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 […]
Food Safety News reports that health officials in Wisconsin suspect three patients sickened by the same strain of E. coli O157:H7 contracted their illnesses after consuming raw milk, Wisconsin Department of Agriculture spokeswoman Raechelle Cline told Food Safety News Thursday. All three patients reside in Manitowoc County, and they include a three year-old child and […]
Marler Clark, the nation’s leading law firm representing victims of foodborne illness outbreaks, and Underberg & Kessler filed a class action lawsuit today against Alta Restaurant. The lawsuit was filed in New York County Superior Court on behalf of named plaintiff Michael Piacente and other restaurant patrons who received hepatitis A vaccinations after alleged exposure […]
The CDC[1] is expected to up an E. coli O121 outbreak linked to Farm Rich brand frozen food products. So far a total of 27 persons infected with the outbreak strain of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli O121 (STEC O121) have been reported from 15 states. 81% of ill persons are 21 years of age or […]
Since June 2012, the CDC reports[1] that a total of 128 individuals infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Heidelberg have been reported from 13 states. The number of ill persons identified in each state with the outbreak strain is as follows: Alabama (1), Alaska (11), California (9), Hawaii (1), Idaho (2), Massachusetts (1), Montana […]
A great thing about having a blog is getting interesting information. I got this email a few weeks ago: “Jouni Meats and Gab Halal Foods both purchased meat from one common slaughter source provider: Dakota Premium Foods, Est # 357, in S. Saint Paul, MN. Dakota Premium Foods is a subsidiary of American Foods Group […]
The Fort Collins Coloradoan reports that Colorado State University will host a Cantaloupe Safety Symposium that will compare findings from recent multistate outbreaks of Listeria and Salmonella. “The Cantaloupe Safety Symposium: Moving from Response to Prevention” is part of CSU’s work advancing the science and knowledge of food safety, as well as sharing best practices […]
With four dead and nearly 200 injured, many seriously, many still hospitalized, last week’s bombing in Boston has been yet another horrific reminder of how vulnerable we can be. I must admit as I recoiled from those numbers, I also thought of a spinach E. coli O157:H7 outbreak that killed five and sickened over 200 […]
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Food Safety News writers, Cookson Beecher and James Andrews were at the Washington Press Association Awards luncheon today and scored big – taking home a total of five awards. Here’s what Cookson took home: First place — Agriculture/Environment — “Calls for GMO Labels Keep Cropping Up” First place — Business/Technology — “Breakthrough Offers Promise of Improved GMO Testing” Second place […]
Work at Marler Clark has been a bit slower in both 2011 and 2012 – and, that really is a good thing. Less work translates into less illnesses – and, that is even a better thing. Kudos, to our regulators and producers of food for taking a chunk out of my workload. The trends below […]
I got a call this morning from Jeff Benedict, author of Poisoned, that the book is coming out in paperback in a few weeks. Hard to believe that in has been 20 years since Jack in the Box E. coli O157:H7 outbreak.
In early October 2012, the Clark County Public Health Department (“the health department”) received the first reports of a cluster of Salmonella Virchow infections occurring in the county. Additional reports came in rapidly, and by October 9, interviews of ill persons indicated that the source of the developing outbreak was the On the Border restaurant […]
In 2010 I received the NSF Food Safety Leadership Award: Innovation in Education. So, clearly NSF knows what they speak. In a germ study conducted by NSF International, 20 families swabbed 14 items in their kitchens. NSF’s microbiologists analyzed the results, looking for E. coli, Salmonella, Listeria, mold and yeast. The study revealed that the […]
Health officials have detected two cases of the same strain of E. coli O157:H7 in Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, and are conducting an investigation to determine the source of the bacteria. “We have two cases of E. coli that have the same fingerprint,” Amy Wergin, public health nurse manager for the Manitowoc County Health Department, told […]
I was reading an article this morning: “Increased Recognition of Non-O157 Shiga Toxin–Producing Escherichia coli Infections in the United States During 2000–2010: Epidemiologic Features and Comparison with E. coli O157 Infections.” It was written by the who’s who of diarrhea in the United States. Some of the key points: Patients with non-O157 STEC infection were […]