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 reports that a total of 106 individuals infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Agona were reported from 25 states between January 1 and August 25, 2011. The number of ill persons identified in each state with the outbreak strain was as follows: Arkansas (1), Arizona (4), California (8), Colorado (1), Georgia (8), […]
As Merriam Webster say: 1 a : of little weight or importance b : having no sound basis (as in fact or law) 2 a : lacking in seriousness According to a Del Monte press release, Del Monte has notified the State of Oregon it intends to sue it over the recall, […]
I am in Roseburg Oregon for three days of mediation on a Salmonella Outbreak. We represent a dozen clients sickened. On April 26, 2010, Douglas County Health Department (DCHD) received five Salmonella positive test results from a local laboratory. This influx of positive Salmonella reports immediately caught the attention of DCHD communicable disease staff as […]
Although I have had over 1,000,000 visitors to Marler Blog so far this year, I have just over 1,000 subscribers. So, the first 500 new subscribers will get a free book. Just subscribe here and email me your address at bmarler@marlerclark.com. Here is a sample platter of the reviews on “Poisoned” that have come out […]
Have you seen the trailer for Contagion? For those germaphobes and conspiracy theorist out there, this will likely keep you up at night. On the other hand, perhaps a bit more realistic film (one that actually happened) would be the movie version of “Poisoned.” Watch the full episode. See more KCTS 9 Connects.
I should never sleep in. Sometime today the FDA will likely announce an Import Alert on Mexican Papaya due to Salmonella Agona. Here is what the FDA is saying thus far: Mexico produces 11% of the world’s production of papayas. U.S. import data from January 1, 2011 shows that approximately 65% of all papayas imported […]
I must admit that I was busy today preparing another complaint in the Cargill Salmonella Heildelberg outbreak and had not had time to pick up the Del Monte vs. USA/FDA lawsuit until some time ago. Interesting read – See PDF – Del Monte vs. USA/FDA. In essence, Del Monte says the CDC and 10 States […]
This week we will be filing yet another lawsuit against Cargill (COMPLAINT PDF). This time it is on behalf of a woman who purchased the tainted turkey on July 31, 2011, at a Food City grocery location in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. Note, it was the same day that FSIS sent out an advisory (late Friday […]
The Cumberland County North Carolina Public Health Department said in a press release that the Hepatitis A vaccination clinic for individuals who visited the Fayetteville Olive Garden on August 8 and who may have been exposed to the illness through an employee continued through Monday, August 22. Monday was the last day the free shots […]
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In 2009 Linda Rivera, a 57-year-old mother of six from Nevada, was stricken with what one doctor described as “the severest multi-organ (bowel, kidney, brain, lung, gall bladder, pancreas) case of E. coli O157:H7 mediated Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome I have seen in my extensive experience.” Linda’s story hit the front page of the Washington Post […]
I was reading this morning that President Obama picked up two books on an outing to Martha’s Vineyard Bookstore “Bunch of Grapes” with daughters Sasha and Malia on Friday: “The Bayou Trilogy,” a mystery collection by Daniel Woodrell set in Louisiana, and “Rodin’s Debutante,” a novel by Ward Just with a character who becomes politically […]
A new scholarship at Maiden High School will be announced next week. The Food Safety Law Firm, Marler Clark, will donate $2,500 to fund the Bobby “Pete” Ray Hullett Science and Medicine Scholarship for students who are interested in pursuing higher education in the science or medical field. “This scholarship is intended to honor the […]
Tune into Food Safety News Sunday morning and read the full story. Everyone seems to hate government now days. From being afraid of the FDA “food police” trying to steal your seeds, to trying to privatize social security, government is perceived as both overbearing and incompetent (at the same time). Some want to gut the […]
The number of confirmed cases in an E coli O157:H7 outbreak linked to Cowans Gap State Park is now 14, the Pennsylvania Department of Health announced Thursday. In a statement, health department officials said 11 cases involve Pennsylvania residents — six from Franklin County, four from Lancaster County and one from Huntingdon County. Three cases […]