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 […]
We are doing a series of inservice trainings for the younger lawyers and staff so they have a better understanding of how various parts of Government work on Food Safety. We have already finished a former CDC/PulseNet person (Dr. Bala Swaminathan) and we still have more to do. Today we had the honor to have […]
Hepatitis outbreak leads to new R.I. scholarship By Nicole Lauer The law firm that assisted Rock Island and Milan residents in the 2009 outbreak of the Hepatitis A virus traced to a Milan McDonald’s has donated $25,000 to the Rock Island-Milan Education Foundation. Food safety law firm Marler Clark donated the funds to the foundation […]
Progress on fixing the Tester Amendment is making slow progress. Here is where it is at as a few moments ago. I am pleased to see that FDA will have oversight over sales between Farmers and Wholesalers. This is a good thing. Summary of Tester Amendment Senator Jon Tester (D-MT) has sponsored an amendment to […]
Nevada Senator Harry Reid made the following remarks on the Senate floor this morning to urge swift passage of food safety legislation. Below are his remarks as prepared for delivery: “No one in America should have to worry if their salad or sandwich is going to kill them. No one in the Senate should prey […]
Laboratory testing conducted by the New Mexico Department of Health on an unopened (intact) package of Bravo Farms Dutch Style Gouda Cheese purchased from a Costco retail location has identified E. coli O157:H7 matching the outbreak strain. This is the first confirmation from an unopened cheese sample, and is consistent with previous laboratory testing conducted […]
All 1- or 3-pound packages of Queso Fresco Fresh Cheese, Queso Panela Fresh Cheese, Requeson Mexican Style Ricotta Cheese and Queso Enchilado Dry Cheese distributed by Del Bueno of Grandview, Wash., because they have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The organism can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail […]
“S 510 is the most important food safety legislation in a generation. The Tester Amendment will make it even more effective, strengthening food safety rules while protecting small farmers and producers. We both think this is the right thing to do.” Eric Schlosser & Michael Pollan This is from Food Safety News this morning: The […]
No, it is not a cooking class – That would be Torte. Not to be confused with tort, a civil wrong at law. A torte is a cake made primarily with eggs, sugar, and ground nuts instead of flour. Hopefully, the students in the Torts class already know the difference. Here is a link to […]
Salmonella is a bacterium that causes one of the most common enteric (intestinal) infections in the United States – Salmonellosis. In some states (e.g. Georgia, Maryland), salmonellosis is the most commonly reported cause of enteric disease, and overall it is the second most common bacterial foodborne illness reported (usually slightly less frequent than Campylobacter infection). […]
STATEMENT OF ADMINISTRATION POLICY S. 510 – The FDA Food Safety Modernization Act – (Sen. Durbin, D-Illinois, and 20 cosponsors) The Administration supports Senate passage of the Manager’s Amendment in the nature of a substitute to S. 510, the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act. This bipartisan bill addresses longstanding challenges in the Food and Drug […]
We are slowly uploading a series of videos on what we do here at Marler Clark. This video is about the legal work I do and the food safety advocacy that has also become a large part of my life.
Last Friday the CDC reported that now thirty-seven persons infected with the outbreak strain of E. coli O157:H7 have been reported from five states since mid-October. The number of ill persons identified in each state with this strain is as follows: AZ (19), CA (3), CO (10), NM (3) and NV (2). There have been […]
New Braunfels Smokehouse, from New Braunfels, Texas, recalled approximately 2,609 pounds of fully cooked, ready-to-eat smoked turkey breast products due to positive listeria test results in the meat. The products subject to recall include: • 1-pound packages of “New Braunfels Smokehouse Sliced Smoked Turkey” with package code “2210” on the label; • 4 to 6 […]
Why do companies seem so stupid? Why do they forget that what is uploaded to the internet never really goes away? Why would a company – especially one that has now been sued three times – think they can delete an entire section of its website that dealt with the raw milk product that […]
The CDC has issued an alert to consumers and health professionals about an outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 in five states: Arizona, California, Colorado, New Mexico and Nevada. Based on current information, there is a link with the consumption of one of several cheeses offered for sampling and sale at the “cheese road show” that […]