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 CDC and FDA report that a collaborative investigation efforts of state, local, and federal public health and regulatory agencies indicate that Trader Joe’s Valencia Creamy Salted Peanut Butter made with Sea Salt, manufactured by Sunland, Inc. of Portales, New Mexico, is a likely source of this outbreak. A total of 41 persons infected with […]
I may be teaching at the LLM program at the University of Arkansas school of law, but I did have time to talk with The Daily Record – “Western New York’s Source for Law, Real Estate, Finance and General Intelligence since 1908,” about teaming up once again with my good friend and superb lawyer, Paul […]
“Food is essential, and safety should be a top priority. Food safety is closely related to people’s lives and health, economic development and social harmony. We must create a food safety system of self-disciplined food companies with integrity, effective government supervision and broad public support to improve overall food safety.” Vice Premier Li Keqiang, Head […]
Food Safety News reports that at least 19 New Yorkers have fallen ill in an E. coli O157:H7 outbreak linked to spinach salad mix purchased at Wegmans stores. That number has risen from the 16 cases first confirmed by the New York State Department of Health on Friday. Of those ill, five have been hospitalized, […]
The Seattle Times reports this morning that artisan cheesemaker Estrella Family Creamery, in Montesano, Grays Harbor County, has been barred from selling products in interstate commerce until it takes comprehensive steps to eliminate a pathogen from its facilities and takes critical food-safety measures, according to a federal court order announced Friday. The permanent injunction was […]
I asked that to a few “leafy green insiders,” and here was the consensus: We are at a transition time for these crops. Yuma has planted – but is unlikely to have harvested. Probably all the New Jersey crop is done with some planted overwinter for Spring harvest. That leaves Salinas and a few small […]
10 of 16 E. coli cases reported in Monroe County. According to Patti Singer of the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, three people in Monroe County and one in another county were hospitalized in connection with an outbreak of E. coli bacteria that could be linked to Wegmans Organic Spinach and Spring Mix salad blends. The […]
In between Listeria cantaloupe and cheese, Salmonella in Mangoes and Peanut Butter and E. coli in ground beef and spinach, I talked to Ily Goyanes. Here is our interview: When we first heard of Marler Clark, the “food safety law firm,” we pictured a dozen ambulance chasers strategically posted outside of establishments that served spinach […]
A new case of E. coli has been linked to the XL Foods Inc. plant in Alberta at the center of a massive beef recall. The Public Health Agency of Canada says the latest case is in Quebec, bringing the total number of confirmed cases across the country to 17. The agency says the person […]
UPDATE: 16 sick in New York. Yesterday, Wegmans announced that it and its supplier, State Garden, were recalling two types of organic spinach and spring mix due to the risk of E. coli O157:H7. Oddly, there was no reason (other than the risk of E. coli) given for the recall. Usually, a recall is prompted […]
Bolthouse Farms is voluntarily recalling a limited quantity of Bolthouse Farms® 16-ounce Carrot Chips following a routine sampling event, conducted on October 22, 2012, by a North Carolina health official. The company was notified on October 31, 2012 that the inspection detected the possibility of Salmonella in the single 16-ounce bag that was tested. Bolthouse […]
Batch/UPC Code: Wegmans Food You Feel Good About Organic Spinach & Spring Mix, 11oz – UPC: 77890-16411 – ONLY product sold between 10/14/12 and 11/1/12. Wegmans Food You Feel Good About Organic Spinach & Spring Mix, 5oz – UPC: 77890-16437 – ONLY product sold between 10/14/12 and 11/1/12. Reason for Recall: State Garden is recalling […]
E. coli outbreaks associated with lettuce or spinach, specifically the “pre-washed” and “ready-to-eat” varieties, are by no means a new phenomenon. In fact, the frequency with which this country’s fresh produce consuming public has been hit by outbreaks of pathogenic bacteria is astonishing. By way of illustration, in October 2003, thirteen (13) residents of a […]
This case has saved a lot of illnesses and deaths in consumers of ground beef over the last two decades. It has also saved the beef industry – although it likely would not admit it. It is worth the full read. I. BACKGROUND On October 17, 1994, the United States Department of Agriculture (“USDA”) announced […]
Three petting zoo E. coli outbreaks – one in the UK. Longview Daily News reports that two more young children have fallen ill with E. coli after visiting a Longview pumpkin patch and petting zoo earlier this month, for a total of four cases, the Cowlitz County Health Department announced Monday. All the children visited […]