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 cannot make the screening of “The Raw Truth,” a documentary about all types of raw food, done by a number of great kid’s from USC’s award-winning film school (I am assuming my part did not get left on the cutting room floor). Here are the details: Dear Friends and Family, You are invited to […]
I have been working the phones and emails since the Senate passed S. 510 last week with over-whelming bi-partisan support (or what accounts for that in this political environment) to try and figure out how the Senate could have included a potential revenue provision in Section 107 in S. 510 that is arguably a bit […]
The Cabell-Huntington County West Virginia Health Department is currently investigating a cluster of Hepatitis A cases (See maps of locations of Health Departments). To date, there are four confirmed cases in Cabell County and health officials are doing a thorough investigation on these sporadic cases. At the same time, the Ashland-Boyd County Kentucky Health Department […]
The company at the center of the salmonella outbreak that sickened more than 1,820 people during the summer and led to the recall of 550 million eggs has been cleared by the Food and Drug Administration to begin selling eggs for the table again. On Tuesday the FDA notified Wright County Egg LLC of Galt, […]
I have been continuing to plug away at researching the mystery of the “60 day rule.” Here is another article questioning the rationale of the rule: Behavior of Escherichia coli O157:H7 during the manufacture and aging of gouda and stirred-curd cheddar cheeses manufactured from raw milk 01.dec.10 Journal of Food Protection D’Amico, Dennis J.; Druart, […]
Today a lawsuit was filed on behalf of the estate of Shirley Almer, one of nine who died from Salmonella as a result of contaminated peanut butter. The family of Shirley Almer joins the family of Clifford Tousignant in suit against King Nut Peanut Butter. Now that food safety legislation appears to be dead, the […]
I just got this tweet: @PhilipBrasher: Sen. Thune says #foodsafety bill is now dead. #S510 And, I got this email from a staffer – “Whole Dem Caucus in total disarray. Rank and file are mad at Reid for pushing DADT, Dream Act, etc. It’s a cluster.” Howver, I guess Senator Thune should know. As Stephen […]
According to a variety of news sources, Senate Democrats say an error in the Food Safety bill passed Tuesday can be resolved in time to send the legislation to President Obama by the end of the year. Two senior leadership aides confirmed that the bill the Senate approved, 73-25, “inadvertently” contained tax provisions that, under […]
The Los Angeles Department of Public Health (DPH) is warning that people who ate sandwiches at the Jerry’s Deli near UCLA on certain days in November may have been exposed to hepatitis A and should get vaccinated. “Public Health recommends that patrons who ate sandwiches at the restaurant or who ate catered sandwiches from this […]
So, where are we on Food Safety in the USA – specifically S. 510 and H.B 2749? A good start would be to see my last few posts for details on where I think things are and perhaps some ways out of the mess. Did you ever get the feeling that grown ups are not […]
The Romaine lettuce 2008 E. coli O157:H7 outbreak in Pierce and Thurston Counties, Washington, occurred against the backdrop of an awakened national consciousness about the safety of our nation’s food supply—particularly, its fresh produce. The September 2006 spinach outbreak, that sickened 205, killing 5, put the subject of produce safety on the map for everybody, […]
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S. 510, the food safety bill that passed just yesterday after languishing in the Senate for nearly two years appears deadlocked because Senators violated a constitutional provision requiring that tax provisions originate in the House (“shall originate in the House of Representatives”). Section 107 of S. 510 included a set of fees that are classified […]
Granted, I am neither a 25-year-old maker of raw milk, artisan cheeses from Wisconsin, nor a constitutional scholar (hello, Mr. President, you are the latter), but clearly, tax bills, for the most part it seems, per the constitution, “shall originate in the House of Representatives.” It does appear that the House Parliamentarian may have an […]
Despite all the fear and yelling over the food safety legislation, it is pretty clear that the media and the public is interested in it. Here is a sample platter of yesterday’s and today’s news: Los Angeles Times Bill Marler, a Seattle attorney who represents victims of food-borne illness outbreaks, said that because of changing […]