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 Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has received word that the five isolates sent to CDC do match the Listeria multistate outbreak. KDHE anticipates the addition of Kansas on the CDC updated report, as a state matching the ongoing multistate outbreak. Kansas has eight cases of listeriosis reported since Aug. 26, with 5 […]
I must admit, like salmon in a restaurant or tomatoes in the salad on the latest plane flight, I am a fan of neither. However, the tomatoes from my garden (with a cucumber) or a salmon caught with a fly of the beach, does change the way you feel about food. And, for a guy […]
Mike Booth of the Denver Post reports that the following states (and perhaps more) received the Jensen Farms and Frontera Cantaloupe: Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Idaho, Illinois, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, and Wyoming. From Phyllis Entis of efoodalert (and some research […]
I am just wrapping up a speech in front of a group of lawyers who represent the hospitality industry (hotels, cruise lines, etc) and was a bit surprised that cantaloupe was on the morning menu. Half the audience was not even aware of the recall that has been implicated in nearly 60 illness and nearly […]
The CDC reported a few moments ago that a total of 55 persons infected with the 4 outbreak-associated strains of Listeria monocytogenes have been reported from 14 states. All illnesses started on or after August 4, 2011. The number of infected persons identified in each state is as follows: California (1), Colorado (14), Illinois (1), […]
Colorado – Health officials say a second person has died in Colorado in a listeria outbreak traced to Colorado cantaloupes. Mark Salley of the Colorado Department of Public Health said Tuesday the state now is reporting 14 confirmed cases of listeria connected to the outbreak to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Colorado […]
“My mom didn’t deserve any of this.” You are right, she did not.
Well, likely she is. I was in Denver today at the Nation’s Restaurant News Food Safety Symposium to give a speech to restaurateurs on how to avoid spending quality time with me after poisoning your customers. Oddly, given the Listeria deaths linked to Colorado cantaloupe increasing (will be pushing 10 in a few days) across […]
According to Food Safety News, Pride & Joy Creamery, a dairy farm in Eastern Washington state, has recalled its raw milk because it may be contaminated with E. coli, a bacteria that can cause serious illness, according to a news release issued by the state’s Agriculture Department at the dairy’s request. The raw milk was […]
Scholarship Funds in Memory of Maiden High School Grad Maiden High School North Carolina seniors interested in pursuing higher education in science fields will soon be eligible to receive the newly established Bobby Ray Hullett – Marler Clark Memorial Scholarship. The scholarship, which will be awarded in $500 increments over five years, was donated in […]
The CDC just reported that a total of 35 persons infected with the outbreak-associated strains of Listeria monocytogenes have been reported from 10 states. All illnesses started on or after August 4, 2011. The number of infected persons identified in each state is as follows: California (1), Colorado (12), Illinois (1), Indiana (1), Montana (1), […]
Seven deaths among as many as 49 illnesses are being investigated and may be linked to Listeria-tainted cantaloupes traced to Jensen Farms in Holly, CO, according to a review of state health department websites and media reports this weekend. As of last week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said two people had died of listeriosis out of […]
In a addition to a speech this week at Nation’s Restaurant News Food Safety Symposium in Denver, I will also be speaking at the Defense Research Institute (voice of the defense bar) Strictly Hospitality Seminar in Scottsdale. Here are my DRI slides: Investigating Foodborne Illness Outbreaks With Attorney William Marler View more presentations from Bill […]
We know that Jensen Farms and Frontera Cantaloupe were shipped to Arizona, Colorado, Illinois, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, and Wyoming. And, as of last week the CDC reported the number of infected persons identified in each state at 22 with […]
With the number of ill, and the states they are in, expected to rise in the morning, questions consumers are still asking is where did these cantaloupes go and are any still out there? This is the alphabetical list of states in which the Jensen Farms, Inc., cantaloupes were sold: Arizona, Colorado, Illinois, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, […]