This is simply unacceptable. This botulism outbreak, frankly any outbreak that sickens babies, should never have happened. We can do more to protect the most vulnerable. The stork in “operation stork speed” clearly flew into a brick wall and crash landed. This child’s parents bought ByHeart Infant Formula at a Walmart. ByHeart utilized powdered organic […]
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is soliciting nominations for membership to the National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods (NACMCF). NACMCF is the advisory committee charged with providing impartial scientific advice and recommendations to the USDA and other government agencies on microbiological and public health issues relative to the […]
1. Yu Shang Food, Inc. Ready to Eat Meat Listeria Outbreak: As of December 5, 2024, 19 people from eight states have been infected with the outbreak strains of Listeria. Sick people’s samples were collected from October 24, 2021, to October 28, 2024. Of 19 people with information available, 17 (89%) have been hospitalized. Seven illnesses are related to […]
California based S&M Shellfish Co. has issued a product recall for oysters after confirming multiple illnesses due to norovirus contamination. The oysters affected were sold under the names Fanny Bay, Buckley Bay and Royal Miyagi Oysters and were harvested between December 1st and 9th in British Columbia. California restaurants and businesses affected by the recall include San Francisco’s Waterbar, San Francisco’s Mission Street […]
I received an email from a former client that put “Poisoned” on his list to watch over Christmas – well, I suppose it depends on one’s “taste?” And, did I tell you it won the Emmy?
Center for Veterinary Biologics and FSIS Announce Interest in Salmonella Vaccines for Poultry The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service’s Center for Veterinary Biologics (CVB) has published Notice No. 24-15, Salmonella Vaccines and USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service’s Framework to Reduce Salmonella Illnesses Attributable to Poultry to inform veterinary biologics manufacturers of FSIS’ interest in Salmonella vaccines for poultry. […]
Last week The FDA and CDC, in collaboration with state and local partners, reported that they are investigating illnesses in a multistate outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 infections linked to an iceberg and romaine lettuce blend served at catering events, restaurants, and a school. Events remain unnamed. Based on epidemiological information collected by CDC, a total of […]
Yu Shang Food Listeria Outbreak As of November 22, 2024, 11 people infected with the outbreak strain of Listeria have been reported from four states: California (7), Illinois (2), New York (1) and New Jersey (1). Sick people’s samples were collected from October 24, 2021, to July 31, 2024. Of 11 people with information available, nine have been hospitalized. […]
After 31 years doing food litigation, I am seldom surprised by an announcement of a foodborne illness outbreak. It was no different last Friday when the FDA dropped this: The FDA and CDC, in collaboration with state and local partners, are investigating illnesses in a multistate outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 (ref #1280) infections linked to an […]
Felix was born premature and died after struggling for weeks. We had the honor to represent his moms. In 2012, a total of 22 persons infected with the outbreak-associated strain of Listeria monocytogenes were reported from 13 states and the District of Columbia. 20 ill persons were hospitalized. Four deaths were reported. Public health officials determined that two […]
Marler Clark represented the families of all 33 of the people who died. As of February 2012, total of 148 persons infected with any of the five outbreak-associated subtypes of Listeria monocytogenes were reported to CDC from 28 states. The number of infected persons identified in each state was as follows: Alabama (1), Arkansas (1), […]
We are representing the family of one New Yorker that died several months after his infection after he consumed products purchased at two of the locations identified as sources of the Listeria outbreak. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (USDA-FSIS), the U.S. Food […]
Nearly a decade and half ago I was interviewed about yet another foodborne illness outbreak that sickened hundreds, killing several and causing long-term complications to dozens. Bill Marler is the most prominent food-safety lawyer in the US. He has represented victims in nearly every food-borne illness outbreak in the US in the last 20 (now […]
It will be interesting to put the boar under oath. As of November 19, a total of 61 people infected with the outbreak strain of Listeria were reported from 19 states: Arizona 1, Florida 3, Georgia 2, Illinois 1, Indiana 1, Louisiana 1, Massachusetts 3, Maryland 8, Minnesota 1, Missouri 3, North Carolina 1, New Jersey 6, […]
FDA, CDC and state health authorities remain mum on who made the iceberg and romaine lettuce blend. At this point, keeping things quiet is more than a bit perplexing. As of early December, whole genome sequencing (WGS) had shown that an E. coli O157:H7 outbreak thought to be limited to St. Louis, Missouri had spread across six […]