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 internet is abuzz with the findings of a study funding by The Pew Charitable Trusts done by Lance B. Price, Ph.D., senior author of the study and Director of TGen’s Center for Food Microbiology and Environmental Health Nationwide. The study found that U.S. meat and poultry is widely contaminated Multi-drug-resistant Staph: … Nearly half […]
On Friday, March 25 HEALTH issued a recall of all baked goods from DeFusco’s Bakery in Johnston. The following is a list of food establishments that purchased zeppole (cream or pastry shells) or other baked goods from DeFusco’s. If you purchased any of the following baked goods from the food establishments on the purchase dates […]
We will be having an open house at our new offices on May 18 as well as a book signing by author, Jeff Benedict, for his new book “Poisoned” – The true story of the deadly E. coli outbreak that changed the way Americans eat See you then.
From the people who brought you Real Raw Milk Facts, please download the Parent Food Safety Guide for Raw Milk. See below, Outbreaks, illnesses and recalls linked to raw (unpasteurized) and pasteurized dairy products, United States, 2010
In October 2009 that we filed a “Petition for an Interpretive Rule Declaring enterohemorrhagic Shiga Toxin-producing Serotypes of Escherichia coli, Including Non-O157 Serotypes, to be Adulterants Within the Meaning of 21 U.S.C. § 601(m)(1)” with the Food Safety Inspection Service (FSIS). Since I filed the Petition, I have also filed two supplements (See, First and […]
The Rhode Island Department of Health posted an update in its ongoing investigation of the Salmonella outbreak linked to DeFusco’s bakery in Johnston, Rhode Island. The new numbers released today: * 70 Cases Total (69 in Rhode Island, 1 in Massachusetts) * 29 Hospitalizations (25 Discharged, 4 Current) * 42 Lab-confirmed Salmonella * 2 Salmonella-associated […]
As of April 1, 2011, the CDC reported eight persons infected with the outbreak strain of E. coli serotype O157:H7 were reported from Michigan (1), Minnesota (3), and Wisconsin (4). Reported dates of illness onset range from December 20, 2010 to February 16, 2011. Ill persons ranged in age from 15 to 78 years, with […]
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is warning the public not to consume raw shelled walnuts described below because these products may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7. The affected raw shelled walnuts, product of USA, were sold from certain retail stores during the specified time period. This is related to the recall of raw […]
According to press reports, the Rhode Island Department of Health said today that a second person linked to the DeFusco’s Bakery Salmonella outbreak has died. A Health Department spokeswoman said the patient was a man in his 90s from Providence County. He died Thursday. The spokeswoman said the man was being tracked as part of […]
In August of 2010, Veron Foods, LLC of Prairieville, Louisiana recalled approximately 500,000 pounds of “ready to eat” sausage and hog head cheese products that may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The following products were subject to recall: A Louisiana State Report noted the 14 ill from the Veron products. In yesterday’s Morbidity Mortality Weekly […]
The number of people sickened in connection with the Defusco’s Bakery Salmonella outbreak continues to climb. Here are the new numbers from the Rhode Island Department of Health: Cases of Illness between March 14 – 29, 2011 64 Cases Total (63 in Rhode Island, 1 in Massachusetts) 27 Hospitalizations (24 Discharged, 3 Current) 36 Lab-confirmed […]
Thank goodness that Al Gore (or someone) created the internet and you can search (google) for anything now. I posted earlier about Vernon Cheese sickening a dozen and killing two of its customers with Listeria. Seems like this has been an ongoing problem – at least the recall part. From our friends at FSIS from […]
In December 2009, the CDC reported 85 individuals infected with Salmonella Typhimurium in 31 states: Alabama (1), Arizona (1), California (5), Colorado (4), Florida (1), Georgia (1), Idaho (1), Illinois (5), Indiana (1), Kentucky (1), Louisiana (1), Massachusetts (3), Maryland (3), Michigan (4), Minnesota (1), Missouri (4), Mississippi (1), Nebraska (1), New Jersey (2), New […]
In August of 2010, I reported about Veron Foods, LLC of Prairieville, Louisiana recalling approximately 500,000 pounds of “ready to eat” sausage and hog head cheese products that may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The following products were subject to recall: All packages of Veron Hot Smoked Sausage, Veron Mild Smoked Sausage, Martin Hot Smoked […]
Quebec’s Health Department confirmed Thursday that one person in the province has died of an E. coli infection after possibly eating contaminated walnuts. So far, 13 cases of E. coli illness in Canada have been linked to contaminated walnuts distributed by Quebec-based Amira Enterprises. Nine of the cases have been in Quebec. Two have been […]