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 […]
Well done WinCo! Yesterday, WinCo Foods announced that it was issuing an expansion of the Class 1 recall on all fresh ground beef products sold at all WinCo Foods stores: The original recall issued on April 10, 2010 was for ground beef sold from it’s Modesto store only. Originally an independent lab had tested two […]
If you are not fortunate enough to live in viewing range of KCTS 9 TV for tonight’s show, here is the online version (click on image)
Am J Gastroenterol advance online publication 23 February 2010; doi: 10.1038/ajg.2010.74 – Marroon Thabane MSc1,2, Marko Simunovic MD, MSc, FRCPC2,3, Noori Akhtar-Danesh PhD2,4, Amit X Garg MD, PhD, FRCPC2,5, William F Clark MD, FRCPC5, Stephen M Collins MD, FRCPC1, Marina Salvadori MD, FRCPC5 and John K Marshall MD, MSc, FRCPC, AGAF1,2 OBJECTIVES: Acute bacterial gastroenteritis […]
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Where is George Bush when you really need him? I was pleasantly surprised this morning reading the 2009 CDC FoodNet data from MMWR (Yes, Morbidity, Mortality Weekly Review – Seriously) on the plane back from Washington D.C – perhaps. Along with the FDA, FSIS, and 10 state health departments, the CDC has been tracking illnesses […]
The Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network (FoodNet) of CDC’s Emerging Infections Program conducts active, population-based surveillance in 10 U.S. states for all laboratory-confirmed infections with select enteric pathogens transmitted commonly through food. This report describes preliminary surveillance data for 2009 and trends in incidence since 1996. In 2009, a total of 17,468 laboratory-confirmed cases of […]
In 2009, two important public health sessions sponsored by the American Veterinary Medical Association and the International Association for Food Protection were held to discuss emerging issues surrounding the increasing popularity of raw (unpasteurized, unprocessed milk). This website was inspired by discussions following the presentations. Many participants felt that there was a need for a […]
NSF International, a global leader in food safety solutions, has announced the recipients of the 2010 Food Safety Leadership Awards. The winners will receive their awards at the 2010 Food Safety Summit in Washington, D.C. (Award ceremony is 9:45 a.m. EST, Wednesday, April 14th in Washington D.C. Convention Center’s Keynote Theatre). NSF is an independent, […]
I had the honor of talking extensively with KCTS producer Terry Murphy about food safety. I’m looking forward to seeing the piece, which airs this Friday in the Seattle area, and will then be online. On Friday, April 16, Seattle’s public television station, KCTS 9, will premiere an original report on food safety. The piece […]
Peter Hurley, Oregon policeman and father of three, was introduced to how serious foodborne illness can be when his son Jacob fell ill. Jacob was sick for 11 days, and later the family found out that during his illness, they had unknowingly been feeding him exactly what made him ill – his favorite food, peanut […]
After being in the hospital since May of 2009, after $2,500,000 in medical bills and lost wages, after losing a portion of her large intestine, after suffering kidney and liver failure and being ventilator dependent for months, Linda is out of the hospital and heading to rehabilitation. E. coli O157:H7 is a very nasty bug. […]
Michael Moss of the New York Times told the story, Pioneer Press’ Ben Garvin took the photo, but Stephanie Smith still suffers from Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome brought on by E. coli O157:H7. From the New York Times: Mr. Moss took that most pedestrian of American delicacies, the hamburger, and subjected it to probing reporting to […]
The real question remains is how did the E. coli bacteria get into the Daycare in the first place? Was is a food item or animal contact shared by some of the children and/or adults and then brought into the Daycare and spread via cross-contamination. More questions than answers in this tragedy.
The 2010 Pulitzer Prize winners and Nominated Finalists in all categories will be announced on April 12, 2010 at 3 p.m. Eastern daylight time. Finalists are not announced in advance. Winners’ names, photos and bios will be posted on this Website at 3 p.m., along with all winning photographs and cartoons. Links to winning news […]