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 […]
Perhaps because they thought BROILED CHICKEN LIVERS meant that it was cooked? Definition – Broiled: 1. Cook (meat or fish) by exposure to direct, intense heat: “he broiled a wedge of sea bass”; “a broiled sirloin steak”. According the CDC, in August 2011, CDC identified a sustained increase in the number of Salmonella Heidelberg isolates […]
Kosher Broiled Chicken Livers: In August 2011, CDC identified a sustained increase in the number of Salmonella Heidelberg isolates with the outbreak strain reported to PulseNet from New York and New Jersey. From April 1 to November 4, 2011, a total of 157 illnesses were reported in New York (93 cases) and New Jersey (64 […]
Ironically, I am heading to Arkansas (location of Cargill turkey plant) Sunday to give a two-day seminar at the University of Arkansas School of Law on food safety. Perhaps I should swing by the plant? A total of 136 persons infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Heidelberg were reported from 34 states with illness […]
It was reported this week that Daxing District People’s Court of China convicted Zhao Lianhai for disturbing the social order during the tainted-milk scandal in 2008, sentencing him to two-and-a-half years in prison. Zhao’s own four-year-old son became sick after consuming milk-containing melamine, which is used in plastics and fertilizer production. In 2008, melamine-tainted milk […]
One of the latest Harris public opinion polls puts attorneys way down at the bottom of the list of respected professions with members of congress, car salesmen — and, yes, journalists. So, I am using that to consumers’ advantage in my speeches to food manufacturers: “If you hate lawyers, don’t poison your customers,” Bill Marler […]
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning consumers not to eat Turkish pine nuts distributed by Sunrise Commodities, based in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, after FDA tests confirmed the presence of Salmonella on the product. FDA is collaborating with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and State public health and agriculture officials […]
The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) is leading a team of local, federal, and state public health experts in investigating the cause of the E. coli outbreak that has hit the St. Louis region. The investigation involves laboratory analysis, environmental sampling and interviews of reported cases. This information is then combined to […]
CIDRAP reports that a New York food processor has recalled broiled chicken liver products that have been linked to at least 170 Salmonella Heidelberg infections in five states, according to the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) and state health departments. The recall applies to an undetermined amount of broiled chicken livers produced by Schreiber Processing […]
The New York City Health Department has identified 56 cases of Salmonella bacteria-related illnesses in New York City that are linked to eating MealMart brand kosher broiled chicken livers from the Schreiber Processing Corporation that were not cooked. Even though they are labeled as “broiled” and may appear cooked, chicken livers from this manufacturer are […]
Its not everyday that your 7th grader asks you to speak at her school’s science class. Since she is almost a teenager I jumped at the chance before I become an embarrassment. 2011 Hyla Middle School Science Talk View more presentations from Bill Marler.
I landed from Chicago a few hours ago (it is now just past 10 PM – 1 AM FSIS time) where I was the keynote at the 6th Annual Global Food Safety Conference and yet another outbreak prompting a late night (or early morning) recall lands in my inbox. Schreiber Processing Corporation, a Maspeth, N.Y. […]
For those readers who have not yet read “Poisoned: The True Story of the Deadly E. Coli Outbreak That Changed the Way Americans Eat,” you likely do not know my aversion to apples after a Summer working in the orchards of the Okanogan Valley. Still in all, I always find it a bit hard when […]
Some of my comments below have sparked a debate that needs to be had. Should grocery stores be responsible for the food they sell? If the manufacturer is from outside the United States or bankrupt, should the wholesaler and retailer be responsible for injuries caused by the product sold? Or, should the customer be without […]
Whittington’s Jerky, Inc., a Johnson City, Texas establishment, is recalling approximately 126 pounds of beef jerky products that may be contaminated with Salmonella, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. The products subject to recall include: 2-oz. packages of “Whittington’s Original Beef Jerky.” 4-oz. packages of “Whittington’s Original Beef […]
The below PowerPoint goes aling with this short paper – The Reality of Proving a Foodborne Illness Case Separating the Wheat from the Chaff: Proving a Foodborne Illness Case with Attorney William Marler View more presentations from Bill Marler