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 […]
From a Press Release from Rock Island High School: A new scholarship is being offered to students at Rock Island High School who are interested in pursuing a college degree in a science field. Seattle-based food safety law firm Marler Clark made a $25,000 contribution to the Rock Island-Milan Education Foundation in October to foster […]
After my trip to Chicago this week for the ACI Foodborne Illness Litigation Conference, I am home for a few days and then off again on a seemingly worldwide tour. I am proud to be a major sponsor of the 5th International Conference for Food Safety and Quality on November 2-3, 2010, as well as […]
Thanks to the folks at Think Progress for passing along the video of GOP House candidate Jesse Kelly, who is running in Arizona’s 8th congressional district, at a campaign rally hosted by the Pima County Tea Party Patriots. During a question-and-answer period, a voter asked Kelly about the recent Salmonella outbreak, which led to recall […]
Athens City County Health Department has released its preliminary report on the Salmonella Enteritidis Outbreak that sickened 56 linked to Casa Lopez Mexican Restaurant. Of those case patients entered into the Ohio Disease Reporting System (ODRS), 47 reside in Athens County, including some with temporary Athens County Residence *83.93%, N=47) , 1 resides in Fairfield County, […]
Wednesday, October 27 to Thursday, October 28, 2010 Millennium Knickerbocker Hotel Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States In the wake of one of the largest national egg recalls in history, now is the time for in-house counsel, regulatory affairs and compliance officers within the food industry to closely evaluate what your company is doing to prepare […]
Perhaps SanGar has been too long in the shadow of the last stand at the Alamo, or the owners believe the Tea Party mantra of blaming the government for all that is bad will work to deflect that SanGar may well be responsible for the deaths of at least 4 and perhaps 5 and sickening […]
We filed yet another lawsuit against Quality Egg – Wright County Egg in Federal District Court in Iowa this afternoon. Here are some of the details: On or about June 25, 2010, the plaintiff, Jim Bussey of Brookshire, Texas, purchased and consumed an egg and sausage breakfast taco in Sealy, Texas. On or about June […]
Generally, you hear from the food industry, politicians and the media: “We have the safest food supply in the world.” Lena Sun’s article this morning in the Washington Post shows another side and is worth a read, “Conflicts of interest mar food producers’ independent inspections.” However, the pictures of the victims (all my clients) are […]
Illinois state health officials have traced a widespread Salmonella outbreak at Subway restaurants to one Central Illinois food distributor. But, in a final report on the incident issued Thursday, the Illinois Department of Public Health said it could not identify the exact source of the problem, which led to 109 confirmed cases and another 90-plus […]
Next week I will be co-chairing the ACI Foodborne Illness Litigation Conference in Chicago and co-hosting an evening meal for the speakers. I had to approve the dinner menu which got me thinking (after nearly 20 years) about what a Marler Clark Potluck would look like: Without much thought here is the meal from hell: […]
The Texas Department of Health has shut down the Sangar food processing plant, saying it was contaminated by bacteria linked to the deaths of four people. In addition to chopped celery testing positive, inspectors found a condensation leak above a food product area, dirt on a food-preparation table, and hand-washing problems at the San Antonio […]
A confidential settlement was reached yesterday between the family of 87-year old John Powers and Whittier Farms stemming from an outbreak of Listeria linked to contaminated milk. The outbreak was responsible for the death of at least four. A. News of the Outbreak On November 27, 2007, a health department officer in central Massachusetts contacted […]
The Texas Department of State Health Services today ordered Sangar Fresh Cut Produce in San Antonio to stop processing food and recall all products shipped from the plant since January. The order was issued after laboratory tests of chopped celery from the plant indicated the presence of Listeria monocytogenes, a bacterium that can cause severe […]
The Murphy House, a Louisburg, N.C. establishment, is recalling approximately 4,920 pounds of ready-to-eat (RTE) pork barbeque products that may be contaminated with Salmonella, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. The following products are subject to recall: 1 lb. and 5 lb. plastic tubs of “MURPHY HOUSE Unskinned […]
In July 2010, CDC identified a nationwide sustained increase in the number of Salmonella Enteritidis isolates with PFGE pattern JEGX01.0004 uploaded to PulseNet, the national subtyping network made up of state and local public health laboratories and federal food regulatory laboratories that performs molecular surveillance of foodborne infections. This increase began in May 2010 and […]