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 […]
There must be a good joke about a lawyer who sidles up to a bar and strikes up a conversation with the microbiologist on the next stool. I don’t know the punch line, but rest assured it will have something to do with the microbiologist peering through a microscope, and the lawyer chasing ambulances. The […]
Little Sailors Child Development in Northglenn, Colorado have been linked to an E. coli outbreak that has affected more than a dozen people. The Tri-County Health Department has announced that 14 people, 13 children and a teacher have been diagnosed with a mild strain of E. coli. The source of the first infection has not […]
I assume by now that Senator Reid or his staff has viewed Val Willingham’s CNN interview with Linda and her husband (both his constituents). Senator Reid, the time has come to move on S 510.
Yesterday between visits at ancient Minoan historical sites and churches that pre-date Columbus by 300 years, we did a bit of hiking in search of the Kri-kri, the Cretan goat. Clearly, something that looks difficult to milk. I was reading this morning the press release from the Boulder County Department of Health that now a […]
The July 2 Recall has been expanded to include approximately 776 additional pounds of Bison Products that were distributed to a firm in Nevada for further processing. FSIS became aware of the problem during the course of an on-going investigation into a cluster of E. coli O157:H7 illnesses in Colorado with illness onset dates between […]
Ready Pac Foods, Inc. of Irwindale, California is recalling 702 cases of the Baby Spinach variety of Spinach Temptations 6 oz. bagged salads with Use-by Dates of July 4 with Product Code I1707B, IR127121 and July 8 with Product Code I2007B, IR130373 because they could be contaminated by Escherichia coli O157:H7 (E. coli O157.H7). The […]
The rumors are flying around here on the Eastside of Crete that President Obama and family will be staying here in Elounda soon. If true, I must admit that it is not that bad of an idea. The weather is perfect, the water clear and warm, the food fresh and healthy and ancient history at […]
Here is the transcript from Dr. Gupta’s recent show on Health: Welcome to a place where you can learn how to live longer and stronger. I’m your doctor. I’m also your coach. First up, an exclusive story: Imagine a woman who almost died — why — because she ate raw cookie dough. Foodborne illnesses that […]
The most current version of FSIS Directive 10,010.1 that I could find while sitting in Heathrow Airport states in part: Fabricated steaks and finely sliced beef (9 CFR 319.15(d)) do not meet the standard of identity for ground or chopped beef product and, therefore, would not be subject to E. coli O157:H7 sampling. Raw beef […]
Rocky Mountain Natural Meats, a Henderson, Colo. establishment, is recalling approximately 66,000 pounds of ground and tenderized steak bison products. FSIS became aware of the problem during the course of an on-going investigation into a cluster of E. coli O157:H7 illnesses in Colorado with illness onset dates between June 4, 2010 and June 9, 2010. […]
Even in London, I cannot seem to get away from Raw Milk. Not only was my discussion with Raw Milk Guru, David Gumpert, published at Simple, Good and Tasty today, but an intrepid reporter from Boulder called my cell phone at midnight London time to tell me that “Boulder County Public Health officials said Thursday […]
I was about to board a plane to London for a well-deserved break, when I received a call from a Colorado reporter about yet another raw milk outbreak. This one (I think it is the 10th or 11th raw milk outbreak this year) is a Longmont, Colorado goat dairy that has been ordered to stop […]
Noroviruses are estimated to cause 23 million cases of acute gastroenteritis (commonly called the "stomach flu") in the U.S. each year, and are the leading cause of gastroenteritis. Of viruses, only the common cold is reported more often than viral gastroenteritis (norovirus). Click below for handy download: Noroviruses may cause more outbreaks of foodborne illness […]
Two day cares in Ellensburg, Washington have been closed after one confirmed E. coli O157:H7 illness and two suspected ones were reported to county officials. The Yakima Herald-Republic reports that the Kittitas County Public Health Department temporarily shut down Creative Kids Learning Center and Little Tot Town after the cases were reported this past week. […]