This is simply unacceptable. This botulism outbreak, frankly any outbreak that sickens babies, should never have happened. We can do more to protect the most vulnerable. The stork in “operation stork speed” clearly flew into a brick wall and crash landed. This child’s parents bought ByHeart Infant Formula at a Walmart. ByHeart utilized powdered organic […]
https://www.marlerblog.com/files/2024/10/Publications-Microbial-Safety-of-Onions_v.2024.pdf
As they say, the plot thickens. The majority of people who have fallen ill, 26, are in Colorado, including 18 in Mesa County. The older adult who died lived in Mesa County. It is unclear where the one HUS victim resides. According to the Wall Street Journal “Taylor Farms, which supplied the onions to the affected […]
E. coli is an archetypal commensal bacterial species that lives in mammalian intestines. E. coli O157:H7 is one of thousands of serotypes Escherichia coli.[1] The combination of letters and numbers in the name of the E. coli O157:H7 refers to the specific antigens (proteins which provoke an antibody response) found on the body and tail or flagellum[2]respectively and distinguish it from other […]
CDC, public health and regulatory officials in several states, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (USDA-FSIS) are collecting different types of data to investigate a multistate outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 infections. Epidemiologic data show that Quarter Pounder hamburgers served at McDonald’s are […]
TreeHouse Foods, Inc. (NYSE: THS) is voluntarily recalling certain frozen waffle products listed below due to the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. Listeria monocytogenes is an organism that can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Healthy individuals may suffer only short-term symptoms such […]
Here is the full Program – https://www.marlerblog.com/files/2024/10/2024-IMIFT-Symposium-Program-Version-10102024.pdf
Families seek compensation for deaths of loved ones Seattle, WA – Marler Clark, the Food Safety Law Firm, filed three additional Listeria wrongful death complaints against Boar’s Head today. One case was filed in Federal Court in New York, Complaint #1:24-cv-07184, and two were filed in Federal Court in Virginia, Complaint #3:24-cv-00737 and Complaint #3:24-cv-00739. Boar’s Head Listeria […]
A recall of ready-to-eat meat and poultry items made by BrucePac has been expanded to include nearly 1.8 million pounds of additional products, for a total of more than 11.7 million pounds of products recalled over possible listeria contamination, the US Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service says. The products were distributed to restaurants and […]
Salmonella, E. coli, Listeria and Cyclospora outbreaks under investigation.
According to the CDC, public health and regulatory officials in several states, and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), epidemiologic, laboratory, and traceback data showed that eggs supplied by Milo’s Poultry Farms were contaminated with Salmonella and made people sick. As of October 17, 2024, a total of 93 people infected with the outbreak […]
Details of this release were updated to note the addition of 1,779,040 pounds of product subject to recall, increasing the weight from 9,986,245 to 11,765,285 pounds. This recall release has also been updated to reflect that recalled products were also distributed to schools. A school distribution list is not available at this time. FSIS wants to […]
Copy of Complaint [1] https://www.fsis.usda.gov/recalls-alerts/boars-head-provisions-co–recalls-ready-eat-liverwurst-and-other-deli-meat-products
The Flathead City-County Health Department (FCCHD) and the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS) worked to investigate an E. coli O157:H7 outbreak originating in Flathead County. Illnesses have been reported in Montana residents as well as people who visited Montana over the 4th of July week including Arizona, Oregon, Wyoming, Florida, Virginia and Canada. Copy […]
A federal court yesterday enjoined a California company from manufacturing and distributing adulterated food products following a listeria outbreak linked to multiple hospitalizations and two deaths. In a civil complaint filed on Sept. 27 in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California, the United States alleged that Rizo Lopez Foods Inc., along […]
Foodborne illnesses are a significant concern after natural disasters due to potential disruptions to sanitation, water supply, and food safety. Natural disasters like floods, hurricanes, or earthquakes can compromise the safety of food and water. Here are key points to consider protecting yourself and your family from foodborne illnesses in such situations: By adopting these […]