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 […]
This just in – Cargill Value Added Meats – Retail (also referred to as CVAM-Retail) will announce a Class I Voluntary Fresh Ground Turkey Recall of approximately 35,709,675 pounds of ground turkey products August 3, 2011. The product may be linked to an outbreak of Salmonella Heidelberg. All recalled products were produced at the Springdale, […]
I must admit I left before Secretary Vilsack arrived at the IAFP Conference for his speech. Although I like the Secretary, I did not expect for him to say much of anything new about food safety. And, after spending some $40,000 on public health scholarships, the Food Safety News booth, travel for FSN staff and […]
It is great that there is such a big interest in the Real Raw Milk Facts Poster at the IAFP Conference. Even a Board member of Weston A. Price stopped by to learn. Geoffrey Morell, ND, JP, (Secretary), is a practicing naturopath, specializing in the past 20 years in the field commonly called magnetic, intuitive, […]
We are in the middle of yet another Salmonella outbreak linked to Salmonella-tainted ground meat, so I thought it might be helpful to put in in context thanks to http://www.outbreakdatabase.com. I am expecting that the producer or producers of the Salmonella Heildelberg – tainted turkey may well be named today. Safeway Ground Beef 2007 – […]
JoNel Aleccia of MSNBC reported that the federal Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) issued a public health alert (last Friday night) about the Salmonella Heidelberg infections linked to ground turkey that has sickened 76 and killed 1 California man. However, FSIS is not saying much: “FSIS has not linked these illnesses to a particular […]
As I said to the AP: Food safety advocate Bill Marler, an attorney who has represented victims of the nation’s biggest food-borne illness outbreaks, said he believes the three positive samples should prompt a recall. “Consumers have no idea what to do except not eat ground turkey,” he said. The CDC announced this evening that […]
I am at the 100th meeting of the International Association for Food Protection (IAFP) in Milwaukee (See our booth). All the talk of course was about food safety as I gave the opening speech this morning about the Food Safety Modernization Act and handed out $40,000 in scholarships to local, state and international health departments […]
The Pennsylvania departments of Health and Agriculture and the Allegheny County Health Department are advising the public of the possible health risks associated with products, specifically glass-bottled milk, from Brunton Dairy in Aliquippa, Beaver County. Since June 15, five individuals – three young children and two older adults – developed diarrhea and other symptoms caused […]
So, who is winning? I was asked to talk with Sally Fallon Morrell on the Kojo Nnamdi show on WAMU Public Radio in D.C. last week in what the host determined to be the “Raw Milk Wars.” The producer who called me said that she had tried to find someone, anyone, in public health to […]
I was off to Wisconsin (I think it still is the dairy state) this morning for the IAFP conference when another raw milk issue landed in my inbox – I need to update my chart at www.realrawmilkfacts.com. Alaska state health officials updated the June report of Campylobacter illnesses on what appears to be an ongoing […]
We have seen them before: Minnesota Restaurant Ground Turkey 2000 Multistate Private Home Ground Turkey 2008 Jenny-O-Turkey Burgers 2010 The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is issuing a public health alert due to concerns about illnesses caused by Salmonella Heidelberg that may be associated with use and consumption of […]
The CDC has reported that a total of 99 individuals infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Agona have been reported from 23 states between January 1 and July 22, 2011. The number of ill persons identified in each state with the outbreak strain is as follows: Arkansas (1), Arizona (3), California (7), Colorado (1), […]
A Houston company is recalling products made with fresh cut papaya in connection with the multistate outbreak of Salmonella Agona. GHSW of Houston said it was notified that papayas used in its products were associated with the Agromod Produce recall. On July 23, Agromod announced a recall of papayas imported from Mexico that have been […]
Tri State Beef, a Cincinnati, Ohio, establishment, is recalling approximately 228,596 pounds of beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. The following product is subject to recall: • Combo bins of “TRI-STATE BEEF CO., INC BONELESS BEEF.” Each bin […]
A CLASS I Recall is a health hazard situation where there is a reasonable probability that the use of the product will cause serious, adverse health consequences or death. This recall release is being reissued to expand the July 20 recall to include an undetermined amount of additional ready-to-eat chicken products. Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation, a […]