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 FDA has announced that Jones’ Seasoning Blends LLC is conducting a recall of Jones’ Mock Salt Original as well as Jones’ Mock Salt Spicy Southwest Blend due to the potential contamination with Salmonella. To date, no illnesses have been reported in connection with this voluntary recall. This recall was initiated due to possible Salmonella contamination of the celery […]
The Discovery of E. coli O157:H7 as a Cause of Human Disease The discovery of E. coli O157:H7 as a cause of human disease was a relatively humble, unpublicized event in comparison to the identification of the E. coli O104:H4 strain that exploded in international headlines during the summer of 2011 following an outbreak in […]
Why is the public left to guess or hope for a reporter (or lawyer) to spill the beans (would they be refried)? After the CDC published its report a few days ago on 68 Salmonella illnesses linked to “Mexican-style fast food restaurant chain, Restaurant Chain A,” it got me thinking and looking for other examples […]
Seriously, which “Mexican-style fast food restaurant chain, Restaurant Chain A” has restaurants in all these states? As the CDC reported as of January 19, 2012, a total of 68 individuals infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Enteritidis have been reported from 10 states. The number of ill persons identified in each state with the […]
When AP reported this week that an owner of Jensen Farms was being fined by the U.S. Department of Labor for failing to provide safe migrant worker housing, I must admit even I was a bit shocked. Could it be that an owner of a business that allowed the deadly fecal bacteria Listeria to coat […]
That is the question I am asking myself after reading the letter Mark McAfee, CEO of Organic Pastures Dairy LLC received from the California Department of Public Health, Food and Drug Branch (FOB) after the dairy was linked to five E. coli O157:H7 illness (three resulting in hemolytic uremic syndrome – HUS) and after the […]
Shhh, do not tell a soul which “Mexican-style Fast Food Restaurant” has sickened 68 with Salmonella in 10 states. Really, CDC? Do you think the public “can’t handle the truth?” According to the CDC report today the CDC collaborated with public health officials in multiple states and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to […]
Thanks to my good friend David Gumpert over at the Complete Patient for providing me the California Department of Public Health letter to Organic Pastures outlining the likely cause of the 2011 E. coli outbreak linked to Organic Pastures products. According to David, here are the highlights: * Out of “a significant number of samples” […]
THe 32 death (30 reported by CDC, plus the miscarriage, plus Paul Schwarz) and a total of 146 ill is bad enough, now the AP reports that Jensen Farms, who was implicated following an outbreak of listeria that killed 30 (32) people last year was fined by the U.S. Department of Labor on Thursday for […]
Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc., today announced an immediate Class I voluntary recall of all LEASA Living Alfalfa Sprouts sold in the 6 oz. package with a UPC code of 7546555912. According to the Federal Drug Administration (FDA), the product is potentially contaminated with Salmonella, an organism that can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young […]
The Recall: Frisia Dairy and Creamery says it’s recalling its fluid raw milk products because of the danger of contamination with potentially harmful E. coli bacteria. There have been no reported illnesses related to the recalled products, the dairy said. The dairy initiated the voluntary recall after a test by the Washington State Department of […]
#46. Bill Marler, Foodborne Illness Lawyer and Attorney – So says the Daily Meal. In the last several days since my father died, I have been putting things in the context of what he would think or say. “As one friend put it, once your parents are gone, you are ‘on deck.’ Another the other […]
The Bullitt County Health Department updated its investigation into the event which sickened employees at the Zappos warehouse in Shepherdsville on December 5, 2011. A total of 58 employees who worked the same shift became ill with a gastrointestinal illness early on Monday morning. At least twenty-nine sought medical attention—none were hospitalized. In most affected […]
My father died last evening. I had the honor of being with him for the last days, hours, minutes and seconds of his long life. A former high school and college basketball star, Korean War veteran, college math teacher, gentleman farmer and fisherman – but never a “former” marine, my dad died on his own […]
Western U.P. Health Department is investigating a cluster of E. coli O157:H7 cases who became ill over the Christmas holidays. Initially 3 local and 2 non-local cases were identified. Investigation has led to the identification of two additional cases. Four of the cases were hospitalized; no deaths have occurred. The health department has determined that […]