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 […]
I just finished my speech at the GMA Food Litigation Conference and will be heading to the University of Chicago School of Law shortly. Tomorrow I will be speaking in upstate Minnesota at the MEHA Conference. Yesterday I attended the sustainable food conference in D.C. and still am perplexed why food safety was not a […]
Five cases of E. coli have been confirmed in Bell County, the Bell County Public Health District said Wednesday. No other details were provided. Most varieties of E. coli are harmless or may cause brief diarrhea, the health district said, and sometimes produce no symptoms at all, although the infection can be spread to others. […]
According to Japan press reports, Yasuhiro Kanzaka, president of Foods Forus Co., which runs the Yakiniku-zakaya Ebisu chain, has admitted his company had not tested raw meat served at its outlets for bacteria, as required by the health ministry, since 2009. The restaurant chain has been linked to 56 E. coli O111 illnesses and now […]
One illness, to a dog in Missouri, has been linked to the chews, called Pig Ears for Pet Treats. The product is being recalled by the Keys Manufacturing Co. Inc. of Paris, Ill. Salmonella can affect animals, and there is risk to people from handling contaminated pet products. The bacteria can cause serious and sometimes […]
I just landed in Washington D. C. to attend The Future of Food Conference sponsored by the Sustainable Food Trust. Also, the video promo for the book “Poisoned” landed in my inbox on the flight. As the title make clear, the Jack in the Box E. coli O157:H7 changed a number of things about the […]
According to Japanese news sources, at least two children have died and nearly 40 have been sickened by a “highly toxic O-111 strain of the E. coli bacteria.” Apparently, the illnesses are linked to “a Yakiniku barbecue restaurant in Fukui [and] at the chain’s outlets in Toyama Fukui, Ishikawa and Kanagawa Prefectures. … A raw […]
Quinault Tribal Enterprise of Taholah, WA is recalling all canned seafood products including all Salmons, smoked and non-smoked; Tuna, smoked and non-smoked; Smoked Sturgeon; Minced Razor Clams; smoked Razor Clams; and smoked Steelhead. The canned seafood products are being recalled because they were not adequately processed according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s low-acid […]
2010 and 2011 seem to have been busy times for the attempted expansion of the raw milk industry. For California, Iowa, Wyoming, and as of a few days ago Washington, the march towards unpasteurized milk sales has slowed. However, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, Oregon, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont and Wisconsin are still in play. (PDF with […]
Six L’s of Immokalee, Fla. is voluntarily recalling a single lot of grape tomatoes, because they have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. The strain of Salmonella has not been determined […]
Satur Farms of Cutchogue, NY is recalling 88.5 pounds of Satur Farms Cilantro, because it has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Healthy persons infected with Salmonella often experience fever, diarrhea […]
Really? According to the CDC, preliminary analysis has suggested exposure to clinical and teaching microbiology laboratories is a possible source of illness. Illnesses have been identified among students in microbiology teaching laboratories and employees in clinical microbiology laboratories. Ill persons (60%) were significantly more likely than control persons (2%) to report exposure to a microbiology […]
A few days ago I posted “Perhaps the most disturbing animal cruelty video ever.” I still cannot watch it in full. Even though I grew up on a farm and killed chickens, pigs, turkeys, cows and rabbits for food, I always did it with a feeling a dread, but with nothing to hide. Minnesota House […]
A report and policy brief released today identifies the Top 10 riskiest combinations of foods and disease-causing bugs, a finding that will help the FDA, USDA and other agencies do a better job when it comes to keeping the nation’s food supply safe. The Top 10 list, by researchers at the University of Florida’s Emerging […]
From and FDA Press Release: Rainbow Acres distributed raw milk in violation of federal law The Justice Department, at the request of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, has filed a complaint for permanent injunction against Daniel L. Allgyer, owner of the Rainbow Acres Farm, in Kinzers, Pa., for distributing unpasteurized (or “raw”) milk for […]
I have always been a bit amazed at the meat industry and the USDA. In the 18 years of litigating E. coli O157:H7 (and other bacterial and viral) cases – mostly on behalf of children – I am tired (and a bit disgusted) by the constant din of blaming the consumer. Sometimes the industry goes […]