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 […]
According to the CDC, in the United States, four suspected cases of STEC O104:H4 infections have been identified in persons who recently traveled to Hamburg, Germany, where they were likely exposed. One case of HUS has been reported in each of three states: Massachusetts, Michigan, and Wisconsin. Additionally, one case of Shiga toxin-positive diarrheal illness […]
Accumulation of life-threatening, caused hemolytic-uremic syndrome caused by bacteria (HUS) 06/06/2011. The reporting data on HUS and EHEC currently suggest a slight decrease in the number of cases. Whether this decline will continue and whether it is due to the reduced consumption of the incriminated food or dried up a potential other source, can not […]
Death toll to 22 Sunday — 21 in Germany and one in Sweden. 2,153 people in Germany have been sickened. Ten other European nations and the U.S. have reported a total of 90 other victims. Total 2,243. 627 people have developed Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome. And, the Spanish are going to sue the Germans over the […]
First it was Spanish cucumbers – but also tomatoes or lettuce. Even for a time slugs were thought to be the vector. A few days ago an Italian official suggected it might well be meat. So, I am taking it with several grains of salt, associated press reporter Tomislav Skaro report from Hamburg this morning […]
Escherichia coli (E. coli) are members of a large group of bacterial germs that inhabit the intestinal tract of humans and other warm-blooded animals (mammals, birds). Newborns have a sterile alimentary tract, which within two days becomes colonized with E. coli. More than 700 serotypes of E. coli have been identified. Their “O” and “H” […]
I have received a few emails complaining that Spanish cucumbers have been wrongfully maligned by Germany. There has even been a call by the cucumber eating Spanish agricultural minister for compensation to Spain while E. coli victims still struggle in hospitals in a dozen countries, and where at least 19 families are attending funerals – […]
When news came through TMJ4 that Wisconsin was now part of the German E. coli O104:H4 outbreak – the deadliest E. coli outbreak in memory – many were probably shocked. However, E. coli, Wisconsin and me, have been far too familiar companions in the last two decades. From the horrible illnesses and death of a […]
E. coli outbreaks associated with lettuce or spinach, specifically the “pre-washed” and “ready-to-eat” varieties, are by no means a new phenomenon. In fact, the frequency with which this country’s fresh produce consuming public has been hit by outbreaks of pathogenic bacteria is astonishing. By way of illustration, in October 2003, thirteen residents of a California […]
Mike Stobbe, AP medical writer, wrote following a news conference by USDA, FDA and CDC officials, that four people in the U.S. might be linked to the food poisoning outbreak in Europe. All four were in northern Germany in May and officials are confident that they were infected with E. coli in that country. Three […]
The recent European E. coli O104:H4 Outbreak is now reporting over 2,000 ill (nearly 70% women) and 19 dead in what has now become the world’s most deadly E. coli Outbreak and its third largest. However, what is most staggering are the numbers of people who have developed Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome – over 550 to […]
Besides Germany, illnesses have surfaced in Austria, the Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Britain and United States (people who had visited Northern Germany). The source is still elusive, but officials are still warning consumers in Europe to not eat cucumbers, tomatoes or lettuce. Yesterday I spent the day talking with the […]
The U.S. Press machine has finally taken notice of an expanding tragedy happening in Europe (with two reported HUS cases now in U.S.). Smoking gun elusive in deadly E. coli outbreak Illnesses can occur days after tainted food is eaten and leftovers thrown out, so “the trail gets cold pretty quick,” said Bill Marler, a […]
New numbers from overnight: 18 Dead by E. coli O104:H4 1,534 Ill with E. coli O104:H4 470 with Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome Source: Still Elusive
The Amarillo Department of Health confirmed late Wednesday afternoon they are investigating seven confirmed cases of E. coli 0157:H7. A spokesperson for the department said that all current reported cases are with children and that no specific food has been linked to the outbreak. Four of the seven kids were hospitalized. While the investigation into […]
I have been litigating foodborne illness cases for nearly two decades. The key to my success has been to find a quick, reliable method of distinguishing between legitimate food poisoning claims and suspect ones. In my experience, the food industry, from farmer to retailer to restaurant, tends to over-emphasize the specious claim and under-value the […]