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 […]
A few weeks ago, Mr. Chamberlain of Chamberlain Farms Indiana received a not too friendly letter from Mr. Bass of the FDA. In part the letter outlined again the results of the: … epidemiological investigations, traceback investigations, and analytical results that linked cantaloupes grown and packed on your farm to a nationwide outbreak involving two […]
Norovirus Outbreaks on rise on both sides of the Atlantic. The BBC reports that ‘Vomiting Larry’ is busy being sick over and over again in an experiment to test just how far the winter vomiting bug can travel when it makes you ill. Lucky for Larry, he is not a constantly retching human – but […]
Einstein Bros. issued a recall Monday of a smoked salmon product that the Lakewood, Colo.-based bagel chain sells, saying its supplier notified it of a potential bacteria threat in the food. Potential Listeria-positive products have been identified and we can confirm that Delifish S.A. has issued a voluntary recall of cold smoked salmon products potentially […]
At least 120 people were suspected to have fallen ill in a Salmonella Virchow outbreak tied to the On the Border restaurant in Vancouver, Washington. That case count included 43 laboratory-confirmed patients and another 77 who exhibited symptoms and had a corresponding exposure history at On the Border. Thus far, the only Salmonella Virchow illnesses […]
261 Ill, 3 Deaths, 94 Hospitalizations in 24 States CDC collaborated with public health officials in many states and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to investigate a multi-state outbreak of Salmonella Typhimurium and Salmonella Newport infections linked to cantaloupe originating from Chamberlain Farms Produce, Inc. of Owensville, Indiana. Public health investigators used DNA […]
127 infected with Salmonella Braenderup and 16 with Salmonella Worthington On August 29, 2012 the CDC announced that local, state and federal agencies were conducting an investigation into the source of an apparent outbreak of Salmonella serotype Braenderup. Results of their collaborative efforts implicated mangoes as the likely source of the outbreak. By October 11, […]
Most states that allow for punitive damages provide that punitive damages may be awarded if defendant’s conduct is found to be so willful and wanton as to evidence conscious disregard for rights of others. Read the below and you be the judge. The FDA, the CDC and state and local public health officials in September […]
Over the last month we reached confidential settlements for victims of one of the largest Salmonella outbreaks of 2012. Local, state, the CDC and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) collaborated in an investigation of a multistate outbreak of Salmonella Bareilly and Salmonella Nchanga infections, which was ultimately shown to be associated with consumption […]
In 2012 the CDC collaborated with public health and regulatory officials in several states and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to investigate a multistate outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes infections (listeriosis). Joint investigation efforts indicated that ricotta salata cheese was the likely source. Public health investigators used DNA “fingerprints” of Listeria obtained through diagnostic […]
Over the years we have investigated, and pieced together, several leafy green outbreaks that are never publicly announced despite being the cause of severe illness. Here is an outbreak from 2009 that should have prompted a multi-state public health warning and recall, but was instead quietly put under the “leafy green cone of silence” as […]
British News reports a new strain of Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) has been found in British milk. The new strain, MRSA ST398, has been identified in seven samples of bulk milk from five different farms in England. The discovery, from tests on 1,500 samples, indicates that antibiotic-resistant organisms are gaining an increasing hold in the […]
Wishing you all, and your friends and family, the very best.
Late last week we reached yet another (actually two) settlement(s) in (a) raw milk outbreak(s) – one, an E. coli O157:H7 outbreak and the other a Campylobacter outbreak. In 2012 the Missouri State Department of Health and Senior Services reported 14 confirmed cases of E. coli O157:H7 linked to raw milk. Two E. coli cases […]
Thanks to CSPI, the CDC and Marler Clark Epidemiologist, Patti Waller, for bringing us all the latest outbreaks: 1. Outbreak of E. coli O157 linked to Wegmans brand Organic Spinach and Spring Mix – 33 Sick In November 2012 the CDC and public health officials in several states and the FDA announced an investigation of […]
Lauren Beth Rudolph died on December 28, 1992 in her mother’s arms due to complications of an E. coli O157:H7 infection – Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome. She was only 6 years, 10 months, and 10 days old when she died. Her death, the deaths of three other children, and the sicknesses of 600 others, were eventually […]