STEC O121 reported from 18 states. The number of ill persons identified in each state is as follows: Alabama […]
If I buy a book on Amazon, I can track it from purchase to delivery. We can not do the same with cucumbers? So, where were the tainted cucumbers sold in the 18 states where there are ill people? CDC is collaborating with public health officials in many states and the U.S. Food and Drug […]
The cucumber that is. With Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Illinois, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Minnesota, Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Virginia, and Wisconsin leading the way, the CDC is reporting a Salmonella Saintpaul outbreak. So far a total of 73 persons infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Saintpaul have been reported from […]
Food Safety News reports that twelve people in Minnesota have fallen ill with Salmonella poisoning after eating unpasteurized, homemade queso fresco, a Mexican-style cheese, according to a joint statement released by the state departments of health and agriculture, and the City of Minneapolis. At least eight patients were hospitalized after eating the product, and another […]
Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Illinois, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Minnesota, Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Virginia, and Wisconsin report Salmonella Saintpaul Illnesses. A total of 73 persons infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Saintpaul have been reported from 18 states. 27% of ill persons have been hospitalized, and no deaths […]